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Do Recommender Systems Help Us Make Better Decisions?

The Horizons Tracker

Recommender systems are pervasive on most websites today, with their influence on our buying behavior considerable as they guide us towards products that our past buying behavior indicates we might like. Research from China’s Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics explores whether such systems are positive for end-users, however.

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Social Class In The C-Suite

The Horizons Tracker

Upwardly-mobile CEOs – who had been able to move up through the class system, largely as a result of strong educational attainment, which was higher than not only their parents but also the average CEO. By contrast, the IT and engineering sectors were far more accessible to people from working-class backgrounds.

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Highest Paying Jobs for 2020 : Jobs With Highest Salary

HR Digest

If we look into various statistics, it is generally always seen that most of the highest paying careers are in medicine, for obvious reasons such as that the healthcare system is in a long period of exceptional growth and the hurdles to entry are so high that the field is clearly self-selecting. Petroleum Engineer. Physician Assistant.

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10 High-Paying Jobs You Can Get Without a College Degree

HR Digest

Software developers can work in many different fields, including finance, education, information technology, health care, construction, and more. Finance & Accounting Manager. Senior Software Engineer. These professionals design software applications such as video games, web browsers, operating systems, or mobile apps.

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A List of Referrable Keynote Speakers and Topics to Consider for Your Next Conference

Great Results Team Building

Heather Younger – helps organizations create safe spaces and a culture of listening.

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Apprenticeship Levy flexibility and productivity

Chartered Management Institute

Here, we go beyond the public debate on how to re-distribute limited resources and ask how the levy system could support a meaningful expansion of employer-led training across the UK. Flexibility and open spend: Under this system any levy incurred above 0.5% So, it gives me a lot more opportunity in the projects I can get involved in.

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Apprenticeship Levy flexibility and productivity

Chartered Management Institute

Here, we go beyond the public debate on how to re-distribute limited resources and ask how the levy system could support a meaningful expansion of employer-led training across the UK. Flexibility and open spend: Under this system any levy incurred above 0.5% So, it gives me a lot more opportunity in the projects I can get involved in.