On Tuesday, August 16, the United States Department of Education issued a press release stating its intent to discharge all federal student loans that borrowers received to attend ITT Technical Institute from Jan. 1, 2005, through its closure in September 2016, amounting to $3.9 billion in full loan discharges between 208,000 borrowers. This is the…
What Is C-Suite? C-suite, or C-level, is widely-used vernacular describing the upper echelons of a corporation’s senior executives and managers. C-suite gets its name from the titles of top senior executives, which tend to start with the letter C, for “chief,” as in chief executive officer (CEO), chief financial officer (CFO), chief operating officer (COO),…
Apple Inc. (AAPL) has completed a preliminary investigation into a large-scale worker riot at an iPhone assembly plant in India run by a key subcontractor in its international supply chainTaiwan-based Wistron Corporation (3231.TW). Unpaid wages have been a major grievance among workers. As a result, Apple has announced that it will monitor Wistron closely and…
What Is Human Capital? The term human capital refers to the economic value of a worker’s experience and skills. Human capital includes assets like education, training, intelligence, skills, health, and other things employers value such as loyalty and punctuality. As such, it is an intangible asset or quality that isn’t (and can’t be) listed on…
Racial bias in medical care can show up in some unexpected places. For example: Consider the clinical decision tools that play an important role in how today’s patients are tested, diagnosed, and treated. These tools contain algorithms, or step-by-step procedures, usually computerized, for calculating factors such as risk of heart disease, the need for a…
The word “job interview” gives you the chips? It’s normal. This stuff is one of the most anxiety-provoking dates on earth. One-shot. If you screw up, you say goodbye to your dream job (well, not always, we’re a bit of a drama queen). OUCH. HARD BLOW. But there are more atypical recruitment techniques, to which…
Attention we are talking about women and not men so calm down. Wendy Renard’s OL beat PSG last Sunday at home to the Parc des Princes and qualified for the 10th time in their history in the Champions League final. With a record attendance for women’s football (43,000 spectators), we can legitimately say that OL…
Are you about to become parents, and are you looking for a first name for your child? Do you want it vintage and original? STAY STILL, WE HAVE THE SOLUTION! Here is a top list of endangered first names. Something to help you while saving neglected first names… It’s beautiful, what we’re doing. Female names…
As much as there are very nice club managers like the best bosses in the world and the most generous bosses (yes, I clearly tried to use all the synonyms of boss to entertain you). As much as there are also bosses who abuse phew and whose behavior reveals that they are atrocious beings to…