An increasing number of MBA programs are helping students improve their marketability by adding STEM courses, writes Arlene Weintraub. "Employers are looking for graduates who are comfortable using sophisticated software to parse data and then deploy the results toward improving business practices," she writes.

People are less likely to get defensive about mistakes if you approach them in private and commiserate before explaining what they did wrong, writes Art Markman, professor of psychology and marketing. Make sure you're addressing actual errors instead of pet peeves, and reciprocate with grace when it's your turn for correction.

Bumble, a dating app that allows women to initiate the connection, is expanding into professional networking with the launch of Bumble Bizz, writes Kate Wilson. The idea is to help women find work and mentors, and fill other business needs in a safe arena to "navigat[e] the grey areas of networking that can make them feel uncomfortable," she writes.

Nearly a third of respondents have used their college major as a launching pad, not as a career path, which speaks to all those philosophy majors out there. Let's hear it for the humanities! New poll question on Monday.

Directly related	38.41%
Somewhat related	32.42%
Not related at all	29.17%

Workplace wellness programs do not change employees' behavior, improve health outcomes or reduce health care spending in the first year, according to a large randomized, controlled trial. Most participants in workplace wellness programs are likely to be healthy, active high earners, study leaders write.

A chart compiled by the Wall Street Journal allows people to compare their salary against what other companies in their industry offer, writes Jade Scipioni. More than 1,300 public US companies have released salary information as mandated by the federal government.

If a recruiter contacts you and your resume is out-of-date, ask about the employer's goals and feature how your achievements encompass those goals at the top of the page, writes Stephanie Overby. Beware of using out-of-fashion fonts, forgetting to add your LinkedIn URL or crowding the reading space.

Recent viral stories about millennial stress and Gen X midlife crises indicate there's too much pressure on people to find their life's meaning at work, writes Karol Markowicz. "Family, friends, community, religion, volunteer work and all the happiness associated with those things should be most important," she writes.

Many Texas parents may not have known that the state banned home lemonade stands, but a bill passed the Texas House to overturn that ban. Legislation sponsored by Rep. Matt Krause would legalize minor-operated, temporary stands that sell nonalcoholic drinks on either private or public property, with the goal of encouraging young people to gain entrepreneurial skills.