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• Amazon Will Probably Eliminate Jobs at Whole Foods. That's a Good Thing. - Fortune

  29-06-2017 23:09 via fortune.com
  
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  Amazon Will Probably Eliminate Jobs at Whole Foods. That's a Good Thing.
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  Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods has triggered a fresh wave of teeth-gnashing over the robotic replacement of supermarket cashiers and warehouse workers. But why? Those jobs have been disappearing for years—and, not to sound hard-hearted, thank ...
  
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• How to Get Past Your Big Roadblock: It's All About The Network

  29-06-2017 22:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Even the best leaders and entrepreneurs get stuck. The path to success always includes at least a few roadblocks, some larger than others. As a business coach, I recognize that once you hit a roadblock, it can be a challenge to get things moving again, but leaders have a duty to figure out how to get things back on track.When businesses ask me how to move forward, I always ...
  
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• Even Steve Jobs didn't understand what the iPhone truly was - The Verge

  29-06-2017 22:29 via theverge.com
  
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  Even Steve Jobs didn't understand what the iPhone truly was
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  It's hard to say when exactly the inflection point came. Was there was a single point in time that the devices in our pockets became computers first and phones as a distant second? Was it the original iPhone, released 10 years ago today? Perhaps it was ...
  Steve Jobs and Albert Einstein both attributed their extraordinary success to this personality traitCNBC
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• Preparing for a Career Fair? Follow These 13 Tips:

  29-06-2017 22:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Whether the upcoming career fair is sponsored by a veteran's organization, a college or university, or another organization, you can make the most of it by following these 13 tips:1. Review the List of Companies in AttendanceThe most important thing to do prior to attending a career fair is to find out what companies will be there. Then, you want to see if any are possible fits for you ...
  
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• Why Ditching Annual Reviews Isn't Enough

  29-06-2017 21:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  You've heard the news – annual performance reviews are no more! Or, at the very least, they need to be reimagined, considering that 30 percent of them actually damage employee performance instead of improving it.Many companies, seeing that performance reviews aren't actually working the way we hoped, are now turning toward ongoing feedback, regular check-ins, and other real-time ...
  
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• Colonial Williamsburg Cuts Jobs To Reduce Growing Debt - NPR

  29-06-2017 20:07 via npr.org
  
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  Colonial Williamsburg Cuts Jobs To Reduce Growing Debt
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  Updated 4:55 p.m. ET. Bad news for history nerds everywhere: Apparently it's not as popular as it used to be to visit living history museums like Colonial Williamsburg. The organization in eastern Virginia says it is cutting jobs and outsourcing ...
  Colonial Williamsburg Cuts Jobs as Financial Struggles Mount ...Bloomberg
  An Open Letter to the Colonial Williamsburg Community | Making History - A Colonial Williamsburg BlogA Colonial
  
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• You Can Buy Steve Jobs' Iconic Turtleneck for $270 - Fortune

  29-06-2017 17:12 via fortune.com
  
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  You Can Buy Steve Jobs' Iconic Turtleneck for $270
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  Apple fans will now be able to purchase Steve Jobs' iconic black turtleneck from its original designer. Jobs became known for a particular look — blue Levis, gray New Balance sneakers and, of course, the black turtleneck — that he wore during ...
  
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• Appeals court overturns decision requiring EPA coal jobs report - The Hill

  29-06-2017 16:54 via thehill.com
  
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  Appeals court overturns decision requiring EPA coal jobs report
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  A federal appeals court Thursday overturned a lower court's decision that had required that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) write a report on how its regulations have affected coal industry jobs. The Richmond, Va.-based Court of Appeals for ...and more »
  
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• Where Did America's Summer Jobs Go? - TIME

  29-06-2017 16:48 via time.com
  
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  Where Did America's Summer Jobs Go?
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  Karl Vick is a TIME correspondent based in New York. From 2010 to the autumn of 2014 he was the Jerusalem Bureau Chief, covering Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories with occasional forays into other lands. SUMMER. It's not like the jobs ...
  
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• San Diego Adds 5000 Construction Jobs - NBC 7 San Diego

  29-06-2017 16:41 via nbcsandiego.com
  
  San Diego Adds 5000 Construction Jobs
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  The number of construction jobs in San Diego hit 80,300 in May, 7 percent more than a year ago, according to the latest analysis from the Associated General Contractors of America of federal jobs data. The region added 5,000 construction jobs over that ...
  
