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Women and the economy: an opportunity for growth

Strategy Driven

According to the US Department of Education, the number of computer science degrees peaked at 37 percent between 1984 and 1985 compared to only 18 percent in the period between 2008 and 2011. Done effectively, they transform careers, and help employees and entrepreneurs contribute more to their organizations and the economy.

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The Swedish CEO Who Runs His Company Like a CrossFit Gym

Harvard Business Review

They struggle to see how their labor contributes directly to the performance of the corporation, or how it helps the progress of their career. He’s the CEO and self-titled “Head Coach ” of Björn Borg, the Swedish sports fashion company named after the tennis star. Henrik Bunge is one such leader.

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Why Companies Should Add Class to Their Diversity Discussions

Harvard Business Review

Class-based bias, just like gender- and racial-based biases, can seep into workplace systems and artificially hinder the career success of those groups. Many companies use some sort of “culture fit” criteria to judge whether a candidate would fit in. A common way that class-based bias plays out is in hiring.

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What We Can Learn About the Economics of Discrimination from a Chilling Study of 1930s Germany

Harvard Business Review

What are the costs of this, beyond stifling or ending the careers of thousands of people? In Turkey, several thousand executives who follow the cleric Fethullah Gulen have been arrested or have fled overseas since 2016, fueling concerns of an economic collapse.

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Improve Your Resume by Turning Bullet Points into Stories

Harvard Business Review

And on the rare occasions when you do land an interview, you stumble over questions about what you’d bring to the hiring company and why you’re the perfect fit. Career Transitions. Leaving a Stable Job to Create Your Dream Career. VP, Marketing, Communication, and Strategy 2011 – present. Rebecca Knight.

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A History of the Job Listing and How It Just Died [Infographic]

Kevin Eikenberry

2016 was the year the online job listing finally went belly up. This is driven by the fact that what people want from a job and a company has changed. The history of the job listing and the companies that relied on it, however, is fascinating and, in many ways, reflects the history of the internet itself.

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