s new survey says if youre hiring new grads, you need to offer more than perks

s new survey says if youre hiring new grads, you need to offer more than perkss new survey says if youre hiring new grads, you need to offer more than perksMonsters new survey says if youre hiring new grads, you need to offer more than perks Papandrea, contributorIn New Grad Survey, we polled new college grads to get a sense of their job search priorities, how they search for jobs and how theyre feeling about their prospects.If youre a hiring manager or HR professional planning to tap into the young millennial (aka Gen Z) talent pool, their responses provide some valuable insights.Heres the highlight reelWhen looking for a job, new grads are most likely to look at specific companies of interest (47%), followed by leveraging word of mouth channels (43%), and job boards (35%). And 3 in 10 said they plan to tap into Instagram.When asked about the most important factors during the job search process, candidates prioritize drehort (32%) and starting salary (32%). Lower on their list of pr iorities were company perks (14%), company mission/values (11%) and size of company (9%).Respondents overall are optimistic about finding their next full-time job, with more than half (59%) expecting it to take less than 1-2 months- and more than a quarter (28%) expecting it to take less than one month.Despite optimism from this group to find a full-time job, nearly two-thirds of respondents (65%) currently have a side gig, and 30% said they plan to keep it even after accepting something more permanent.You may bedrngnisice a couple of themes that stand out from the above results.First, candidates are fully aware that they are graduating into a strong economy, and therefore they expect to find an opportunity fairly quickly.Graduates job search game plan includes researching companies theyre interested in, asking around for referrals, job boards, and even Instagram. And finally, graduates care a lot about job location and salary. (Perhaps those pending student loan payments have somet hing to do with that?)That said, heres a closer look at some of the top survey takeaways, and the impact they might have on your hiring plans.Grads use a variety of job search tacticsWhen you consider that the most popular method of job search by new grads is to go straight to company websites, its more important than ever to make sure that job opportunities are consistent and on-brand.In addition, company profile pageson sites like Monster.com, social media ads, and your own career site should be designed and optimized to appeal to young talent.Also, dont forget to think about using social media to reach younger candidates, especially Instagram.These young candidates are optimisticRespondents overall felt confident that they could find a job in a month or two, and thats likely true in the current job climate.Its a good market to be graduating into, says Andrea J. Koncz, research managerat the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).According to NACE research, employer s plan to hire 10.7% more Class of 2019 graduates than they did from the Class of 2018. And that hiring increase is expected in 12 of the 13 major industries analyzed for the study.For employers, that means you should expect some competition, and youll have to act quickly in order to entice grads who might be shopping around for the best offer.What matters most to new gradsIf youre among those companies aiming to ramp up your new grad hiring, its good to know what this years candidates care most about.With location andstarting salary topping the respondents list of most important job factors, you might want to emphasize why your companys location is a great place to put down some roots, as well as provide applicants with a competitive salary offer to help cover the cost of living and those looming student loans.Many also expect to keep a side gig going to help cover their expenses, so keep that in mind when discussing other aspects of the job like flextime.And what (surprisingly) do esnt matter to most of themAs for what young hires dont care as much about? Ping pong tables, espresso bars, and other cool perks that would seemingly be up their alley those were actually much lower on the list of priorities, according to the survey.Another thing that went against conventional wisdom was that younger workers didnt seem to put much weight on company values and mission (with only 11% listing it as a top factor for job consideration).Perhaps its because new grads are mostly focused on getting their feet wet in that first job and earning some income, and aligning values might become more important down the road?Or maybe its because 4 in 10 respondents said they only planned to stay at their first job out of school for 1-2 years anyway.That means its on employers to not only attract grads to their open roles, but provide a clear career path that will keep them engaged so they stay on for a longer term.One thing that could help is putting together a creative benefits pa ckage that appeals to new grads.It should start with the basics Health insurance is king, according to a survey by the American Institute of CPAs, followed by paid time off. But third in that survey was student loan forgiveness, indicating that debt is a huge consideration for many grads, with retirement planning a less pressing concern.Getting your new grad hireIf you are able to get graduates to apply for your open positions, thats a great start but making them feel comfortable might be needed to seal the deal.One way to do that is to give them the opportunity to meet with peers, which 45% of respondents said was the most helpful way to figure out if a company was the right fit for them, followed by meeting the manager (42%). In other words, take the time to introduce them around to the younger members of your staff and maybe let them shadow.Of course, dont forget that graduates expect to get started working ASAP, so do your best to keep the hiring process moving along otherwise , you could lose them to a more nimble competitor.All in all, graduates are eager and optimistic, and employers are hiring. Based on the direction of the stock market and the overall economy and how healthy it is, its a good time to graduate and look for a job, says Koncz. On the employer side, its up to you to stand out.

