Startup founder describes ideal job candidate One of the worst things a candidate can do in an interview is ask questions that can be easily researched online, writes Nestio founder Caren Maio, explaining what she looks for in a candidate. Job seekers should project confidence while displaying a coachable mindset, Maio writes. Harvard Business Review online (tiered subscription model) (11/15)How employees' backgrounds affect their careers Women from privileged backgrounds don't receive the same boost as men from similar backgrounds when job hunting, according to a recent study. "The female applicants from privileged backgrounds faced a penalty because they were perceived as less committed to full-time, demanding careers," said Lauren Rivera, co-author of the study. The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (11/12)
Get with the flow. How payment processing affects cash flow. Cash flow is the lubricant of business. Without a healthy cash flow, business dries up. It stops. It can't function. Which is why it is vital to keep the revenues coming in as the expenses go out. But there's one aspect of cash flow that many of us are not aware of. It is how managing credit cards and other such non-cash payments affect cash flow. Turns out it has a huge affect. Download the free guide today.
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Is someone lying to you over email? The email you received may be full of lies if there is a lack of first-person pronouns, inappropriate use of past tense, an unanswered question or phrasing such as "I swear" or "Cross my heart," writes Vanessa Van Edwards. Science of People (11/14)
A strike has been authorized by Service Employees International Union Local 1000, which represents 95,000 state employees in California, including nurses, engineers and administrative workers. The union has been negotiating a contract since April but has yet to reach an agreement regarding a 20.5% gender wage gap and health care contributions. The Sacramento Bee (Calif.) (tiered subscription model)/The Associated Press (11/15)
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Report: Chocolate can boost mental functions Chocolate consumption has been connected with improved memory, better mental organization and reasoning skills, according to nutrition researchers. "Nutrients called cocoa flavanols, which are found naturally in cocoa, and thus chocolate, seem to have a positive effect on people's brains," Australian researcher Georgina Crichton and colleagues wrote in the study. Inc. online (free registration) (11/9)
Whenever an individual or a business decides that success has been attained, progress stops.
