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Sometimes job duties evolve between the time when an employer decides to hire someone and the actual hiring itself. (Shutterstock)

Why the job you apply for may not be the job you get

Lisa Cohen, McGill University and Sara Mahabadi, University of Alberta

A recent study about hiring practices sheds light on why some jobs change between when a decision is made to hire someone, and the actual hiring process itself.
Para karyawan sering terkejut saat mendapati pekerjaan impian mereka ternyata melibatkan tugas-tugas kasar dan pekerjaan yang membosankan. Meskipun mereka perlu mengelola harapan mereka, pengusaha juga harus lebih jujur ​​dalam menjelaskan apa yang sebenarnya terjadi di pekerjaan mereka. (Unsplash)

Saat pekerjaan impianmu ternyata sebuah mimpi buruk

Lisa Cohen, McGill University and Sandra E. Spataro, Northern Kentucky University

Suatu saat Anda berhasil mendapat pekerjaan impian Anda. Namun ternyata ia menjadi mimpi buruk dengan berbagai tugas menjenuhkan. Maka, apa yang dapat karyawan dan pengusaha lakukan?
Les employés sont souvent choqués de découvrir que le travail de leurs rêves consiste à effectuer des tâches subalternes et pénibles. Si les employés doivent apprendre à gérer leurs attentes, les employeurs devraient quant à eux être plus honnêtes sur la véritable nature des emplois qu’ils ont à offrir. (Unsplash)

Quand l'emploi de vos rêves tourne au cauchemar

Lisa Cohen, McGill University and Sandra E. Spataro, Northern Kentucky University

Vous avez décroché le job de vos rêves. Et il s'est rapidement transformé en cauchemar, rempli de tâches banales et de corvées. Que peuvent faire les employés et les employeurs ?
Employees are often shocked to find their dream job involves menial tasks and drudgery. While they need to manage their expecations, employers should also be more honest about the true nature of the jobs they’re hiring for. (Unsplash)

When your dream job is a nightmare

Lisa Cohen, McGill University and Sandra E. Spataro, Northern Kentucky University

So you snagged your dream job. And it quickly became the stuff of nightmares, filled with mundane tasks and drudgery. What can employees and employers do?
With millions newly unemployed, it’s unclear what the prospects of former startup employees will be. (James Yarema/Unsplash)

Coronavirus bailouts won’t save startup workers from layoffs

Lisa Cohen, McGill University

Employees working in startups may disproportionately suffer in the wake of the pandemic as their employers cut back to skeletal staffs or shutter their companies altogether.
Many of the tasks employees are doing now were not imagined even weeks ago. People are becoming crisis managers, sanitation monitors and work-from-home co-ordinators. (Unsplash)

The coronavirus is changing how we work — possibly permanently

Lisa Cohen, McGill University

The coronavirus pandemic has forced employees and businesses to change the way they operate. Some of those changes may be permanent.

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