Weekly Roundup: Top 5 Career and Tech Hiring Tips – September 5, 2014

Welcome to CyberCoders' Weekly Roundup! Every week, we handpick the top five stories from around the web that offer great insight into hiring in the tech industry. 

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1. Three Ways to Prevent Work from Taking Over Your Employees' Lives (Fast Company)

Look, if you want the best out of your employees, you have to do your part in cutting out the excess.

Helping your team understand their roles and priorities can help them feel at ease to say "no" to some projects. Open vacation policy is also a great way to offer a little freedom that won't hinder productivity. After all: "Your team members’ jobs aren’t centered on working a certain number of days per year, but on meeting the goals set for them and that they define for themselves."

2. Achieve a Good Day's Work with the 'Rule of 3' (99u)

Want to be productive? Bite off three things you can accomplish each day.

"Start your day with The Rule of 3. Know the minimum you want for the day--simply identify three results. These are your 'tests for success.' It's your chance to define your success, and you get a clean slate each day."

3. This Has Been a Huge Year for US IPOs, and it's Just Warming Up (Quartz)

One hundred and eighty-eight companies have raised over $40 billion in IPOs just in 2014. Renaissance Capital estimates that there could be as many as 100 more before the year ends. Technology (of course), biotechnology and healthcare are leaders in the IPO world.

4. Uber-Style Talent Poaching Happens in All Industries (Harvard Business Review)

The talent war between Uber and Lyft is pretty intense. "The Verge reported that Uber sent out brand ambassadors with burner phones and credit cards.  Ambassadors “request rides from Lyft and other competitors, recruit their drivers, and take multiple precautions to avoid detection.”

This is happening in other industries as well. Take Zappos, for example, which offers an Insider website that allows job seekers to sign up and stay in touch with real Zappos employees to see if the company is truly a right fit.

5. The Complete Guide to Locking Down Facebook Privacy for Good (Gizmodo)

Take a few moments to catch up on privatizing your Facebook. Gizmodo breaks it down from post privacy, app permission to staying safe. Don't let unwanted personal material hamper with your professional success.