Hiring in the biotech industry right now is "a war of talent on steroids," especially in Boston where many pharmaceutical and biotech companies are based, according to Flexion Therapeutics CEO Michael Clayman. Companies have increased pay and benefits and offered higher titles to woo specialists in areas such as immunology, gene therapy and quality management.

People reject requests or demands because they feel they have no choice or autonomy in the situation, Susan Fowler writes. Knowing that, you can help people explore their boundaries, reframe requests as providing information and look for alternatives that achieve the desired result.

Celebrity apologies offer a template for how we should show remorse -- and where so many public apologies go wrong. "Simply put, issuing an effective apology comes down to recognizing your mistake, taking ownership of that mistake and genuinely sharing your remorse to the audiences that need to hear it most -- without condition or the expectation of immediate forgiveness," says Red Banyan CEO Evan Nierman, a crisis-communications expert.

Older adults in the job market can increase their chance of success with an effectively designed resume. For the resume to be properly processed by an Applicant Tracking System, it should be simple, short and free of graphics and not include core competencies or achievements sections but instead emphasize results and skills.

President Joe Biden is expected to announce on Thursday that all federal workers and contractors must be vaccinated against the coronavirus or take part in regular testing, a source says. The move, following a statement by Justice Department lawyers that it's not against federal law for businesses to mandate vaccines, could encourage more companies to follow suit.

Google and Facebook say they'll require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 when they come back to offices, with Google delaying most employee returns until Oct. 18. "We will have a process for those who cannot be vaccinated for medical or other reasons and will be evaluating our approach in other regions as the situation evolves," says Lori Goler, vice president of people for Facebook, which mandate vaccines at US offices.

The methodology behind this study is pretty cool. Researchers taught new words to children ages 6-12 and then asked them to do one of three activities: swim, take part in CrossFit exercises or complete a coloring sheet. The kids who hit the pool were 13% more accurate in follow-up tests on the new words.