FEI Weekly

January 22, 2020

The rise of creative resumes and why CEOs are feeling down.

Inside the Blockchain Bill of Rights

CryptoNewsZ

The Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology team at the World Economic Forum (WEF) announced that it is creating a ‘Blockchain Bill of Rights: Design Principles for a Decentralized Future,’ to be presented at the annual meeting in Switzerland. Its focus will be to protect users of the blockchain in the following areas: the right of ownership over their data, the right to privacy and security in terms of the protection of their data, the right to transparency and accessibility of information about the system that consumers use, the right to understand remedies available for accountability in instances of fraud.

Reynolds Sets IPO Terms

Yahoo Finance

The maker of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil and Hefty trash bags has set the terms for a proposed U.S. initial public offering that could raise as much as $1.3 billion. With the offering, Reynolds will be a rare example of a household goods maker testing the public markets.

How HR and Finance Can Work Together to Improve Retirement Plans

Human Resource Executive

Not enough workers can afford to retire, and the inequality among those who can and cannot is frightening. HR should consider how the 401(k)-only regime shortchanges a significant part of the workforce, and should work to help Finance leaders recognize how much better off the organization will be with a stable cost structure that keeps the workforce happy.

CEOs Haven't Been This Pessimistic Since 2009

Axios

PwC's annual Global CEO survey shows that 53% of CEOs expect global economic growth to decline in 2020, up from 29% in 2019 and just 5% in 2018. Their views of their own companies’ prospects were the bleakest since 2009. Among "extremely concerned" U.S. CEOs, 50% are adjusting supply chains but just 23% are moving production, while 34% aren't making any changes at all (compared to 5% in China).

The Rise of Creative Resumes

CNBC

In today’s competitive job market — where hiring managers can spend as little as seven seconds looking at a resume — jobseekers may be tempted to add a little creative flair to their applications to help them stand out from the pack. But according to Jo Cresswell, community expert at Glassdoor, appropriate limits of creativity are dependent on the industry you’re hoping to join. Cresswell says that hiring managers in corporations or more traditional industries, such as finance or law, were unlikely to be won over with colorful or visual resumes.