Weekly Roundup: Top 5 Career and Tech Hiring Tips – June 27, 2014

Welcome to CyberCoders' Weekly Roundup! Every week, we handpick the top five stories from around the web that offer great insight into hiring in the tech industry. 

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1. What are the Most Common Mistakes New Managers Make? [Mashable]

Ian McAllister, general manager at Amazon, takes us through the most crucial and common mistakes he made as a first-time manager. We can learn a lot from this piece, including why you should get to know your employees, document poor performance and how to nip bad signs in the bud.

2. Three Ways to Actually Engage Employees [Harvard Business Review]

 “People will go the extra mile only if they feel they have ownership. People will go the extra mile only if they feel they have ownership. It’s much the same in the workplace. Employees who take ownership of their work — and who feel that what they are doing matters — are far more likely than others to feel engaged on the job.”

3. Google’s Plan to Boost Diversity at Tech Conferences [Tech Crunch]

There's a big diversity problem in tech in general. Quartz did a great breakdown of the top companies in tech that have released their diversity report. According to the report, Google, Yahoo and Facebook's diversity may be representative of the entire industry.

In addition to giving $50 million to "Made with Code," an initiative to encourage more women in tech, Google is also sending 100 women to Google I/O this week who scored well in its “CodeJam to I/O for Women” online competition, and it has established a scholarship for women and minorities covering the cost of attendance and travel for events in North America.

4.  Why Venting about Work Frustrations Actually Makes You Angrier [Fast Company]

Studies show that writing your feelings out is more effective than venting.

“Venting may make you feel different in the moment, but the change in emotional state doesn’t necessarily feel better; it may just feel less bad,” says Jeffrey Lohr, psychology professor at the University of Arkansas

5. Five Secrets to Finding a Job in a New City [Forbes via Daily Muse]

Taking the geographic leap can be hard--especially when hiring managers are most likely looking in their own areas. Job Jenny offers some great tips, including:

- Consider changing your LinkedIn location to the desired city

- Make it clear in your cover letter

 

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