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Why There Are Too Few Cooks For New York City’s Elite Kitchens
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Being In The Minority Can Cost You And Your Company
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CARIBBEAN TECHNOLOGY NEWS SUMMARY for the week ending August 2nd, 2013
CENTRAL BANK ISSUES FIRST PRIVATE MOBILE MONEY LICENSE—07/27/13 The mobile-money product of the Jamaica Co-Operative Credit Union League (JCCUL) has received approval from the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ),...
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This Is What Would Happen If Fast-Food Workers Got Raises
Photograph by Daniel Acker/Bloomberg An employee delivers food at a Sonic Corp. drive-in restaurant in Normal, Illinois Workplace By Venessa Wong Even McDonald’s (MCD) own hypothetical household budget...
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Tweeting about a new job can get you sued
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20 Things 20-Year-Olds Don’t Get
Jason Nazar, Contributor I run Docstoc and write about entrepreneurship I started Docstoc in my 20’s, made the cover of one of those cliché “20 Under 20” lists, and today I employ an amazing group...
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Degree Inflation: More Employers Raising Minimum Education Requirements for...
In some industries, this practice reaps bigger revenue wins by Janell Hazelwood (Image: Thinkstock) A recent survey published by Lorin Hitt (professor, Wharton School, UPenn), Prasanna Tambe (Stern...
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5 Tips to Help You Build a More Inspired and Productive Team in 2014
blackenterprise.comby C. Daniel Baker by C. Daniel Baker Is your perception of the workplace environment at your small or medium sized business reality? According to the latest Randstad Engagement...
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Five errors that immediately get your resume rejected at Google
Avoid the reject pile. Reuters/Michaela Rehle WRITTEN BY Laszlo BockSenior vice president of people operation, Google I’ve sent out hundreds of resumes over my career, applying for just about every...
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The Hard Data on Being a Nice Boss
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The Vanishing Male Worker: How America Fell Behind
SLIDE SHOW|10 Photos ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Frank Walsh still pays dues to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, but more than four years have passed since his name was called at the union...
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The Key to a Good-Paying Job Is…Microsoft Excel?
By LAUREN WEBER Could this be the ticket to a good-paying job? iStockphoto/Getty Images Want a job that promises a living wage and a good shot at a middle-class life? LearnMicrosoft MSFT +0.13%...
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