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I spent years in various roles related to auditing, international real estate, and tax consulting. And while I was climbing the corporate ladder at different companies, I didn’t always know what I wanted my next step to be. I was unsure of my ultimate career goal, but I made it a point to ensure each move offered a new found skill or experience to add to my resume. (Fortune)
Visit http://fortune.com/2016/01/07/confused-career/ to view the full article online.
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Career
Finding a new job is a perennial New Year’s resolution, so it’s no surprise the first week in January is a busy one on job-search websites. But as with many resolutions, it often can take a while to pick up steam. In 2014 and 2015, the first Wednesday in January was the top day of the year for searches on Monster.com, the job board owned by Monster Worldwide Inc. (The Wall Street Journal)
Visit http://www.wsj.com/articles/new-year-new-job-could-be-tricky-1452110693 to view the full article online.
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If you want to land an MBA job in the digital age, you need a polished online presence. Or so says John Reed, senior executive director at Robert Half Technology, the S&P 500 recruitment firm. Big data and people analytics have reshaped recruitment. These days, hiring managers scour online databases like LinkedIn to find talent. (BusinessBecause)
Visit http://www.businessbecause.com/news/inside-view-top-jobs/3697/inside-view-robert-half-technology to view the full article online.
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Diversity in the Workplace
University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe’s ouster and similar stories underscore how the ability to discuss race and racism is vital to being a leader today. While such dialogues can provoke anxiety or discomfort and can be difficult to navigate, they are essential — and beneficial — even before an incident occurs. (Harvard Buisness Review)
Visit https://hbr.org/2016/01/how-managers-can-promote-healthy-discussions-about-race to view the full article online.
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NBMBAA
The National Black MBA Association Annual Conference offers graduate business students from the nation’s leading business schools the opportunity for professional development and job recruitment events. During the conference, students can compete in the National Black Case Competition, in which they present their analysis of real business cases to judges who range from senior-level executives to representatives from top business schools. (The University of St. Thomas)
Visit http://www.stthomas.edu/news/presenting-perfect-case/ to view the full article online.
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Technology
Is it possible to charge your phone from 0% to 100% in less than a minute? Yes. I just saw it happen. But you'll need to put a special battery in your phone, drill holes through the case directly into the battery, put copper connectors in the holes and get a specialized 200 amp charger. (CNN Money)
Visit http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/07/technology/ces-2016-storedot-charger/index.html to view the full article online.
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The Economy
Employers capped last year with impressive job growth in December, the latest sign of a stable U.S. economy despite international headwinds that have worsened since 2016 began. Nonfarm payrolls increased a seasonally adjusted 292,000 in December, the Labor Department said Friday. (The Wall Street Journal)
Visit http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-added-292-000-jobs-in-december-1452259938?tesla=y to view the full article online.
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The stock market opened 2016 with a giant thud, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 276 points on the very first trading day. Chinese stocks were down nearly 7 percent. European stocks fell, too. It was exactly the kind of day ordinary investors needed to be reminded to sit tight, to not do anything different from what they would have done. (The Atlantic)
Visit http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/01/best-investing-advice-boring/423054/ to view the full article online.
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Personal Finance
The impulse when the stock market falls hard for a few days in a row is to do something. Anything. Our life savings are often on the line, after all. But that’s the idea: Stocks are most useful for long-term goals. So unless those goals have changed in the last few days, it probably doesn’t make much sense to overhaul an investment strategy based on a blip of market activity. (The New York Times)
Visit http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/your-money/stock-market-tips.html?src=me to view the full article online.
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Corporate America
It’s hard being the in-between boss. The temporary chief executives of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. and United Continental Holdings Inc. are currently getting a taste of the challenge while the firms’ full-time leaders are undergoing medical treatment. (The Wall Street Journal)
Visit http://www.wsj.com/articles/for-interim-ceos-a-job-full-of-pitfalls-1452213570 to view the full article online.
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Many business travelers loathe business travel, and for the most part, the hotels they’re staying in are not helping. A 2012 Carlson Wagonlit Travel survey of 6,000 business travelers reported that hotels were responsible for four of the top 10 stress-producers among corporate road warriors. (Harvard Business Review)
Visit https://hbr.org/2016/01/how-smart-business-travelers-get-more-from-hotels to view the full article online.
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Government
When Exxon Mobil, GE, Intel, and others pushed for the education standards, they incurred the wrath of Tea Party conservatives and got a painful lesson in modern politics. (Fortune)
Visit http://fortune.com/common-core-standards/ to view the full article online.
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Leadership
Do you have the personal qualities you need to be an effective leader in the coming decades? Even if you've been successful so far, the answer may be no. The aggressive personality and hard-driving skill set that got so many leaders to the top in past years won't keep working in the future. (Inc.)
Visit http://fortune.com/2016/01/07/quality-leaders-lack/ to view the full article online.
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Empathy. To many, the word carries a negative connotation. It is too emotional and "touchy-feely" to take a rightful place in business vernacular alongside strong testosterone-laden words like incentivize, actionable, and ROI. But research suggests it’s time to rethink empathy’s critical role in business. (Fortune)
Visit http://fortune.com/2016/01/07/quality-leaders-lack/ to view the full article online.
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