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☆ Why I started using this blunt cover letter after applying to more than 1,200 jobs and rarely hearing back
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementI know that every time I submit a résumé, as I said in my cover letter, "there is a 0.49% chance that a human will even see this application, let alone this cover letter." I stopped pouring my heart and soul into my cover lettersIn the past, if there was a cover letter, I put my heart and soul into it every single time. With this latest cover letter, it was the first time that I came across a required cover letter in several months. AdvertisementA cover letter submitted by Kevin Cash that he says is no-nonsense. As I said in my cover letter, "I just need someone to give me a chance."

Persons: Kevin Cash, Cash, He's, I'd, I've, It's, Hey, Kevin, didn't, that's, Uber, I'm, it's Organizations: Navy, Mensa, LinkedIn Locations: Portland , Oregon

☆ Mom and Dad of 14-year-old college graduate share their No. 1 parenting rule: We 'left no room for negotiating on his social skills'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

From left: Mark Wimmer, Melissa Wimmer and Mike Wimmer, who graduated from college in May at age 14. Melissa and Mark Wimmer say they "never pushed" their son Mike to do homework — but they're hard-liners when it comes to him making friends. "I'll be honest, people expect 'Young Sheldon' before they meet Mike," Melissa tells CNBC Make It, referring to the CBS television show. The Wimmers are proud of helping Mike ensure his "social skills were in line with his intellectual skills," Mark says. "Mike will be the first one to say that his parents never pushed him as far as academics go, but [that] they left no room for negotiating on his social skills."

Persons: Mark Wimmer, Melissa Wimmer, Mike Wimmer, Melissa, Mike, isn't, Young Sheldon, Mark, You've, shuddering, he's Organizations: Mensa, Atlantic, Carolina University, CNBC, CBS, University, Buffalo Locations: Salisbury , North Carolina, Bermuda, lionfish

☆ 14-year-old finished high school and college in 3 years while running 2 companies—why video games are part of his routine
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Like many other college graduates this May, Mike Wimmer got dressed in a cap and gown, walked across a stage and received a diploma. Unlike those other graduates, Wimmer is 14 years old. But like any teenager, his daily routine includes a fair amount of what he calls "kid time" — playing car racing simulation games with friends, swimming, playing basketball or building Legos. "I did everything a normal high schooler did, I did everything a normal middle schooler did. Some might view video games and basketball as distractions to work.

Persons: Mike Wimmer, Wimmer, you've Organizations: Mensa, Carolina University, U.S, Atlantic, CNBC Locations: Salisbury , North Carolina, Bermuda

☆ How Sexist Is Hollywood? Check Out Geena Davis’s Spreadsheet
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( Chris Colin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

From “Thelma & Louise” and “A League of Their Own” to this year’s coming-of-age drama, “Fairyland,” back-seat docility just wasn’t an option. Next year will mark two decades since the creation of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. When her daughter was a toddler, Ms. Davis couldn’t help noticing that male characters vastly outnumbered female characters in children’s TV and movies. How the women were represented, their aspirations, the way young girls were sexualized: Across children’s programming, Ms. Davis saw a bewilderingly warped vision of reality being beamed into impressionable minds. “I started to wonder, What if I got the data to prove that I’m right about this?”

☆ 11-year-old British boy beats Einstein and Hawking on Mensa IQ test
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Sakshi Venkatraman | Sakshi Venkatraman Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

His performance beats those of physicists Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein, who were both estimated to have IQs around 160. Mensa, an international society open to high-IQ individuals, confirmed Shah's score to NBC News, saying he placed in the top 2% of the population and "has great potential." Shah's father, Irfan, told the Post that when his son was 7, he discovered a mathematical phenomenon that he couldn't explain. But Shah's parents said they're teaching him to nurture his work ethic and social life in addition to his natural abilities. “I still tell him that ‘your dad is still smarter than you,’” Shah's father told the Post.

☆ 12-летний мальчик окончил школу и запустил два бизнес-проекта
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-11 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Подросток из американского штата Северная Каролина окончил одновременно школу и колледж и запустил два бизнес-проекта. 12-летний Майк Уиммер (Mike Wimmer) всегда был способным учеником. В начале июня Уиммер стал дважды выпускником - окончил школу и колледж одновременно. Отсутствие необходимости ходить в школу дало ему больше времени на дополнительные занятия. Ранее сообщалось, что организация Mensa, объединяющая людей с самыми высокими показателями IQ, приняла в свои ряды двухлетнюю девочку.

Persons: Mike Wimmer, Майк Уиммер, Уиммер, Менделеев Organizations: NBC, Mensa Locations: Северная Каролина, США

☆ Двухлетнюю девочку пригласили в клуб для людей с высоким IQ
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-03 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +2 min

Двухлетняя жительница американского города Лос-Анджелес Кеши Квест стала членом организации Mensa, которая объединяет людей с самым высоким коэффициентом интеллекта (IQ) в мире. По словам матери Кеши, Сукхит Атваль, она с мужем заметила способность дочери легко запоминать вещи. Когда Кеши исполнилось полтора года, она уже знала всю азбуку, умела считать, знала названия цветов и фигур. «Она вот просыпается в субботу и говорит: "Хочу учить элементы" или "Хочу учить штаты". Поэтому, что бы она ни хотела учить, мы только пытаемся ей в этом помочь», — рассказывает телеканалу ABC 7 отец Кеши Девон Квест.

Persons: Кеши Квест, Кеши, Сукхит Атваль, Сукхит, Девон Квест, Адам Кирби Organizations: Mensa, Fox, Fox News, CNN, ABC Locations: ЛосАнджелес, США, Менделеев

☆ La doar 4 ani, o fetiță din Marea Britanie are un IQ comparabil cu cel al lui Einstein
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-31 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +5 min

Împlinise un an și o lună, iar tatăl său i-a spus într-o zi cifra „1” . Ea a răspuns imediat „2”, apoi tatăl a spus „3”, fetița a continuat cu „4” și tot așa până la 15, a povestit tatăl. Sociabilă și cu simțul umoruluiOdată, erau la supermarket și a Dayaal a început să intre în vorbă cu oamenii, întrebându-i despre copiii lor și câți ani au. Iar atunci când a făcut testul nici măcar nu împlinise 4 ani, avea 3 ani și 11 luni. În ciuda vârstei sale fragede, micuța are capacitatea de a recunoaște cuvinte și a face calcule ca un copil de 5 ani.

Persons: Dayaal, Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, ro . Raj, Sarbjit Singh, Ea, Putea, Raj, Lynn Kendall, Li Organizations: Google Locations: Great Barr, Birmingham -

Firma de arhitectură ABIBOO a prezentat proiectul unui oraş pe Marte care ar urma să fie construit începând din 2054. Zeiţa a condus Pământul cu fratele său, cel care ar fi inventat vânătoarea, focul şi sistemul de scriere, notează adevărul.ro. Planeta Marte nu este însă prietenoasă pentru oameni în ceea ce priveşte presiunea atmosferică, iar nivelul de radiaţii este letal, astfel că sunt necesare condiţii controlate. „Prezenţa apei este unul dintre cele mai importante avantaje oferite de Marte, întrucât ne ajută să obţinem materiale pentru construcţie. Practic, cu ajutorul apei şi dioxidului de carbon putem genera carbon, deci şi oţel”, explică Muñoz fondatorul firmei.

Persons: Zeiţa, Marte, Muñoz Locations: Nüwa, Tempe

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