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• Colonial Williamsburg to outsource jobs, 71 laid off - Virginia Gazette

  29-06-2017 16:39 via vagazette.com
  
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  Colonial Williamsburg to outsource jobs, 71 laid off
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  The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation will outsource a number of its commercial interests that will put 71 people out of work by the end of the year, with another 262 employees potentially affected by the changes announced Thursday by foundation ...and more »
  
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• Coca-Cola bottler to expand to AR, MO; adds 100 jobs - KAIT

  29-06-2017 16:28 via kait8.com
  
  Coca-Cola bottler to expand to AR, MO; adds 100 jobs
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  A bottling company based in Mississippi has announced an expansion of operations in northeast Arkansas and southeast Missouri. More jobs were announced as well. Corinth Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc., an independent Coca-Cola bottling company ...and more »
  
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• Robots stealing human jobs isn't the problem. This is. - USA TODAY

  29-06-2017 15:32 via usatoday.com
  
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  Robots stealing human jobs isn't the problem. This is.
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  A 15-hour work week. That's what influential economist John Maynard Keynes prophesied in his famous 1930 essay "Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren," forecasting that in the next century technology would make us so productive we wouldn't ...
  
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• New York Times reporters plea for copy editors' jobs in letter to bosses - Poynter (blog)

  29-06-2017 15:18 via poynter.org
  
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  New York Times reporters plea for copy editors' jobs in letter to bosses
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  New York Times reporters on Thursday sent a letter to the paper's top editors to protest the oncoming cuts to the newsroom's editing staff. The letter, addressed to Executive Editor Dean Baquet and Managing Editor Joe Kahn, will be followed up by a ...
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• REFILE-Bombardier Transportation confirms to cut up to 2200 German jobs - Reuters

  29-06-2017 14:58 via reuters.com
  
  REFILE-Bombardier Transportation confirms to cut up to 2200 German jobs
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  HENNIGSDORF, Germany, June 29 Canada's Bombardier will cut up to 2,200 jobs in Germany, or around a quarter of its workforce in the country, by 2020 as part of a sweeping savings plan, Bombardier Transportation's supervisory board Chairman ...and more »
  
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• The first iPhone went on sale 10 years ago today — here's how Steve Jobs announced it - Business Insider

  29-06-2017 14:41 via businessinsider.com
  
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  The first iPhone went on sale 10 years ago today — here's how Steve Jobs announced it
  Business Insider
  Ten years ago, June 29, 2007, was a milestone in the history of computing: the launch date of the first iPhone. It wasn't the first "smartphone," or the first phone with a camera. It wasn't the first mobile device to have a touchscreen, or to let users ...
  5 Reasons Why Steve Jobs' iPhone Keynote Is Still the Best Presentation of All TimeInc.com
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• America Can Bring Back Factories, But Few Jobs, Says McKinsey - Bloomberg

  29-06-2017 14:30 via bloomberg.com
  
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  America Can Bring Back Factories, But Few Jobs, Says McKinsey
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  A factory worker wears a U.S. President Donald Trump 'Make America Great Again' campaign shirt while selecting pieces of white oak to be manufactured. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg. President Donald Trump is pushing to revive American ...
  
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• Laid-off Flagstaff SCA workers look for jobs at employment fair - Arizona Daily Sun

  29-06-2017 14:15 via azdailysun.com
  
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  Laid-off Flagstaff SCA workers look for jobs at employment fair
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  Tayler Young, a former SCA employee, left, talks with Daniel Fant of First Quality Tissue, which is based in Anderson, S.C. during a job fair Wednesday afternoon. Taylor Mahoney Arizona Daily Sun. Job Fair. Buy Now. Lines of job seekers, including ...
  
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• Greek Garbage Workers Protest Over Jobs as Trash Piles Grow - U.S. News & World Report

  29-06-2017 13:59 via usnews.com
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  Greek Garbage Workers Protest Over Jobs as Trash Piles Grow
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  Municipal workers shout slogans in front of the parliament building during a rally against job layoffs in Athens, Greece, June 29, 2017. REUTERS/Costas Baltas Reuters. By Theodora Arvanitidou. ATHENS (Reuters) - Hundreds of striking Greek sanitation ...and more »
  
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• What These Celebrities and CEOs Learned From Their Summer Jobs - TIME

  29-06-2017 13:02 via time.com
  
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  What These Celebrities and CEOs Learned From Their Summer Jobs
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  We asked entertainers, CEOs, writers and other notables to tell us about their most memorable summer job. Here are the stories of the gigs that shaped them: LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA. Maarten de Boer—Getty Images. I was a cashier at the since-closed ...
  
