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Summary List PlacementBoolean logic — if it sounds like a phrase straight out of an algebra textbook, that's because it is. Developed by a 19th century mathematician, this research method allows people to seek out information using "and," "or," or "not" phrases and is widely used among recruiters as a way to filter through job candidate profiles with efficiency and speed.  And job seekers...

Summary List PlacementIt all started at her mom's dining-room table.  After the 2016 presidential election, Alisha Ramos was experiencing professional and emotional burnout. Ramos, who was 26 at the time, had been working as the design lead for HealthCare.gov, which was undergoing major changes as a result of the new administration.  "I was showing up to work every day, but I had no fulfillment,"...

Summary List PlacementIn the wake of Trump's permanent ban from Twitter and indefinite ban from Facebook, right-wing public figures cried censorship. Media personalities and politicians alike claimed the situation was Orwellian, akin to the events of "1984"; on right-wing cable news networks, show hosts wryly welcomed their viewers to "Communist China." As an academic who researches social media platforms and the extremist groups that...

Summary List PlacementIn 2019, after saving up for several years and setting aside $36,000 for our world travels, my husband, toddler, and I managed to visit 12 countries together, all while working remotely.  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we're no longer traveling globally and our daily routine looks a lot different. Still, the lessons we learned from running our own businesses as freelancers, caring...

Summary List PlacementWhen I first moved to the Bay Area in 2004, I was instantly drawn to the startup ecosystem and, like many founders, I couldn't resist the urge to build something that would have an impact. At the time, I was running my own performance marketing agency and scheduling regular coffee meet-ups with friends and colleagues to run through other business ideas on...

Summary List PlacementHaving a strong social media strategy is increasingly becoming an important part of a successful job search. And among all the social channels where candidates can network and look for new opportunities, LinkedIn seems to be the one with the most pull. More than three-quarters of recruiters and hiring managers use the platform, according to a 2018 Jobvite survey of 850 hiring...

Summary List PlacementThe twentieth-century literary scholar and philosopher Kenneth Burke once wrote that, "The conventional forms demanded by one age are as resolutely shunned by another." Burke's point was that the ever-evolving nature of communication technologies continuously alters the forms of discourse that dominate our information landscape. In the past 10 years, the world has been undergoing a seismic change in this regard, as...

Summary List PlacementEataly, the Italian marketplace home to multiple eateries, retail, and more, tripled its number of stores in North America between 2016 and 2019, and with it saw its business grow substantially.  The company continued to remain successful through 2020. Of course, Raffaele Piarulli, executive vice president of Eataly North America, who's been with the company for 11 years — including the 10...

Summary List PlacementEarlier this week I was plugging in my Christmas lights when I heard my phone vibrate on the counter — it was a Twitter notification from my company's intern. She said in a direct message, "Read this thread." I stopped what I was doing and began skimming April Christina Curley's Twitter thread about her removal from Google and my jaw dropped. April...

Summary List PlacementI've worked at The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess resort for ten years, where I organize the signature events including Christmas at the Princess. It's been amazing to be a part of such a great creative team and connect with the local community.  We started Christmas at the Princess 11 years ago to create a "town center" that could become part of family traditions....

Summary List PlacementFive years ago, I was back at work after having my twin daughters. Back at a job that I loved, at an amazing company, with coworkers I respected and appreciated. I was a director with two new healthy babies at home. Career, motherhood, marriage — I had it all. Or, so I thought.   Six months after a very difficult pregnancy with twins,...

Summary List PlacementThis year, investors poured more than $4 billion into EdTech startups by August, according to Crunchbase, rising to $9.7 billion by November, Wired reports. When the pandemic forced many students into full-time remote learning last spring, people begun reconsidering the value of a traditional college education in its present form. This helped spur the growth of online education options across the educational...

Summary List PlacementFor me, tarot started out as a hobby. I'd just quit my job in entertainment PR and I was figuring out what to do next. I'd been to a tarot card reader in LA and thought it was cool, but there was never a time when I thought it was what I wanted to do. But one day, my friend gave me...

Summary List PlacementThe Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania routinely appears at the top of the list in MBA program rankings. A recent 2021 Global MBA Ranking led by education specialists Quacquarelli Symonds put Wharton No. 2 on the list of the best business schools in the world. But if you aspire to get into this elite graduate business school, be aware of what ...

Summary List PlacementAfter a few hours home alone without looking at her phone, Akvile Les, 30, receives a notification. It's a message asking how she's doing and whether she'd like to chat — but the text doesn't come from a concerned friend or family member. Les is trying out Replika, an app founded by San Francisco startup Luka that allows users to design an...

Summary List PlacementImagine throwing your whole life savings into your startup but at the same time, not risking all of it on the success (or failure) of your company, as beloved as it is you. A new community called FounderPool wants to help startup founders do exactly that, by spreading their financial risk across a spectrum of startups without any cash up front.  It...

Summary List PlacementTelepresence robots — essentially Zoom on wheels — first emerged about a decade ago. Early users ranged from business executives taking "tours" of factories to doctors making virtual rounds with patients to homebound students with chronic illnesses or disabilities. As a result of COVID-19, however, these robots have seen a flood of new interest from people who need to stay physically distant,...

Summary List Placement Melissa Petro is a freelance writer, wife, and mother living in New York City. Instead of returning to full-time work after she had a baby, she persuaded her husband to pay her to handle all the childcare, housework, and other familial responsibilities. She added up the hours she'd work each week and multiplied that by an hourly wage, subtracting this figure...