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What Not to Wear to an Interview

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I have hired hundreds of employees right out of school over the years as the founder and CEO of a Silicon Valley-based manufacturing company. How does your target company present itself in its sales materials? Does the company have behind-the-scenes videos that depict their employees at work? but don’t ignore your gut.

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

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Asking candidates to come out of pocket for expenses should always be a red flag, and [providing compensation] is a great way for the company to project its values and how they treat [their] employees,” he says. One offering company she turned down had required her to fly at her own expense, which she says felt “a bit crummy.”

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Rachel Ceruti Is Curbing Environmental Waste By Upcycling Clothes

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Growing up, Rachel Ceruti had an appreciation for the environment, but she didn’t consider herself an environmentalist nor had she started upcycling clothes. While she was there, she learned about how secondhand clothing is shipped to Africa and then ends up in landfills. “We What is upcycled clothing?

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The Potential of Hybrid Work in Protecting Knowledge Workers from AI Displacement

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It’s the metaphorical oasis where ideas are shared, bonds are formed, and company culture is cultivated. Envision a fashion brand utilizing a generative AI model to create fresh clothing designs based on current fashion trends, or a marketing firm employing a text generation model to craft advertising copy.

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Why Supporting Small Businesses This Holiday Season Is More Urgent Than Ever

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And thus in 2014, mumi was formed. The brand provides items to stay organized at home, school, the office or when traveling, including its cornerstone packing cubes ($49.90) to optimize your luggage space, and divider cubes ($19 – $23) to organize drawers of clothes and accessories—and 100% guaranteed to spark joy.

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The Founder of Black Girl Ventures Gets Things Done

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It came in the form of a T-shirt line which got off on the completely wrong foot but led to her first major success. “It Her mom invested her retirement money in the company, and Bell used her tax refunds to buy her own printers. As a true optimist, Bell didn’t take this as a setback. Instead she started to look for her next venture.

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Being a BossBabe: How to Shut Down Stereotypes and Find Your Brand Identity

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More women are founding successful companies, moving into C-suite positions and climbing to the tops of their fields. Identities aren’t formed overnight, so the sooner you start crafting yours, the better. In fact, it’s normal for a company to evolve, in the same way that we all change as we get older.