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Could Your Name Prompt Hiring Bias?

On The Job

Could someone named Jamal have more difficulty getting help from a mentor or attention from a higher-up than someone named Brad? Use social networking tools such as Facebook or Twitter to become more connected to hiring managers or key personnel. Read this latest column I did for Gannett/USA Today.

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Inside the Edinburgh PA Network

Practically Perfect PA

After I moved to Edinburgh in 2004, I’ve worked in a series of roles which have all involved executive support at senior level. We have a Twitter account @edinburghpa and a Facebook page , which is mostly run by Sherien and we also have a private LinkedIn group. Facebook: www.facebook.com/edinburghpa. Location: Edinburgh.

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

Success

Thomas and Ayesha Kanji for Harvard Business School in 2004, Childs, as vice president of workforce diversity, executed a plan that created eight task forces. Students find mentors, a sense of community and a place to find answers to their questions. To remain innovative , you have to maintain a broad outlook.

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VA Industry Leaders: a conversation

Loosely Speaking

I am in linked in and facebook but so far all I have been doing is adding names and it seems that I am overrun with requests to join groups that are not at all productive. I have also noticed an increase in spam, particularly since joining facebook. Let’s get some of your mentors over here talking! Loose Ends.

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

Success

And for the sixth time, we have done the research to find the 25 most influential leaders in this space: the coaches, speakers, authors, mentors and thought leaders to know in 2022. He is a teacher, a mentor, a coach, a convener, and a doer. Coach, mentor, creator. But this year, there’s more. Elena Cardone. Cindy Castillo.

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