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☆ A woman who spent a year job-searching in Australia shares the resume that got her zero interviews — and what she changed to get hired
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Connor had prior work experience in India, the UK, and Hong Kong, and she decided to try to find work in her new home country, too. It took her over a year and a meeting with a professional resume consultant to land a job in Melbourne. The 2009 resume Connor used to apply to jobs in Australia Baishakhi ConnorResume mistakes Connor madeRoughly 15 years later, Connor reexamined her resume and said she would do several things differently. Here's what she would change:Add a summary: "This was a missing summary or a profile," Connor said of her resume. In retrospect, she would write "Career Highlights" instead of "Work Experience," because in Australia, "work experience" is something school students do for free to understand the industry, Connor said.

Persons: —, Baishakhi Connor, Connor, didn't, Australia Baishakhi Connor, Connor reexamined Organizations: Service, Business, Indian Institute of Management Locations: Australia, India, Hong Kong, Melbourne

☆ A better way to handle layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Aki Ito | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Out of everything that happens in the workplace, nothing underscores the harshly transactional nature of employment more than the way companies terminate their employees. To be sure, there are times when layoffs are necessary for the health — and even survival — of a company. In other words, the pitiless and coldhearted way businesses handle dismissals isn't just destructive to those who get dismissed. Is there a better way to handle layoffs? For starters, Herd says, managers should look the employees they're dismissing in the eye, rather than reading from a script.

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☆ How to fight dementia, according to neurologists
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

What about diabetes, cancer, thyroid disease, high blood pressure or heart disease? Some of the questions might seem unexpected to those who don’t write about brain health. However, my risk of developing vascular dementia, the second most common type after Alzheimer’s disease, is elevated. "Such spikes cause brain inflammation, disrupt brain metabolism and increase shrinkage of the thinking part of the brain," Isaacson said. The National Institute on Aging currently supports nearly 500 active clinical trials on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

Persons: Louise Dittner, Krysta, Ryan LaMotte, It’s, ”, Natalia Rost, “, Rost, ” Rost, Richard Isaacson, ” Isaacson, mockingbird …, birthed, it’s, I’ve, Isaacson, Sandee LaMotte Organizations: CNN, Comprehensive, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, American Academy of Neurology, Boca Raton, Weill Cornell Medicine, Presbyterian, Mayo Clinic, Volunteers, Alzheimer’s, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health Locations: Massachusetts, Boston, neonatologists, Florida, United, New York, New York City, Nature

☆ Tinder's 'rizz-first redesign' feels like a really cringe-worthy attempt at wooing Gen Z
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

I'm a Gen Z, and I feel it misses the point as to why my generation is falling out of love with dating apps. It's no wonder then that Tinder's "rizz-first redesign" specifically calls out Gen Z as its intended target. But dating apps are right to be concerned about their appeal to Gen Z. AdvertisementI can't help feeling Tinder is missing the real point behind why Gen Z is falling out of love with online dating: Dating apps are deeply frustrating to use. It's a frustrating time to be on online dating — and that's something adding some rizz to a redesign can't quite fix.

Persons: Tinder, —, Gen, Gen Z, who's Organizations: Service

☆ The hidden woes of being in a relationship with a startup founder
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In today's big story, a Business Insider reporter gives her unique perspective on navigating life as a startup founder's wife. The big storyA founder's other backerJosh Cochran for InsiderThe startup world is not for the faint of heart. Melia's account of her relationship with Kyle and his startup is equal parts entertaining, heartwrenching, and informative. AdvertisementJosh Cochran for InsiderAs if being a founder spouse wasn't difficult enough, Melia has the bonus of covering the space as a reporter. And while that's true of any relationship, it's especially pertinent in the volatile startup ecosystem.

Persons: —, Josh Cochran, it's, Insider's Melia Russell, Kyle, Melia, takeaways Melia, Lennihan, Alexander Spatari, Pete Weir, Weir, — it's, HENRY, Steve Irwin, Satya Nadella, Bolton Clarke, Dan DeFrancesco, Naga Siu, Hallam Bullock, Lisa Ryan Organizations: Service, Brandon Bell, Getty, Associated Press, Apple, Google, US, York City, Discovery Education, Australia, Microsoft, Cisco Locations: Brandon, York, New York City, San Diego, London, New York

☆ Google's lawyer 'visibly cringed' when this confidential number was said aloud during its antitrust trial, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Kylie Kirschner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Google reportedly pays Apple a 36% cut of its search ad revenue through Safari as part of its deal. The US' Google antitrust case centers on how Google pays partners to promote its search engine. AdvertisementAn apparent slip-up during an expert's testimony in Google's antitrust trial reportedly drew a reaction from the search engine company's lawyer in the court room. The moment revealed more about Google's deal with Apple to remain the default search engine in Safari. So when University of Chicago professor Kevin Murphy, a Google economics expert and witness for the trial, disclosed the confidential number during his testimony, Google's main lawyer "visibly cringed," Bloomberg reported.

