6 Jobs in the Environmental Transition

1. Carbon Footprint Consultant: Job: Help companies conduct a quantitative assessment of their CO2 emissions and propose an action plan to reduce them. Education: Engineering degree. Salary: €40,000 gross annually at the start of one’s career. Employer: A specialized or general consulting firm with a carbon footprint practice, or as a freelancer. 2. […]

Elon Musk: 84 hours a week!

When you work under Elon Musk … it’s best to put your personal life on hold. Having taken the helm at Twitter a few days ago, the businessman is already shaking things up at the social media platform. Starting this Friday, November 4, half of the 7,500 employees are expected to be laid off … and as for the remaining 50 percent, they will learn […]

Recruiters: 3 Questions to Avoid in an Interview

“Tell me about yourself?” is often the question that kicks off an interview. Some recruiters explain that it allows them to see if the candidate can structure their answer. Others say it’s primarily to see if the person is talkative or not. What’s the problem with this question? If the goal is to assess the ability […]

Solutions for Avoiding "Ghosting"

The "ghost" candidate: This term refers to a candidate who disappears from the recruitment process overnight, without providing any explanation, and remains unreachable thereafter. Here are the two most common reasons that may explain this behavior: Candidates simply want to avoid conflict or awkwardness. Candidates have […]

4-day parent-teacher week!

Starting October 1, KPMG France is launching a new initiative dedicated to parenting by offering its employees who have recently become parents the option to request an 80% part-time work schedule, which can be increased to 100% for a maximum of 6 months. KPMG is committed to promoting quality of life; the NextGen Committee has […]

How do you take over from your charismatic boss?

… when it comes time to take over for their father at the helm of the company—or simply for their boss as head of the department—the successor is torn between a clean break and continuity. Here are a few tips for establishing their legitimacy 🙂 Adapt the values without breaking with the past: “Introduce change to set yourself apart.” […]

Managers: 6 Mistakes to Avoid

Blunder #1: Getting someone’s first name wrong in the middle of a meeting—a sensitive issue for every human being: their identity! People may take this as an insult and feel less connected to—and less valued by—the person who made the mistake. Blunder #2: Making fun of your new hire, without […]