Expert says even your standing desk cant save you from dying, but this might

Expert says even your standing desk cant save you from dying, but this mightExpert says even your standing desk cant save you from dying, but this mightDeception, thy name is standing desk.For years, workers have been told that if we just raise our desks for 30 minutes after lunch, we will live forever (or something like that). Entire offices have been remodeled based on this concept. For a while, people dutifully stood, adjusting their laptop screens for point of view.But the same man who sold us on standing - James Levine from Mayo Clinic, who in 2011 told The New York Times Magazine that excessive sitting is a lethal activity - has now decided were doing it all wrong.When Christopher Keyes, editor of Outside magazine, calledup Levine, the doctor had some dismal news.Its not the furniture that makes the difference, its the behavior, he told Keyes. The desk without the behavior doesnt help you.Oh, standing desk - how thou hath betrayed us. Apparently, hours casually leaning on a stool to reach our elevated desk arent what we need, either, and cool office installations wont save us. Were doomed.Wait, no, sorry. Thats not actually what Keyes said. In fact, there are plenty of ways for us to model the behavior Levine is referencing. Theyre just a little more tedious.The stillnessis whats killing us, Keyes writes. We should be pacing the hallways and climbing stairs and squatting and lunging and stretching.In fact, we should be spending two to four hours on our feet during work time - and in case those numbers dont compute, thats a lot of hours. We need to be doing pushups and wall sits, climbing stairs and going for strolls around the office. The question is, how?Keyes has gotten stealthy about all of it. Using an app called Move, he gets notifications every 45 minutes that he has to complete a random exercise. And he follows orders, but inconspicuously.I do push-ups with an ear cocked toward the door, listening for approaching footsteps, Keyes writes. I do w all sits in a corner that no one can see from the hallway. While Im on the phone, I pace as if Im carefully deliberating vital magazine business.For those who are interested in not dying, Keyes has come up with a basic schedule to show what three hours of daily movements would entail. Heres what he suggests7 a.m.Morning run(45 minutes)830 a.m.Walk to coffee shop(10 minutes)915 a.m.25 push-ups (1 minute)10 a.m.Wall sit (2 minutes)Walk around the building plus three flights of stairs (5 minutes)1045 a.m.20 body-weight squats (2 minutes)Trip to far water fountain (3 minutes)1130 a.m.Pick up papers at printer plus two flights of stairs (4 minutes)1215 p.m.25 push-ups (1 minute)15 side lunges, each leg (2 minutes)Plank pose (2 minutes)Pacing during phone call (10 minutes)1 p.m.Walk around buildingfor quick meetings(10 minutes)Desk yoga hip openers, seated eagles, spinal rotations, shoulder stretches (5 minutes)2 p.m.25 push-ups (1 minute)230 p.m.Walking meeting(45 minutes)330 p.m.15 Hind u push-ups(1 minute)20 side leg raises(1 minute)415 p.m.Chair pose (1 minute)20 body-weight squats (2 minutes)Walk around the building (5 minutes)5 p.m.Plank pose (2 minutes)20 burpees (2 minutes)545 p.m.Walk around building plus four flights of stairs (5 minutes)Not trackedWalking to and fromthe car, roaming thegrocery store, playing with my kids, etc.Are you game?

Time Management and the Job Search When Unemployed

Time Management and the Job Search When UnemployedTime Management and the Job Search When UnemployedAdding structure to your job search can be a key component to helping you succeed.When youre unemployed, it can be hard to stay motivated to do productive things. Most of your day should be taken up by your job search - the seemingly endless, often unfulfilling, job search.Experts say that when youre unemployed, looking for work is a full-time job in itself. The upside to being out of work is that you have plenty of time to conduct a proper job search, said Tammy Gooler Loeb, a career and executive coach in the Boston area. The downside is that you have too much time.To fill that time, Loeb suggests a job search schedule that resembles a regular 9-5, Monday-Friday work routine. For example wake up at 7 a.m., make coffee, shower, get dressed and hit the job boards right away. Then spend the whole morning researching companies online, e-mailing and calling people in your network. For lu nch, youre entitled to a quick break but make it shorter than a regular lunch break because as an unemployed worker, you no longer have that luxury. The rest of the day be should spent following up on applications youve sent out in the previous week, and crafting an effective communication strategy for the next round of possible job opportunities.It takes a lot of self-discipline to do this because youre basically doing it on your own, without the help of an employer to hold you accountable. And though the routine has the structure of a full-time job, its not something that counts toward your work history. That, Loeb says, can be a problem. Its important to - whenever possible - have something on your resume thats current, she said. Employers dont want to see that youre doing nothing.In bestellung to make sure the top of your resume isnt a position you held up until 2010, Loeb said recommends that unemployed job seekers take on new responsibilities such as volunteer work for chari ty, consulting for a few small clients in your field or serving on a board of directors. Its always a good idea to show that youre involved with something, Loeb said.The challenge then becomes making time for this new non-paying job, but with the ultimate objective being jump-starting your career, itll be worth it to go that extra mile. Plus, these new non-jobs could be great opportunities to make business connections that could help you get a real one - maybe even open the door to an opportunity that you wouldnt have found in a traditional job search routine.