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Bibliotherapy: Boost Well-being and Find Community With a Therapeutic Book Club

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These groups are often facilitated by a therapist or other trained professional. While American libraries rarely have a staff member who is a trained bibliotherapist, Allred says that their book makes the case that it is very feasible and rewarding to integrate bibliotherapy-informed practices into library programs, including book clubs.

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Cynthia Breazeal Is Making AI Fun and Educational for Kids

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Yet, despite all these technologies, the unique skills that come naturally to us as humans— emotional intelligence , empathy and social awareness to name a few—still reign supreme. Breazeal later co-founded Jibo , a company that developed personal assistant robots in 2012.

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Annie Särnblad Wants to Teach You How to Read Facial Expressions—So You Can Get Ahead in Business

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It’s a scientific skill she’s honed throughout decades of research and practice, one that has earned her the title of “human lie detector.” Growing up, she began to develop the skill of how to read facial expressions more out of desperation than curiosity. “My She can also code the 10,000 muscle combinations within human expression.

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Executive Assistant Best Job of 2012

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News on February 27, 2012 of the best jobs in 2012 and as one of the best jobs this profession was cited to see "significant growth over the next decade." The Best Jobs of 2012: Executive Assistant. See The Best Jobs of 2012.]. Do you see this being one of the best jobs in 2012? You already knew this, right?

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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from 2012—while the growth of male-owned employer businesses during the same time period was only 5.2%. million workers in 2019 and grew their workforce by 28%… between 2012 and 2019.” You cannot tell a 2-year-old you’re going to fire him if he doesn’t get potty trained.” of employer businesses in 2019—a growth of 16.7%

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How Three Post-Secondary Programs Are Setting Autistic Individuals on a Path to Success

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So, the duo founded nonPareil Institute, a post-secondary training institute, in 2008. These students can choose between courses that teach both core soft skills, such as “ communications ” or “community and culture,” and hard technical skills. They yearned for more and they knew they had the skill set to accomplish more.

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Paying Candidates for Interviews: What Should Be Covered and Why?

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A skills test. In 2012, the American Psychological Association identified “ feeling valued at work ” as a top indicator of well-being and performance, with half of the employees who say they don’t feel valued intending to look for a new job. A new suit. An airplane ticket to another interview. Two days of meals. A babysitter.