U.S. employers are developing a global reputation for wanting the perfectly qualified candidate delivered on a silver platter - or they won't hire. As Peter Capelli of Penn's Wharton School astutely notes, "Employers are demanding more of job candidates than ever before. They want prospective workers to be able to fill a role right away, without...
VCs share the startup "it factor" that has them rushing for their checkbooks.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Viridis Learning Inc., a leading provider of algorithm-based software for college student career placement, named award-winning executive Jing Liao, formerly a member of Viridis' Board of Directors, as President and Chief Commercial Officer.
A Cooperative Agreement Among the Centers for Disease Control, Hospital Episcopal San Lucas in Ponce, Ponce Health Sciences University and the Ponce Research Institute Will Provide Critical Zika Surveillance and Testing
Galvanize and Pfizer Consumer Healthcare (PCH) has announced a joint health and wellness innovation program that will enable up to ten startup companies specializing in the development of potential solutions for improved sleep, stress management, energy, aging and nutrition to access Galvanize's network of technical talent and investors.
Many fashion grads start their careers working for well-known designers, but Etsy has another idea for aspiring designers: set up a shop on its e-commerce platform and work for themselves. In late January, the Brooklyn-based company collaborated with education portal Qubed along with fashion experts from Parsons The New School for Design, and Teen Vogue on an instructional video that explains how young designers might use Etsy as way to open businesses of their own.
We've all heard the old adage- The joy is in the journey. Perhaps a nostalgic uncle announced it to the room at this year's Thanksgiving dinner. Maybe an energetic English teacher chanted it from her desktop in a mid-class motivational speech. Or perhaps...
In a sea of countless resumes and lookalike cover letters, students ask themselves, "How can I stand out?" ProSky can ease the process. The new app looks to change the way employees are hired by improving the process from both the applicant and employer side.
ANTONIO MEDINA COMAS,
executive director of the Puerto
Rico Industrial Development
Company (PRIDCO), has been tasked
with the monumental responsibility of
attracting foreign investment to the
"Enchanted Island."
After Pooja Ramesh left her engineering job at Intel Corp. to get married and move to Denver two years ago, she took her time finding a new gig. In fact, she spent an extra 12 weeks last fall training for a career that has become one of the hottest jobs of 2016: data scientist.
