‘Next Chapter’ Platform Helps Connect Laid-Off Workers with New Careers
A new initiative launched by some major private sector employers and educational institutions seeks to pair displaced workers with in-demand positions.
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Make Your Training More Effective Through Storytelling
People are naturally drawn to a great story. So why not use storytelling to liven up your training, keep your trainees’ attention, and make every session more engaging and effective? “Storytelling is the most effective way to truly engage listeners in any presentation,” says Brad Karsh, president of JB Training Solutions. For example, when Karsh […]
‘Street Sign Search’ Lands Recent Grad Her Dream Job
“Everything old is new again,” says the song from the Broadway show Chicago. A jobseeker recently found this axiom to be true. When her Internet-only search for a marketing position didn’t work, she tried some old methods and landed her dream job!
High Court Will Rule on Religious Challenge to Contraceptive Mandate
The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 26 accepted an appeal of health care reform’s contraception coverage mandate. The cases that will be heard are Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. and Conestoga Wood Specialties v. Sebelius. (Kathleen Sebelius is named as a litigant in her capacity as U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary.) The cases […]
Hot List: BusinessWeek’s Bestseller List
BusinessWeek magazine ranks the 15 best selling hardcover and paperback business books for June 2009 and gives a short summary. 1. Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell. As you’d expect with Gladwell, there are lots of surprises in his explanation of why some people succeed fantastically. Pluck and smarts get less play here […]
Hot List: Bestselling “Business and Investing” books on Amazon.com
Amazon.com updates its list of the bestselling books every hour. Here is a snapshot of what is hot right now, this Monday morning, April 20, in the main section of the “Business and Investing” category. 1. Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent by Eduardo Galeano. Galeano analyzes the […]
Hot List: BusinessWeek’s Best Seller List
BusinessWeek magazine ranks the 15 best selling hardcover and paperback business books in April 2009 and gives a short summary. 1. Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell. As you’d expect with Gladwell, there are lots of surprises in his explanation of why some people succeed fantastically. Pluck and smarts get less play here […]