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

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When presented with two identical summaries—one for a candidate named John, the other for a candidate named Jennifer—faculty members at six U.S. Plus, he earned an annual salary roughly $4,000 higher than Jennifer’s for the same work in an entry-level lab position. universities revealed their hidden biases. for competence on average.

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The Art of Minute Taking

Laughing all the Way to Work

An LCD, laptop and a screen will need to be available if there is going to be a presentation at the meeting. You can also start to create an agenda from the last minutes and present it to be approved by the Chair of the meeting. For example if they are discussing staff or executive salaries they will ask staff to leave.

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Is it that time of the year already?

Laughing all the Way to Work

I have asked for a raise however, but it was after I considered a move somewhere else and wasnt sure I wanted to go, so gave my employer a chance to match the new salary and they did. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Oh where or where is my password?

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Is Your Education Useless? | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Besides, as I was told when I was looking at the dismal entry-level salaries being offered when I graduated, and my Dad was wondering aloud why he had paid $$$ for a degree that wouldn’t get me much more than minimum wage (I wanted to go into book publishing, go figure), I shared the quote I got from the university’s job office.

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