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“A Friend of a Friend” Is No Longer the Best Way to Find a Job - Harvard Business Review

How do you get a job these days? The answer often involves networking — it isn’t what you know, it’s who, we’re told. But the type of networking that’s valuable has changed over time. In the 1970s, for example, weak ties were important (your child’s teacher, or the friend of a friend who you happen to meet at a party). That’s because they might be privy to open jobs outside your network. With the introduction of the internet, however, there is no shortage of job listings, leading to a glut of applications. Because of this, former coworkers and bosses who can speak to your talents in the office can help cut through the noise. This isn’t without problems, namely today’s relatively homogenous workplaces. So practically, if you’re recommending someone for a job, remember that you have to be thoughtful and ethical about it. And if you’re looking, remember to be good to the coworkers you have now.

How do you get a job these days? The answer often involves networking — it isn’t what you know, it’s whom, we’re told. But what does that mean? After all, we’re connected to many people, in countless ways. So who can actually help? What kinds of relationships should we try to use when we are looking for a job?

If you go to job-searching workshops — and I went to more than 50 in the course of studying the contemporary hiring landscape in 2013 and 2014 — you will be told weak ties are the key. Weak ties are the people you know, but not terribly well: your child’s teacher, or the friend of a friend you happened to meet at a party. This advice originated in a groundbreaking study by sociologist Mark Granovetter in the early 1970s. He interviewed 100 white-collar workers who had switched jobs in the previous five years and discovered that weak ties helped many of them find out about their next job.

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Work Burnout: How to Spot Symptoms and What to Do - The New York Times -

Here’s how to recognize the physical symptoms of work-related stress — and what to do about them.

Dr. Jessi Gold, a psychiatrist at Washington University in St. Louis, knows she’s edging toward burnout when she wakes up, feels instantly angry at her email inbox and doesn’t want to get out of bed. It’s perhaps not surprising that a mental health professional who is trying to stem the rising tide of burnout could burn out sometimes, too. After all, the phenomenon has practically become ubiquitous in our culture.

In a 2021 survey of 1,500 U.S. workers, more than half said they were feeling burned out as a result of their job demands, and a whopping 4.3 million Americans quit their jobs in December in what has come to be known as the “great resignation.” When people think of burnout, mental and emotional symptoms such as feelings of helplessness and cynicism often come to mind. But burnout can lead to physical symptoms as well, and experts say it can be wise to look out for the signs and take steps when you notice them.

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$2 Billion Seized as Singapore’s Massive Money Laundering Probe Widens - TIME

Singapore authorities seized or froze assets worth more than S$2.8 billion ($2 billion) in one of the city-state’s largest money laundering investigation, a senior official said on Tuesday while signaling the government could tighten immigration rules to curb illicit inflows.

The amount disclosed to parliament by Second Minister for Home Affairs Josephine Teo is higher than the S$2.4 billion previously announced.

The probe is ongoing and authorities continue to interview Singaporeans and foreigners alike, she said. The city-state will review how to tighten its immigration verification checks, though “no screening process is fool-proof,” said Teo, who also heads the Ministry for Communications and Information.

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When a Pastor and a Pole Dancer Fall in Love - The New York Times -

Dalijah Franklin first met Willie Francois III after church. She was captivated by his sermon, and he was intrigued by her beauty.

It was a seemingly unlikely match. One afternoon in December 2013, Dalijah Amelia Franklin, a pole dancer and instructor, approached Willie Dwayne Francois III, a pastor, outside First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem. Ms. Franklin only meant to introduce herself, but he was entranced.

Their lives are very different vocationally, but they met at a place of faith, after all. He was preaching, and she was listening.

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