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• How to Create a Culture of Innovation From Day One

  05-04-2016 23:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  "If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got."These simple words, often attributed to a number of sources, are a reminder that, if we want to succeed and move forward, we have to do things differently.But that's easier said than done. Many companies struggle with innovation because the journey toward new ideas is often painstaking and wrought with failure. However, with the right strategies and processes, employers can support the sort of ...
  
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• Bronin, Larson Tout Proposed Promise Zone Jobs Bill - Hartford Courant

  05-04-2016 23:00 via
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  Bronin, Larson Tout Proposed Promise Zone Jobs Bill
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  Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin and U.S. Rep. John Larson, center, meet with members of Associated Supermarkets in the city's North End. Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin and U.S. Rep. John Larson, center, meet with members of Associated Supermarkets in the ...and more »
  

• Bernie Sanders: 'I do wish' Apple would bring manufacturing jobs back to the US - The Verge

  05-04-2016 22:52 via
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  Bernie Sanders: 'I do wish' Apple would bring manufacturing jobs back to the US
  The Verge
  In an interview with the New York Daily News' editorial board this past week, Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders said that he wishes Apple would "be manufacturing some of their devices, here, in the United States rather than in China." He ...and more »
  

• Are Tech Workers Starting To Flee SF For Jobs In Cheaper Towns? - SFist

  05-04-2016 22:50 via
  Are Tech Workers Starting To Flee SF For Jobs In Cheaper Towns?
  SFist
  It's not exactly a mass exodus, but here's a gratuitous still from The Grapes of Wrath. The Bay Area costing what it does, and technology being a slightly more transplantable line of work than, say, farming or mining, a variety of pundits are once ...and more »
  

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• Business Simulations: How College Recruiters Are Mining Young Talent

  05-04-2016 22:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Recruiting top college students can be challenging. Gaining a future employee's attention, differentiating your company from the competition, and learning the candidate's real skills are no easy task. That's why many Fortune 500 companies have begun to implement business simulations into their college recruiting and internship programs – and they've found that these simulations are paying huge dividends.The Problem With InternshipsStarting the recruiting process as early as a candidat
  
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• Inversions might actually create jobs in the USA: Former Best Buy CEO - USA TODAY

  05-04-2016 21:44 via
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  Inversions might actually create jobs in the USA: Former Best Buy CEO
  USA TODAY
  On Monday, the Treasury announced new regulations aimed at stopping tax inversions, where U.S. companies merge with foreign counterparts and headquarter abroad, saving big on their tax bill. And Tuesday, the president reiterated his call for Congress ...and more »
  

• Laurene Powell Jobs' XQ Institute received 700 applications on how to fix high schools - VentureBeat

  05-04-2016 21:19 via
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  Laurene Powell Jobs' XQ Institute received 700 applications on how to fix high schools
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  Above: Emerson Collective's Laurene Powell Jobs and XQ Institute's Russlynn Ali speak with Y Combinator's Jessica Livingston at the 2016 Female Founders conference in San Francisco, Calif. on April 4, 2016. Image Credit: Ken Yeung/VentureBeat.
  Here's How Laurene Powell Jobs Plans To Fix High SchoolsFortune
  Steve Jobs' widow Laurene Powell is 6th richest woman in the world at $16.7bnDai
  

• Books|Review: 'Disrupted,' a Tech Takedown by Dan Lyons, aka Fake Steve Jobs - New York Times

  05-04-2016 21:16 via
  Books|Review: 'Disrupted,' a Tech Takedown by Dan Lyons, aka Fake Steve Jobs
  New York Times
  You are not the kind of guy – not at your age, and not with your résumé — who should be working at a place like this. But here you are. It's your first day at HubSpot, a Boston start-up company, plump with $100 million in venture capital. You've been ...and more »
  

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• Can't Get a Full-Time Job? Try a Portfolio Career Instead

  05-04-2016 20:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Do you feel like it's harder than ever to find a good, old-fashioned 9-5 job these days? Does it seem like the market is overrun with freelance work, short-term gigs, temp positions, and part-time opportunities, but woefully short on full-time employment?You are not imagining things: The job market has shifted dramatically.As companies look for ways to stay flexible and adaptable in these unpredictable times, many have cut back on traditional permanent employment op
  
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• Why LinkedIn bought Lynda.com last year: Train users for jobs 'at scale' - VentureBeat

  05-04-2016 20:41 via
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  Why LinkedIn bought Lynda.com last year: Train users for jobs 'at scale'
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  Above: LinkedIn VP Ryan Roslansky and Re/code's Kurt Wagner talk at VentureBeat's Mobile Summit. Image Credit: Michael O'Donnel / VentureBeat. LinkedIn's head of consumer products Ryan Roslansky, speaking on stage at VentureBeat's Mobile Summit ...and more »
  

• Why Building a Strong Recruiting Team Is So Hard (and How to Succeed Anyway)

  05-04-2016 20:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Your recruiting team is the backbone of your organization. Unless you have the right talent to drive innovation and success, wider company initiatives can't succeed.Building a recruiting team that can help you find the right talent is no easy task. The biggest problem that talent acquisition leaders run into when building their recruiting teams is that company leadership isn't involved in recruiting plans.Recruiting isn't always top of mind for leadership – but it
  
