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Is time running out for Yahoo's Marissa Mayer?
Following lackluster earnings, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer stressed a turnaround would take years. Investors may not give her that much time.
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Before You Ghostwrite a Memoir
One of the most interesting things I do is ghostwrite memoirs. At the same time, a gig to ghostwrite a memoir can also be extremely frustrating.
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$10 an hour, with no way out
An 11-hour shift with a Baltimore security guard in Harbor East illuminates how low-wage work turns into a trap
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The Mommy-Track Myth
Workers with kids are just as productive as those without, according to a new study.
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I wanted to work at Apple really bad, and now not so much.
About a month ago, after years of designing in various industries, making websites for small-time clients, working at failed and debatably successful startups, and fiddling with random side projects, I had been offered an interview at Apple. I couldn’t believe it. I had just totally revamped my portfolio, and I was now actually good enough to be considered as a candidate at Apple...
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Yes, There’s a Pilot Shortage: Salaries Start at $21,000
A pilot shortage has forced smaller airlines to cancel flights and ground jets, a side effect of federal regulations that have dramatically increased the minimum number of flight hours required for new pilots.
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The Death of the Bachelor’s Degree
Is a Bachelor’s degree really worth it?
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Career as Soft Skill Trainer
Soft Skills are necessary for everyone who are looking for Job. Especially very important for students and job seekers. This article shares career growth as a Soft skill trainer
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Linux job market heats up | ZDNet
Want a tech job? Then polish up your Linux skills and you will be handsomely rewarded.
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The Myth of the Bell Curve
There is a long standing belief in business that people performance follows the Bell Curve (also called the Normal Distribution). This belief has been embedded in many business practices: performance appraisals, compensation models, and even how we get graded in school. (Remember "grading by the curve?") Research shows that this statistical model, while easy to understand, does not accurately reflect the way people perform.
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Hershey's Is Hiring a Chocolate Futurist
Adapting to climate change, one candy bar at a time
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'Starcraft 2' documentary 'Good Game' to premiere next week
“Athletes shouldn’t be role models,” says Greg “Idra” Fields in the opening scene of Good Game, an indie StarCraft 2 documentary. “Neither should we. We’re here because we’re really good at games. That doesn’t say anything about your personality or ethics or morals. I’m in esports because of the competition. I like beating people.”
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My Life as a Retail Worker: Nasty, Brutish, and Poor
After veteran reporter Joseph Williams lost his job, he found employment in a sporting-goods store. In a personal essay, he recalls his struggles with challenges millions of Americans return to day after day.
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Font Men - SXSW 2014 Official Selection
You may not have heard of Jonathan Hoefler or Tobias Frere-Jones but you've seen their work. Before their recent split, they collectively ran the most successful and well respected type design studio in the world, creating fonts used by everyone from the Wall Street Journal to the President of the United States.
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Inside The Barista Class
At that age, becoming a barista—as opposed to a waitress, or the girl serving popcorn at the multiplex—seemed like a good idea. In my budding process of cultural affiliation, I’d recognized the coffee shop as my spiritual home from an early age. This was 2006. Like I said, I was suburban. Something about a coffee shop felt intellectual.
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The Stress Of Being A Computer Programmer Is Literally Driving Many Of Them Crazy
Being a software programmer is one of the best jobs these days for your pocketbook, but it can be incredibly bad for your mental health.
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After 2 months on the job, TWC CEO will grab $80 million payout if Comcast buys his company
Talk about nice work if you can get it! Bloomberg reports that Time Warner Cable CEO Rob Marcus will receive a compensation package worth $80 million if Comcast successfully buys his company, despite the fact that he’s only held his position for just under two months.
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The Chef at 15
McGarry, who turned 15 in November, has been hosting his supper club — which he calls Eureka, after the street where he used to live — since he was 11½. Cooking what he calls “progressive American cuisine” is a time-consuming endeavor, and the $160-a-head tasting menus can take somewhere on the order of eight days to prepare.
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I Was a Hollywood Personal Assistant, and This is My Story...
One longtime personal assistant's story of her time working for a Hollywood household name, as told to Jennifer Vineyard. Responsibilities include: scheduling, research, light drug-trafficking, and dumping your boss's boyfriend.
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Apple Employees Confess All The Worst Things About Working At Apple
If you want to work in tech, you want the words "Apple Inc." somewhere on your resume. That experience is widely regarded as a key that can unlock virtually any other type of employment opportunity.
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