Employers judge job candidates 鈥� but it isn鈥檛 a one-way street
Job seekers put their resumes out there to be judged by potential employers, but the evaluation goes both ways, says Lisa Cohen, Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour at 麻豆AV Desautels. 鈥淐andidates talk to other candidates,鈥� Cohen tells The Globe and Mail.
麻豆AV Desautels professors and lecturers recognized at Faculty Awards
Across programs and subject areas, the 麻豆AV Desautels Faculty of Management recognizes the vital role that research, teaching, service and media engagement play in enriching the student experience and inspiring the next generation of leaders through the annual Faculty Awards. This year we recognize the following outstanding members of our faculty:
Research
AI tools can have unanticipated consequences for managers
When a Los Angeles law firm began adopting new artificial intelligence tools to automate contract reviews, it looked like junior lawyers and paralegals might be out of a job. Yet, even as these tools conducted increasingly complex tasks, the firm鈥檚 workforce didn鈥檛 suffer. However, this shift to AI taking on some tasks previously performed by humans forced the firm to reconfigure its organizational structure.
Glossy work permeates cultural industries, but exists in other sectors too
When聽Lisa Cohen聽moved to New York City in 1984 to work for Vanity Fair magazine, it seemed like a dream job. But the reality didn鈥檛 stack up to her expectations. Though the work was sometimes interesting, Cohen found the detailed fact-checks that she was assigned tedious. Still, she stayed in the magazine industry for five years before pursuing a business degree. That鈥檚 Cohen鈥檚 personal experience with 鈥榞lossy work鈥�.
Employees duties may differ from those in job postings
The job that you think you are applying for can be pretty different from the work that you actually do. It鈥檚 crucial to know why this happens, says Associate Professor聽Lisa Cohen.聽 Sometimes hiring managers do not know precisely what their organization will need in the months and years to come. In other cases, the organization鈥檚 needs are evolving, and it needs to adapt to changing circumstances.
Delve: Why the Job You Apply For May Not Be the Job You Get
When most people apply for jobs, they expect the job description to match the job that will be filled. But between the interview and the actual hiring, job duties sometimes evolve. At a time when many people are making career changes and employers are facing uncertainties and struggling to find employees, understanding why jobs change is crucial.
Inaccurate job descriptions can have unanticipated effects
A job description can be pretty different from the job itself. Sometimes this can be because the hiring organization鈥檚 needs are evolving, and they are responding to these changes, write Professor聽Lisa Cohen聽and聽PhD candidate Sara Mahabadi in The Conversation.
麻豆AV team wins honourable mention at EDI case writing competition
Congratulations to 2023 BCom Jaslie Denault and MBAs Alfonso Rodriguez Gomez, David Iacono and Kriti Pradhan, in collaboration with Faculty Lecturer Tatiana Gauvin, for their honourable me
In conversation with Lisa Cohen, Director of EDI
The Faculty's first ever Director of EDI,聽Lisa Cohen, joined the聽麻豆AV聽Reporter to reflect on the past year and a half of her mandate. She discusses the progress that has been made so far, but admits there is still a long way to go. A major step towards that is the Faculty's new EDI Strategic Plan, which launched earlier this year.
Rethinking the five-day work week
Employers across the globe are shifting to a four-day work week to boost productivity and morale. According to Professor Lisa Cohen, a longer weekend doesn鈥檛 just create wider margins for rest and recovery鈥攊t also allows ideas to percolate off the clock, fostering a climate of creativity. Professor Cohen recommends that whenever possible, managers adopt a hybrid model to maximize flexibility for their employees.
Celebrating excellence in teaching at Desautels
Across programs and subject areas, the Desautels Faculty of Management recognizes the vital role that teaching plays in enriching the student experience and in inspiring the next generation of leaders.
The Distinguished Teaching Award recipients Jiro Kondo and Lisa Cohen were honoured at 麻豆AV鈥檚 2021 Management Convocation ceremony for their excellence in teaching.
Congratulations to the following recipients of the 2021 teaching awards!
Delve - "New Normal" podcast: Working from Home, Living at Work with Lisa Cohen
In episode 2 of The 鈥楴ew Normal鈥� hosted by Dave Kaufman,聽Professor聽Lisa Cohen discusses how the shift to working from home that has been hastened by the Covid-19 pandemic, how the work from home phenomenon has been more disadvantageous to some members of society than others, and ways in which working at home has given us all more time to think about how to mak
Expectation vs reality in the workplace
Romanticizing a career can lead to disillusionment, Professor Lisa Cohen concludes in her recently published study. The employees she interviewed for the study had at least one thing in common: their job was 鈥榞lossy鈥� and glamorous on the outside, but boring and frustrating behind the scenes.
How to avoid 鈥榞lossy work鈥�
Professor Lisa Cohen once coined the term 鈥榞lossy work鈥� to describe the mismatch between an employee鈥檚 job title and their day-to-day responsibilities. By asking informed questions in job interviews and connecting with people who hold the same job they desire, candidates can avoid the glossy work trap and enjoy higher levels of career satisfaction.
A disconnect between job title and actual duties leads to 鈥済lossy work鈥�
Professor Lisa Cohen once coined the popular term 鈥済lossy work鈥� to describe a mismatch between an employee鈥檚 job title and day-to-day responsibilities. In 鈥淗ow to Recognize and Avoid the Toxic Glamour of Glossy Work,鈥� she highlights the disappointment that can result when a job fails to live up to employee expectations. In her experience, honesty and constant communication are key to correcting the mismatch.
