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3.4 Million Chinese Youth Rush To Civil Service Jobs For Stability, Not Pay

Allwork

Applicant numbers, which surged by over 400,000 from last year and have tripled since 2014, reflect the huge demand for stability from disillusioned Gen Z Chinese, and the lack of attractive options in the private sector even though local governments are struggling to pay wages due to a fiscal crisis. . A record 3.4

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Work to Do in 2025: Working While Female

Bonnie Low-Kramen

In her book, My Life in Full , and in interviews, she candidly shares how women are never quite enough and that there is a very real double standard in play. She was the CEO of YouTube from 2014-2023. Indra Nooyi led PepsiCo as CEO for 12 years from 2006. Women are either too loud or too soft, too feminine or too masculine.

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The one thing the Trump administration got very right

Vox Open Sourced

The timing of Livingstone’s grant terminations suggests the decision had less to do with ethics than it did with simply defunding Harvard, which was happening simultaneously (neither the NIH nor Livingstone granted my requests for an interview). But biomedical science is overdue for a paradigm shift on animal research.

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What Not to Wear to an Interview

Success

Sure, the idea of dressing like Mark Zuckerberg may be one of the reasons why you’re drawn to the tech industry, but showing up for an interview or to pitch a potential client dressed like Zuck may not be the best out-of-the-gate strategy, so enlist your gut when choosing what to wear. Here’s where a little common sense comes into play.

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5 Reasons to Question Everything

Success

Entrepreneurs and top business execs I interviewed say self-questioning is critical to making sure you’re pursuing the opportunities that are best for you. This article was published in March 2014 and has been updated. For many of us, trying to be successful is about moving forward. Photo by Juergen Bauer Pictures/Shutterstock.

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Practically Perfect PA round up of 2014

Practically Perfect PA

I wanted to do a Practically Perfect round up for 2014. Below you will find links to my favourite posts from 2014. Interview questions and answers for assistants part 5. The post Practically Perfect PA round up of 2014 appeared first on Practically Perfect PA. Thanks again to everyone for reading the blog this year.

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Curb Free With Cory Lee: How One Blogger Is Making a Difference in Accessible Travel

Success

In 2014, Lee graduated with a degree in marketing, so when he applied for jobs and finally received an invitation to interview, he had high hopes. Unfortunately, the interview didn’t go as planned. “As He shut me down before he even gave me the interview,” Lee recalls. But then, it started picking up.

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