Persons: —, Kevin Murphy, Google's, Murphy didn't, Apple Organizations: Google, Apple, Safari, Bloomberg, Service, University of Chicago, Department of Justice, Microsoft

☆ Apple gets 36% of Google search revenue from Safari, Alphabet witness says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Google pays Apple more than a third of its search advertising revenue from Safari under the terms of the two companies' search default agreement, an Alphabet witness said in open court Monday amid a protracted antitrust battle between Google and the Department of Justice. The 36% figure, which was not previously known to the public, is one of the clearest indications of how lucrative Google's search deal has been for both Apple and the search engine company. The search default agreement is a major focus of the proceedings. Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi has estimated in a note to clients that Apple would see $19 billion in 2023 revenue as a result of the search engine default deal with Google. "Everybody talks about the open web, but there really is the Google web," he said on the stand.

Persons: Kevin Murphy, Department's, John Schmidtlein, Murphy, Amit Mehta, Bernstein, Toni Sacconaghi, Apple, Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella, Nadella, Microsoft's Bing Organizations: Google, Apple, Safari, Department of Justice, University of Chicago, Williams, Connolly, Bloomberg News, Microsoft

After Boebert won her last race by just 546 votes, she began revamping her campaign strategy. So-called ballot harvesting, which she's decried as an underhanded Democratic tactic, will be part of her campaign strategy. While campaigning in the district this election, Boebert seems “more empathetic" than her disruptive national profile. At events and debates in the last election, Boebert railed against then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who became a foil for bloated government, a broken system and Democratic demagoguery. After Colorado's largely city dwellers voted to reintroduce wolves to Colorado, Boebert has also proposed legislation to give ranchers greater recourse to defend their flocks.

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☆ At Rosemead High, generations of students were harassed or groomed for sex as they tried to get an education
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Matt Drange | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +87 min

Students were regularly subjected to sexual harassment by Hall, two former students told me. “I feel like so many of us were victims to the culture,” one former Rosemead student told Insider. Manipulation by a trusted adult has been passed like a virus to generations of Rosemead students. AdvertisementThe Shops at Santa Anita in Arcadia have long been a local haunt for Rosemead High students. We wondered aloud whether Masiello had harassed our mother the same way he'd done to generations of Rosemead students.

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☆ Why the controversial leadership style of Deion Sanders works
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Deion Sanders has been praised and criticized for his leadership style at the University of Colorado. Their new head coach, Deion Sanders, has been praised and criticized for his leadership style, especially after cleaning house immediately upon arriving from Jackson State. "You take a team that's won one game, and you fire the whole coaching staff. Granted, he's not the first college football coach to be in the news every week (hi, Nick Saban). Don't sugar coat"I'm not going to lie to you," Sanders told People magazine earlier this month.

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☆ Opinion | Luring Theater Audiences Back After Covid
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

My husband and I are guilty as charged, recognizing ourselves, painfully, in the interviews with former theater company subscribers. Before the pandemic, we subscribed to nearly every theater company in the city. We were such dedicated audience members that we timed our trips to Florida based on the City Center “Encores!” offerings. Even when theater resumed, we remain uncomfortable in large groups and are much more selective about what we choose to see. We kept two subscriptions — at the Public Theater and Lincoln Center, which maintained mask-required performances longer than most.

Organizations: “, City, Public Theater, Lincoln Center Locations: Florida

☆ I landed a job at Google right out of college. Here are 10 things I wish I knew before starting my career.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Charlene Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Charlene Lee is a former product manager at Google who wishes she had a guide prior to starting her first job. Today, I'd like to share some of the lessons I wish I had learned before starting my career, lessons that I now teach my team. It's your job to find a good managerOne of my best managers, Paul, spent a lot of time with me early in my career. Things changed when the next box, like writing a book, started conflicting with things that weren't on the list. The start of your career is the beginning of your journey, and I hope that this guide helps you with yours.

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☆ Striking Actors Are Turning to Cameo for Extra Cash
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Cameo is a service through which celebrities and others can be paid to make personalized videos commemorating birthdays, bachelorette parties, divorces and the like. Mr. Jackson, 48, charges $95 for a video message and cited bills — “I have two kids” — as one reason he is on Cameo. “But you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do.”Since Cameo debuted in 2016, some actors have used it when traditional work has dried up. In 2021, as the pandemic raged, the actor Andrew Rannells joined Cameo to raise money for the Entertainment Community Fund, a nonprofit formerly known as the Actors Fund. On a recent episode of “And Just Like That…,” the “Sex and the City” reboot, the character Che Diaz, played by Sara Ramirez, starts making Cameo videos after a TV pilot is canceled.

