Tag: jobs | Frankie Bow

October 12, 2016

10 Jobs That Make People Most Happy…and Most Miserable

New research published by The Cabinet Office in the UK has revealed that being a member of the clergy is associated with the highest levels of life satisfaction.

Here are the top 10 occupations:

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June 29, 2015

New software gizmo will tell you what your skills are, match you with the perfect job

New software gizmo will tell you what your skills are, match you with the perfect job Texas State Technical College, spurred by the fact that one third of its state funding is now tied to its graduates' starting salaries, has eliminated all majors except petroleum engineering developed software that matches graduates' skills with job requirements. But why should …

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May 4, 2015

The Complete Opposite of Tuna on Toast | Job-hunting outside academe

How channeling George Costanza saved one woman's career: Acting like George Costanza — specifically, doing the opposite of everything I’d been counseled for the past decade — is what made me solvent once again. And if you, dear reader, are contemplating an exit from academe (as the boulder of this year’s hiring cycle rolls ever …

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April 13, 2015

Graduates think they’re well prepared for the job market. Employers aren’t so sure.

Study finds big gaps between student and employer perceptions | InsideHigherEd.com. Frankie Bow's first novel, THE MUSUBI MURDER , is available at Audible.com, Amazon.com, and iTunes. Be the first to learn about promotions, events, and new releases:

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March 28, 2015

People prefer a healthy-looking leader to an intelligent-looking one.

"Health was an influential cue across all scenarios, while intelligence only had an effect in half of the presented scenarios. " Well, at least intelligence wasn't a negative predictor (The study was done in the Netherlands; I wonder how the same experiment might turn out in the US). And yes, apparently there is a way to manipulate "intelligent-looking." …

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December 6, 2012

Science confirms what you already knew

When interviewing, "Employers sought candidates who were not only competent but also culturally similar to themselves in terms of leisure pursuits, experiences, and self-presentation styles." Or as Forbes puts it, Employers Hire Potential Drinking Buddies Ahead Of Top Candidates

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October 26, 2012

“If you don’t have enough jobs….you cannot train your way to victory.”

Higher ed is great. It's a public good and a private good. If it weren't for higher ed, I'd have to set my murder mysteries somewhere else. But training displaced workers doesn't make jobs magically appear; not only that, the time spent retraining may have been better spent looking for employment: "What is more surprising …

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