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☆ A woman said her tattoos got her rejected for a job, but experts say personality is far more important
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Experts say tattoos can impact hiring decisions, especially in customer-facing roles. Putnam, from California, said she went into the store to ask why she hadn't gotten the job, and the hiring manager told her she didn't have enough experience. The hiring manager also denied that her tattoos played any role in the rejection. AdvertisementAnother commenter, who said they used to be a hiring manager for the store, said: "I will tell you it's the facial piercings and tattoos." Ivy Johnson, for example, who also has many tattoos, said she had worked in corporate America as a hiring manager before starting up her apothecary business.

Persons: —, Ash Putnam, Maxx, Putnam, hadn't, Putnam wasn't, TikTok, Putnam's, Ivy Johnson, Johnson, Adam Collins, isn't, Michelle Enjoli, Enjoli, Justina Raskauskiene, Rachel Pelta, Pelta Organizations: T.J, Maxx, Service, Business, Pew Research, University of Miami, Daily Locations: California, America

☆ A woman was told she wasn't hired for a job because of her appearance. Career experts say it happens all the time.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewDespite giving a killer interview and ticking all the boxes the company was working for, Melissa Weaver didn't get the job she wanted. She was told she didn't put enough "effort" into her appearance. Advertisement"Beauty and appearance biases play a huge role in how women are perceived and treated in the workplace." Some said that outward appearance, including makeup, hairstyle, nail color, and clothing, all matter during a job interview. However, Michelle Enjoli, a career development coach and speaker, told BI that Weaver's appearance may not have been the issue at all.

Persons: —, Melissa Weaver didn't, didn't, Daniela Herrera, Weaver, Weaver hadn't, Tim Paradis, Herrera, Michelle Enjoli Organizations: Service, Business, Allies, Recruiting

☆ In Speech to BRICS Nations, Putin Again Blames West for Ukraine War
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Enjoli Liston | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The summit has focused on whether to expand the club and how to be a counterweight to Western powers. The war in Ukraine, the prospect of a major BRICS expansion and heightened tensions between China and the United States have drawn unusual attention to the meeting. For China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, the summit has offered an opportunity to cast himself as a leader of the developing world. In China’s escalating rivalry with the United States, Africa is an emerging battleground for global influence. The result of that outreach has been diplomatic support in international organizations like the United Nations and access to critical minerals needed to power growing industries, like electric vehicles.

Persons: Putin, Xi Jinping Organizations: International Criminal Court, West, United Nations Locations: Johannesburg, South Africa, Ukraine, China, United States, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Egypt, Argentina, Russia, Taiwan, Beijing, North America, Europe, Asia, Africa

Russia shot down two drones near Moscow overnight, officials said on Wednesday, the 12th time in the past three weeks they have reported intercepting such aerial assaults in the heart of the capital. The attacks suggest that the effort to push Russia’s war deep into its own territory was picking up pace amid Ukraine’s marathon counteroffensive to take back occupied territory. There were no casualties or damage, and air defenses destroyed the drones, Russia’s Ministry of Defense said on the Telegram messaging app. Ukrainian officials did not immediately claim responsibility for the attack, but in the past they have acknowledged orchestrating or supporting strikes in Russia and made clear that the war’s devastation would not be limited to Ukrainian soil. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has said that taking the war to Russia is “an inevitable, natural and absolutely fair process.”The drone attacks came on the same day that a powerful explosion ripped through a warehouse outside Moscow, killing one person and injuring at least 60 others, some seriously, according to a post on Telegram by local officials.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky Organizations: Ministry of Defense Locations: Russia, Moscow, Ukraine

☆ Ukraine Warns of Renewed Russian Infrastructure Attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Enjoli Liston | Diego Ibarra Sanchez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

The findings echoed the warnings President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said he gave allies ahead of the counteroffensive that began in early June. “The most glaring deficiency is the inability of Ukraine’s partners to appreciate the lead times between decisions and their desired effects,” Mr. Watling wrote. Even so, Mr. Watling noted, decisions to fulfill the requests were not made until mid-January. That is when Britain, France, Germany and the United States agreed to send Western tanks and other armored fighting vehicles to Ukraine, essentially allowing other NATO countries to follow suit. But the fight has unfolded slowly, with Ukraine’s forces tripped up by minefields and outgunned by Russian forces.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, Jack Watling, Mr, Watling, Abrams, “, Zelensky, ” Organizations: Royal United Services Institute for Defense, Security Studies, United, Ukrainian, NATO Locations: British, Ukraine, Britain, France, Germany, United States, Russia, Russian

Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter, was detained by Russian authorities in March on charges of espionage. He is one of hundreds of journalists currently in custody around the world. Since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year, the killings of 14 journalists and media workers have been confirmed there, the committee said. But “we cannot withdraw from reporting about the world,” Mr. Latour said. In total, the event was likely to present a story of “a worldwide assault on journalists, their work and the public’s right to know,” Mr. Sulzberger said.

As a result, farmers in Poland, Hungary and other nations have seen their incomes plummet. measures,” his country would follow Poland in restricting Ukrainian grain imports until the end of June, according to Hungarian news reports. The announcement came after Warsaw reached a deal with Kyiv on Friday to strictly limit and, for a time, halt Ukrainian grain deliveries to Poland. Image Ukrainian grain being loaded onto a cargo ship near Odesa, Ukraine, in August. Image A Ukrainian soldier loading shells inside an American-made M109 Paladin self-propelled howitzer to be fired toward Russian positions in Bakhmut, Ukraine, on Friday.

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