Nonfarm payrolls gained 128,000 jobs in October, surpassing estimates by analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. The unemployment rate edged up to 3.6% from 3.5% in September. Reuters (11/1),The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (11/1)
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Artificial intelligence can help employers avoid falling to "lookism" -- a bias that favors people who are attractive -- in their hiring practices, writes Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, chief talent scientist at ManpowerGroup. The technology, when programmed correctly, can help identify potential biases that could affect the rating of a job candidate's aptitude and performance, Chamorro-Premuzic suggests. Harvard Business Review online (tiered subscription model) (10/31)
US consumer spending up slightly in Sept.; wages flat US consumer spending edged up 0.2% in September, marking a slowdown since a 0.5% increase in July, according to the Commerce Department. Wages were unchanged, after rising 0.6% in August. Reuters (10/31)
Neither sports teams nor workplaces have to be zero-sum games when leaders focus on setbacks as opportunities and seek to continuously grow employees' skills, writes James daSilva. "Managers often can't affect the overall outcome or external factors, but they can be a guide and resource for helping their teams be the best possible version of themselves," he writes. SmartBrief/Leadership (10/31)
The giant panda's reproductive and eating habits made the species vulnerable to extinction, but it may have been saved by its cuteness and cooperativeness. Smithsonian Institution wildlife veterinarian Marc Valitutto and biologist Melissa Songer have been working with conservationists at China's Chengdu Research Base, which started as a shelter for injured or sick pandas, to study pandas and acclimatize captive animals to survive in the wild. CBS News/60 Minutes (10/27)
You just can't beat the person who never gives up.
