The modern workplace has seen growth in the 16 to 24-year olds and over 55 year olds. With people living and working longer, this growth has led to four generations of workers trying to coexist. This may present challenges to management. According to The East Valley...
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Importance of Facebook Like Button: Millennials and Women Likely to Hop On
via google.com Businesses are increasing their presence on Facebook in hopes that users will pick the “Like” button about their company, product or service. This is becoming today’s “word of mouth” through technology. A research brief from the Center for Media...
Millennials Actually Utilizing LinkedIn Rather Than Just Having an Inactive Profile
Linkedin has a lot of people with profiles. Quantcast reports “Linkedin has 21.4 million monthly unique U.S. visitors and 47.6 million globally.” However, that doesn’t mean they are all taking advantage of the site. Dynamic Business reported, “According to the 2010...
Myers Briggs MBTI: Testing Your Relationships
Myers Briggs MBTI personality assessments are often utilized by organizations. In today’s Wall Street Journal, the article Do You Get an ‘A’ in Personality discussed the importance of utilizing personality assessments in family situations as well. Greg Cellini from...
Young Boy Has Higher IQ Than Einstein
The video below of young Jake Barnett shows his amazing brain and abilities at the young age of 12. With the recent movie release of Limitless with Bradley Cooper, there is a lot of focus on the brain and its potential. At the age of 3, young Jake was diagnosed with...
Facebook Depression: Report of How Social Networking Can Affect Our Youth
A report released today (March 28, 2011) by the American Academy of Pediatrics has come up with a syndrome they call Facebook Depression. This report is titled: Clinical Report—the Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families. Although...
The Human Brain: Gender Differences in Intelligence and Maturity
Experts continue to research what makes individuals unique. Is there a difference between human intelligence in males vs. females? Ask a woman and you might get a different answer than if you ask a man? According to Hedges, " IQ tests, regarded by psychometricians...
Is Facebook and Twitter Keeping You Out of College or Helping You Get In?
Employers often use Google or other online research sites to find out about prospective job applicants. If there is embarrassing or incriminating information out there, it may not just be prospective employers that find it. Universities are also performing online...
Gainful Employment Rule: Effect on For-Profit Schools and Graduation Rates
via american.com For-profit education is beginning to feel the squeeze. July 2, 2012 marks the day that the U.S. Department of Education rule goes into effect. This rule restricts students from using government aid to pay for schooling that doesn’t include...
Millennials Education and Workplace Success – Improving Emotional Intelligence
In 2010, research from Pew Center showed Millennials were not only the happiest of workers but they were also considered the most educated generation in history. JustMeans.com reported, “Approximately 1-in-5 Millennials are college graduates while 26% are in school,...
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