Persons: Cheyenne Jackson, Jackson, ”, —, “, you’ve, Andrew Rannells, Che Diaz, Sara Ramirez Organizations: SAG, Entertainment Community Fund, Actors Fund

☆ Why Are Dave Matthews Band Fans So Loyal?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On an afternoon in June while wildfire smoke enveloped Manhattan, people lined up outside Irving Plaza — some before dawn, some sporting face masks, some fresh off red-eye flights — to see Dave Matthews. That night, the 56-year-old balladeer was playing a rare solo gig celebrating his namesake band’s new album, “Walk Around the Moon.”Josh Roberts, 42, a special-education teacher in Las Vegas, who has seen the Dave Matthews Band, or DMB, 523 times, stood in that line. Mr. Roberts estimates that he has spent $100,000 on tickets and travel since discovering the band as a struggling high school junior in 1995. “This band has songs about love, depression, sex, things that you connect to,” he said. Mr. Matthews is the first to admit he doesn’t always get it right.

Persons: —, Dave Matthews, balladeer, ” Josh Roberts, Roberts, ”, Matthews, doesn’t, “, ’ ”, DMB Organizations: Irving, ChatGPT Locations: Manhattan, Las Vegas, TriBeCa, Charlottesville, Va, DMB

Within hours in the middle of the night, Mr. Biden consulted his top advisers, called the president of Poland and the NATO secretary general, and gathered fellow world leaders to deal with the crisis. You’re confusing me.” He also drew a blank when asked the last country he had visited and the name of a favorite movie. The complicated reality of America’s oldest president was encapsulated on Thursday as Congress approved a bipartisan deal he brokered to avoid a national default. Even Speaker Kevin McCarthy testified that Mr. Biden had been “very professional, very smart, very tough” during their talks. Yet just before the voting got underway, Mr. Biden tripped over a sandbag at the Air Force Academy commencement, plunging to the ground.

Persons: Biden, “, Joe Bidens, Sharp, Kevin McCarthy, Mr, cringed, pounced Organizations: NATO, Mr, Air Force Academy Locations: Asia, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, NATO, New York, Philadelphia

☆ Picasso: Love Him or Hate Him?
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Deborah Solomon | April | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

It is not hugely cool to profess a love for Picasso these days. This is what Picasso’s detractors — like Hannah Gadsby, the Australian comedian and Picasso basher, who will help curate a Picasso show at the Brooklyn Museum opening on June 2 — often miss. Picasso, by contrast, brought the weight of lived experience into his work, even when he was tethered to archetypal subjects. “The Mother” (1901), an early painting by Picasso, shows a view of motherhood purged of Renaissance idealization. The conventional view of the painting holds that the women are “dolled-up cocottes,” as John Richardson glibly put it in his biography of Picasso.

☆ Pelosi lamented that Biden would help raise 'a million dollars' for Marjorie Taylor Greene by mentioning her in a speech
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

President Biden recently alluded to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in a speech about his budget. While watching the speech, Pelosi lamented to a reporter that Biden shouldn't have done that. Pelosi also cringed at Biden referring to former President Donald Trump as "the former president — and maybe future president." Earlier this month, Biden said Marjorie Taylor Greene is an asset for Democrats. "You know, a little bit more Marjorie Taylor Greene and a few more, you're gonna have a lot of Republicans running our way," he said at the House Democrats' 2023 Issues Conference.

☆ Several big-name GOP lawmakers won't go to CPAC this year amid chairman Matt Schlapp's sexual assault scandal
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

CPAC is typically a major opportunity for GOP politicians to boost their profile and give red-meat speeches. But many aren't going this year as chairman Matt Schlapp faces a $9.4 million sexual assault lawsuit. Nikki Haley, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, and Sen. Rick Scott of Florida — are still scheduled to speak later this week. Republican Sen. Steve Daines of Montana, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, also not attending, visibly cringed when asked about CPAC.

☆ Sequoia Capital took a $213 million bath on FTX after the crypto exchange imploded. That's not that bad, VCs say.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Melia Russell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

FTX investor Sequoia Capital has marked down its position to $0 as the crypto exchange crumbles. Sequoia Capital now views its $213.5 million investment in FTX as worthless as the crypto exchange teeters on the brink of collapse after an eleventh-hour deal to salvage the business fell apart. "Somehow Sequoia capital turned a FTX write down to zero into a humblebrag. It invested $150 million into FTX through its third growth fund, which Sequoia said totaled less than 3% of that fund's capital commitments. In its letter to investors, Sequoia said it does "extensive research and thorough diligence" on every investment it makes.

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