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Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering

Fast Company Tech

And participating in community service programs can lead to better job prospects for volunteers, that same agency has found. A current AmeriCorps Seniors pilot program is helping adults 55 and up, who can have more trouble landing new jobs than younger people, gain new job skills through their community service. Love gardening?

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Overqualified and underchallenged? Here’s how to make it work

Fast Company Tech

Her advanced skills perfectly filled their gap, and her job satisfaction soared within weeks, if not days. Two months later, as I stepped out into the big wide world, she gave me a glowing reference which opened incredible career doors, and I had learned more than I ever thought I would working in a mundane job!

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Yahoos Vidya Nayak wants more women in tech

Mashable Tech

” Nayak has a big job at Yahoo, which ranks as the U.S.’s Vidya Nayak credits female mentors for helping her succeed in the industry. Credit: Yahoo Nayak encourages companies to continue to invest in mentoring women through in-company programs and internships. "We ’s second most-visited website.

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Salesforce Employees & Tsofen Prepare Israel’s Arab Students for Jobs in Tech

Saleforce Nonprofit

Placing thousands of Arab engineers in jobs and working to make recruitment and hiring policies more inclusive. Salesforce employees in Israel volunteer their time to mentor local Arab Israeli youth for successful careers in the tech industry. My mentor Karim Fanadka was very invested in guiding me.

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5 ways employers can prevent employees from ‘revenge quitting’ in 2025

Fast Company Tech

This phenomenon, on the rise since the 2000s, sees employees leaving their jobs not just for better opportunities, but as a form of protest and self-preservation against unfair treatment. Equally important is offering opportunities for employees to contribute beyond their job descriptions, whether through special projects or mentoring.

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AI is coming for the laptop class

Recode by Vox

Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images My entire job takes place on my laptop. Laptop jobs have many charms: the lack of a commute or dress code, the location flexibility, the absence of real physical strain. As AIs have improved at laptop job tasks, progress on more physical work has been slower.

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When Nonprofit Boards Meddle: The Dangers Of Micromanagement

Bloomerang

That’s fair, but in situations like these, a newbie executive usually requires some mentoring and coaching to be effective and to speed up the pace of her learning curve. This is typically done in executive committee meetings and could include the coach or mentor. Still, the board wants to give her a chance. But do not meddle.

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