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• Hundreds of Sainsbury's training staff jobs at risk - The Guardian

  05-04-2016 19:24 via
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  Hundreds of Sainsbury's training staff jobs at risk
  The Guardian
  Sainsbury's sales rose 1.2% in the three months to the end of March – the only one of the big four supermarkets experiencing sales growth. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty. Sarah Butler · @whatbutlersaw. Tuesday 5 April 2016 09.24 EDT Last modified on ...
  600 Sainsbury's jobs at risk in store shake-upTelegraph.co.uk
  Sainsbury's management changes risk up to 870 jobs, Unite saysBBC News
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• Laurene Powell Jobs sees high school as the next design problem Silicon Valley can help solve - Quartz

  05-04-2016 19:06 via
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  Laurene Powell Jobs sees high school as the next design problem Silicon Valley can help solve
  Quartz
  As the wife of Steve Jobs, Laurene Powell Jobs had a front-row seat to the rise to Apple. Now she is turning her philanthropic efforts to what she says is one of the great design failures in modern America: high school. Speaking Monday (April 4) at a ...
  Laurene Powell-Jobs says prototype of future classroom to hit the road this monthSilicon Valley Business Journalall 2 news articles
  

• Ford's Brilliant Election Day Move: A New Factory And 2800 Jobs In Mexico - Forbes

  05-04-2016 18:56 via
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  Ford's Brilliant Election Day Move: A New Factory And 2800 Jobs In Mexico
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  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Milwaukee Theatre Monday, April 4, 2016, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast). Perhaps Ford Motor F +0.12% is tone deaf. Why else would it choose Primary Day in ...
  Ford to Build Small-Car Factory in Mexico, Adding 2800 JobsABC News
  Ford Plans to Add Auto Plant, 2800 Jobs in MexicoNBCNews.com
  Ford plans plant in Mexico with
  

• The 20 best jobs for people who love to solve problems - Business Insider

  05-04-2016 16:57 via
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  The 20 best jobs for people who love to solve problems
  Business Insider
  Some people are natural-born problem solvers. Others develop the skill over time. Either way, there are several jobs that are perfect for this group of people, where day-to-day tasks involve tackling information and problems head-on to devise solutions.and more »
  

• How Can a Jobs Recovery So Historic Be So Disappointing? - The Atlantic

  05-04-2016 16:41 via
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  How Can a Jobs Recovery So Historic Be So Disappointing?
  The Atlantic
  These might be the two most important questions about the U.S. economy: Are more people working? And are they making more money? There are some common and well-understood answers to those questions. First, one could easily argue that the U.S. is ...and more »
  

• Newly merged Paddy Power Betfair to cut 650 jobs in UK and Ireland - The Guardian

  05-04-2016 16:15 via
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  Newly merged Paddy Power Betfair to cut 650 jobs in UK and Ireland
  The Guardian
  Paddy Power Betfair has 336 shops in the UK and 252 in Ireland. Photograph: Jason Bye/Rex/Shutterstock. Press Association. Tuesday 5 April 2016 10.15 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 5 April 2016 17.00 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share ...
  Paddy Power Betfair to cut 650 jobs as offices closeTelegraph.co.uk
  Paddy Power Betfair to cut 300 jobs following mergerIrish Independe
  

• 14 MBA Programs That Lead to Jobs - U.S. News & World Report

  05-04-2016 15:07 via
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  14 MBA Programs That Lead to Jobs
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  At least 95.7 percent of job-seeking graduates were employed three months after finishing these programs in 2015. Businesswomen shaking hands. The University of South Florida and Coastal Carolina University topped the list with 100 percent of full-time ...
  

• Beech Brook: Company serving troubled youths cuts 179 jobs - WKYC-TV

  05-04-2016 12:40 via
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  Beech Brook: Company serving troubled youths cuts 179 jobs
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  April 5, 2016: A Northeast Ohio organization that services troubled youths has announced they are cutting 179 jobs. WKYC 7:37 AM. EST April 05, 2016. CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ PINTEREST. PEPPER PIKE, Ohio -- 179 people are losing their ...
  179 to lose jobs at Beech Brookfox8.comall 3 news articles »
  

• Race, Class, Jobs, and the 2016 Earthquake - The American Prospect

  05-04-2016 11:11 via
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  Race, Class, Jobs, and the 2016 Earthquake
  The American Prospect
  Economic and racial inequality have finally entered mainstream discussion—but the political fallout is up for grabs. PinItInstapaperPocketEmailPrint. Anthony Behar/Sipa/AP Images. A woman wears a "Bernie because Black Lives Matter" pin at residential ...
  

• With hardly any new jobs created, for whom is India's economy growing? - Quartz

  05-04-2016 07:14 via
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  With hardly any new jobs created, for whom is India's economy growing?
  Quartz
  Tracking employment figures as a measure of the economy's health is not very popular in India. This is unlike in developed countries where employment trends are observed and used to arrive at important policy decisions. There are two reasons for this ...and more »
  

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