A majority of employers are still demanding a degree for entry-level roles, despite 2 in 3 acknowledging it would be easier to find suitable talent without such a requirement, according to a Cengage survey. "This outdated mindset and degree stigma is not only widening the labor gap, it's costing businesses time and money and turning away potential talent," said Michael Hansen, CEO of Cengage Group.

Tim Ryan, the US chair and senior partner at accounting firm PwC, used an open-ended dress code -- trusting his employees to maintain professional appearances without detailed guidance -- as an example of how his "trust-based leadership" policy built a strong culture. "So my advice is to believe in your recruiting and believe in your talent pipeline, because when you trust them, they will do amazing things, and then constantly talk about what that trust yielded," Ryan says.

A supermarket in San Diego incentivizes customers to bring cloth bags by giving them tokens that can be turned into charitable donations, providing an example of an effective reward system that allows people to exercise choice, feel competent while doing it and create connections to their community, writes Susan Fowler. The system can be a lesson for companies about what kind of rewards motivate employees, especially if they have found that monetary incentives have not worked well in the past.

Data show that the US workforce has nearly returned to pre-pandemic levels, but the number of people working or looking for a job has continued to present challenges, so some employers are tapping older workers to fill gaps. Many large companies including McDonald's, Marriott International and Apple have signed an AARP pledge to improve job opportunities for older workers, and Bureau of Labor Statistics data indicate that employment among older adults is increasing.

Adding numbered slides to Microsoft PowerPoint is simple to do, similar to adding numbered pages to a Word document. This article explains how to do it as well as how to disable slide numbering for a specific page.

Brandi Chastain might have landed the famous Sports Illustrated cover, but Briana Scurry was the one who made the save that helped Team USA win the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. More than a decade after that iconic victory, Scurry suffered a brain injury during a game. This feature outlines the ups and downs Scurry has endured to recover from the injury, including shaming her insurance company into paying for the vital procedure she needed to end some of her chronic pain.