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Companies could be risking losing out to competitors during the recruitment process due to workers’ expectations about IT equipment and technology. According to a survey of 1,004 UK workers in full or part-time employment carried out by Probrand, as many as 51% would reconsider accepting a job offer if they discovered the technology they would be working with was not up to their standards. A further 27% claim that they have had to raise the issue of the software or hardware they have been using as an issue with a previous line manager. Of those who said this would put them off accepting a job, older devices  (which can sometimes operate slowly) were identified as the biggest issue, with 71% claiming this as a sticking point. More than 1 in 2 (53%) said out of date or archaic software would be an issue. For 39%, slow internet speeds would be a problem worthy of reconsidering their choice of employment, while 27% felt having to use an operating system they were not famili...

We’re living in an age of hyper-connectivity where social media is being widely used by almost every age group in the world. It’s connected people from all corners of the planet and given us the opportunity to have global conversations about practically any subject, event, or news piece. However, many mental health and behavioral experts believe that social media has had a negative impact on the psychological well-being of those who use it because it gives people the illusion of being popular based solely on how many “likes” and “friends” they have on their profiles. Psychologists have also observed that social media exacerbates the tendency for frequent users to develop a skewed impression of the world which is seldom accurate or healthy. Young girls and women, for example, may develop unrealistic standards when it comes to their looks and bodies based on what they see on social media. But instead of labeling social media as the bad guy, I see it as a double-edged sword. The e...