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• Rolls-Royce secures 7000 jobs as firm looks to double airplane engine production - CNBC

  29-06-2017 12:44 via cnbc.com
  
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  Rolls-Royce secures 7000 jobs as firm looks to double airplane engine production
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  The aerospace engine maker, Rolls-Royce, said Thursday it has saved 7,000 jobs following a decision to upgrade testing facilities at its plant in Derby. The U.K. firm is to spend £150 million ($192.8 million) on new and existing facilities as it looks ...
  Rolls-Royce safeguards 7000 jobs in East MidlandsBBC News
  Rolls-Royce vows to protect 7000 jobs with £150m investmentThe Guardian
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• 'Just Doing Their Jobs': Families Decry Case Against Myanmar Reporters - U.S. News & World Report

  29-06-2017 12:36 via usnews.com
  'Just Doing Their Jobs': Families Decry Case Against Myanmar Reporters
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  YANGON (Reuters) - Family and colleagues of three Myanmar journalists who face up to three years in prison on charges of contacting ethnic rebels appealed for their release on Thursday, in a case that has raised concerns about Myanmar's transition to ...and more »
  
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• The very first iPhone went on sale 10 years ago today — here's how Steve Jobs announced it - Business Insider

  29-06-2017 11:04 via businessinsider.com
  
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  The very first iPhone went on sale 10 years ago today — here's how Steve Jobs announced it
  Business Insider
  10 years ago today, June 29, 2007, was a milestone in the history of computing: The launch date of the first iPhone. It wasn't the first "smartphone," or the first phone with a camera. It wasn't the first mobile device to have a touchscreen, or to let ...
  It's the 10th anniversary of the iPhone, so watch Steve Jobs unveil the very first oneRecodeall 221 news article
  
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• Average pay for security clearance jobs down slightly since 2014 - FederalNewsRadio.com

  29-06-2017 10:31 via federalnewsradio.com
  
  Average pay for security clearance jobs down slightly since 2014
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  Despite all expectations, total average compensation for employees with a security clearance has actually slightly declined, dropping 1.27 percent, since 2014. That's what ClearanceJobs.com found in its 2017 survey of security cleared professionals, ...
  
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• How Many Jobs Do You Need to Afford a Two-Bedroom Place? - Austin Chronicle

  29-06-2017 07:08 via austinchronicle.com
  
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  How Many Jobs Do You Need to Afford a Two-Bedroom Place?
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  A report released earlier this month by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, a D.C.-based affordable housing advocate organization, confirmed what most Austinites already know: The city's affordable housing crisis "is hitting middle class, poor ...
  
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• Ethan Allen to add jobs in Old Fort - WLOS

  29-06-2017 05:48 via wlos.com
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  Ethan Allen to add jobs in Old Fort
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  The Ethan Allen plant in Old Fort is upgrading its facility and plans to hire more people. (Photo credit: MGN). AA. OLD FORT, N.C. (WLOS) — A handful of jobs is coming to the mountains. The Ethan Allen plant in Old Fort is upgrading its facility and ...and more »
  
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• Imagine a Better St. Louis: Program aimed at finding jobs for di - KMOV.com - KMOV.com

  29-06-2017 01:47 via kmov.com
  
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  Imagine a Better St. Louis: Program aimed at finding jobs for di - KMOV.com
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  A new program aimed at helping disabled students is a first of its kind in St. Louis. (Credit: KMOV). ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV.com) -. A new program aimed at helping disabled students is a first of its kind in St. Louis. The idea has some of the city's ...
  
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• Samsung Joins Ranks of Foreign Firms Adding Jobs in the US - New York Times

  29-06-2017 01:24 via nytimes.com
  
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  Samsung Joins Ranks of Foreign Firms Adding Jobs in the US
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  Samsung plans to invest $380 million and hire over 950 workers for a new manufacturing plant for home appliances in South Carolina. Credit John Macdougall/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images. Samsung said it plans to open a factory in South Carolina ...
  Samsung Investing $380M in South Carolina, Creating 950 JobsU.S. News & World Report
  Samsung to build plant, create 950 jobs in NewberryThe S
  
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