Damaris Triana read a book with Phil Young, a volunteer mentor, this month in the library at Washington Elementary School in San Jose, Calif. GABRIELLE LURIE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES By: CAROL POGASH SAN JOSE, Calif. — When Damaris Triana, then
Al Capone’s soup kitchen during the Great Depression, 1931 By: Tim O’Reilly When a company says “This is strictly a business decision,” explaining why they must outsource jobs, it’s worth reading the fine print and doing a bit of thinking about
By: Suzanne Lucas If you think you’ve heard it all, you’re either a therapist or a recruiter. (Of course, sometimes people treat their recruiters and HR people in general like therapists, but that’s another post.) The thing is, when much of
By MyBroadband Google was ranked as the most attractive employer in South Africa in Universum’s recent 2016 Most Attractive Employer Awards. To get a job at Google is not easy, though, as the company is renowned for its stringent interview process.
As unicorn startups send customer service gigs to the hinterland, is Silicon Valley exporting its prosperity, or just dead-end jobs? Illustration by Olivier Bonhomme By: Lauren Smiley The goal was to get in and move up. In the fall of 2013,
1. The interviewer is prepared. The person interviewing you is likely harried and overworked, because he needs to hire someone. He may have barely glanced at your résumé and given no thought to your qualifications. Photo: /Otmar Winterleitner/istockphoto 2. The
By: Pete Carey Two Silicon Valley cybersecurity companies are independently calling for more personnel and more collaboration to battle cybercrime in an era when launching a ransomware attack requires little more than a credit card. Outgunned and sometimes outfoxed by
The campus of Purdue University, which will begin to offer income-share agreenebts to its students in the fall. Photo by Brian Snyder/Reuters BY LAURA PAPPANO What’s the market read on Karla Comacho? Not the potential value of the Frida Kahlo-like portraits
By: Jillian Berman Despite more programs available to federal student loan borrowers to manage their loans, borrowers are still struggling. In fact, between October 1 and December 31, 2015, private debt collection companies hired by the Department of Education garnished
The latest findings from Glassdoor reveal some predictable positions and some surprises. [Photo: Flickr user COM SALUD Agencia de comunicación] By: LYDIA DISHMAN You may not be one of the people who believes that money can buy happiness; however, a recent
