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   The Great Resignation to Resenteeism. What trends tells us about the changing workplace.

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   E49 · 24 Jul 2023 · 28 min

   'Influencers' have arrived at the workplace – how to spot them?

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   E48 · 17 Jul 2023 · 41 min

   600 working mothers told us how they navigate work, home and their careers

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   E46 · 3 Jul 2023 · 26 min

   How to spot a stable employer in a turbulent economy

   Reverse reference checks. Combative questions during interviews. And employees on why it isn’t the employer’s market yet. With layoffs and recession fears, you would imagine employees are settling for less. You would imagine they are taking up a job, any job, to evade unemployment. Instead, they are making decisions about their next move in the most deliberate and calibrated manner. On today's episode, we will talk about employees striving to take back the position that matters most in their careers: the driver’s seat. Recommended listen: The rise and rise of discreet reference checks This…

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   E45 · 26 Jun 2023 · 30 min

   Youngest startup talent doesn’t have deep skills

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   E44 · 19 Jun 2023 · 28 min

   The new 'hot' sectors for tech talent

   If you ask any tech employee about their dream company to work at, it’s usually a Microsoft or a Google or a cool startup. Nobody aspires to work at a healthcare company or a bank, really. It’s where you end up. Not choose. At least that’s the perception all around. But what if I tell you, you’ve been looking at the talent market all wrong? That the cold sectors of yesterday — manufacturing, BFSI, FMCG companies, and so on — are the hot sectors of today. Companies, across sectors, want to be tech companies. Or at least, tech-presenting companies, to stay ahead of the curve. Traditional firms…

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   E52 · 11 Mar 2024 · 4 min

   Introducing The First Two Years, a brand-new early careers podcast from The Ken

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   E51 · 8 Aug 2023 · 3 min

   A closing note

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   E43 · 12 Jun 2023 · 27 min

   Three founders on taking the right risks in your career

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    E42 · 5 Jun 2023 · 25 min

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