Small businesses hold the key to employed happiness. As the calendar flips to another year, many employees will consider starting the new year on the hunt for a new job.
In today’s changing workforce, it is more important than ever for companies to realize that a salary alone is no longer enough to attract or retain strong employees.
According to a survey by Aflac, small business deserve a round of applause for their ability to keep employees happy. The report found that 85 percent of small-business employees are happy in their current job, and more than half（51 percent）agree that most of or all of their happiness in their current job is a result of working for a small business.
Nearly a quarter of participants（23 percent）stated that the feeling of importance was the best part of working for a small business. Small businesses have the unique ability to make employees feel appreciated, respected and valued on a personal and professional level.
In a small-business environment, there are typically fewer layers between newcomers and leadership. This tight-knit structure can create a family-like atmosphere that allows employees to feel that their opinions matter and that they play a significant role in the business’s mission.
Flexibility is also vital in creating employee happiness. According to the report, 30 percent of respondents noted that flexible scheduling was the best part of working for a small business. A workplace that promotes healthy work-life balance can create happier, less stressed employees and can also increase productivity.
Although small business excel at keeping employees happy, there is always room for improvement. In a small-business community, money does not seem to be the only motivator. In fact, 65 percent of small-business employees indicate that an improvement in their benefits offerings would make them happier.
By offering a great benefits plan that includes voluntary benefits, small business can ensure that their employees are able to find the right benefits to meet their individual needs.
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【推荐1】Ways to Find Career Ideas
Many high school students feel it necessary to have their careers planned out. However, that means a lot of pressure to take on. At this point, the best way for your career planning is to take some steps to get to know more about yourself.
Create a self-portrait. Are you friendly, creative, impatient, funny, organized? Try writing down a list of 10 qualities you feel describe your personality. Ask your friends and family to name some of your qualities.
Consider your strengths and weaknesses. Make a list of your five top strengths and weaknesses. What sorts of employers would be interested in your strengths? If you’re a good public speaker, for example, explore what types of careers call for that skill.
Remember, even if you know someone who has been planning to be a doctor since the age of seven, most young people don’t know what they want to do or be.
| A．Find your true interests. |
| B．Experience your favorite job. |
| C．It is important to make full use of your strengths. |
| D．Sometimes other people see us more clearly than we see ourselves. |
| E．The quick exercises below can help lead you in the right direction. |
| F．Your shortcomings can also tell you a lot about where you might go. |
| G．Many adults actually work in a few different jobs before selecting a career path. |
【推荐2】For generations, we’ve spent the first third of our lives acquiring the college degrees we need to find jobs. These degrees are the stamps on our professional passports that pave the way for the remaining two-thirds of our journey. However, the future of work won’t be about college degrees; it’ll be about job skills.
According to the World Economic Forum, over one billion jobs, almost one-third of all jobs worldwide, are likely to be transformed by technology in the next decade. We’ve already seen this happen. Think of the apps you use to shop, track orders and simply stay informed. The stores need to keep them up and running at all hours, day after day, all year round, meaning they need those who can analyze and secure customer data.
In these and other similar situations, people are the organizing force making sure technology works the way we want it to. This means a quick rise in new kinds of digital jobs. According to the Forum’s Jobs of Tomorrow report, there’ll be a rapid influx of roles at the forefront of the data and AI economy, as well as new roles in engineering, cloud computing and product development. These jobs need talent with relevant skills, and importantly these skills can be learnt even by those without college degrees.
Shifting our focus from degrees to skills will mean transitioning (过渡) to always-on skills-based education and employment organizations that acknowledge not just certification but fitness-for-job and employment as outcomes. In recent years, several companies have focused on continuous learning for the workforce — the trend will become stronger.
When it comes to skills, employers look for more than just technical skills. Companies want people with an eye for detail, creative problem-solving skills, a collaborative mindset and an ability to handle complex issues. These too are skills that can be learnt. Anyhow, lifelong learners with ever relevant skills will be in greater demand in the workplace.
1. How does technology influence the jobs?| A．It calls for higher demands for degrees. | B．It makes many jobs less challenging. |
| C．It reduces their dependence on degrees. | D．It connects them with degrees closely. |
| A．Change. | B．Recovery. | C．Decline. | D．Increase. |
| A．Their traditional technical skills. | B．Their continuous learning abilities. |
| C．Their certification-based education. | D．Their desire to start their own business |
| A．Skills Are Different From Degrees | B．Degrees Will Be More Competitive |
| C．Degrees Will Shape the Future of Work | D．Skills Are More Vital for Future Work |
【推荐3】Since I became a teenager, I have thought a lot about my own future job and set goal for it. It’s very necessary and important for me now to decide what I want to become.In the past, I used to want to be an engineer because I’m good at drawing and building stuff, but my thought has changed through time. I end up all of my choices as a manager who manages the whole system in the service hotel.I have planned that I will study hard in high school, then finish IGCSE and IB with a high score. After that, I will move to a good school in USA to learn about business and the economy in my country.
During my life in university, I properly will apply to work for some small stores and hotels to have the feeling of how things work in the real life. Firstly, the reason I like to be a hotel manager is I find it interesting to use techniques to persuade more people to stay at the hotel. Secondly, I see that the development in business is the fastest growing in sectors of industry besides the primary and the secondary, so I can make a lot of money. Thirdly, it’s the range of community; it has a very high range to meet different people with different nationalities.
Fourthly, I want to have more confidence and become a good leader with skill, for example, I still can’t control and persuade people to listen to me sometimes when I’m in charge of PE’s lesson. The last reason why I strongly chose to be a hotel manager is because of my pressure from my family. They are the second generation of successful 3 stars hotels’ managers. They like me to become what I’m going to do when I become a manager.
1. Why did the author want to be an engineer at first?| A．Because he wanted to follow his parents’ expectation. |
| B．Because he was good at silence subjects at school. |
| C．Because he thought being an engineer was respected. |
| D．Because he did very well in drawing and building staff. |
| A．earning a lot of money |
| B．coming across different people |
| C．learning the special culture in the USA |
| D．using techniques to persuade more people to stay |
| A．His family experienced a lot of success. |
| B．The family never consider the author’s interest. |
| C．The family can support him to be a hotel manager. |
| D．His family have operated the hotels for many generations. |
| A．My future job. | B．My college life |
| C．My family business. | D．My experience in a hotel. |
