Iowa isn't your typical start-up city and Ben Milne isn't your typical start-up chief executive. A native Iowan, Milne didn't attend Stanford; he went to the University of Northern Iowa before dropping out to start Elemental Designs, a Web-based audio speaker retailer. Now his ambitions are really big.
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According to a new study from Sausalito, Calif.-based workplace culture website Glassdoor.com, a tough interview can entail anything from a series of formal tests to on-the-spot case analyses. Job seekers say tech companies conduct the toughest.
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Hedge fund billionaire Leon Cooperman outlines what makes a perfect analyst or portfolio manager.
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Hedge fund honcho Leon Cooperman planned to be a dentist. Then, eight days into his dentistry courses at the University of Pennsylvania, he realized it wasn't the right choice.
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The job of the medical device salesperson is exciting and fast-paced, and can be lucrative for those who succeed. It is also intense, both physically and mentally, requiring long hours, constant training and the ability to perform well under a different kind of pressure than most salespeople face.
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Google is a $38 billion money machine and founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page want to keep it that way. A big part of accomplishing that is keeping alive its unique culture through GoogleEDU, its leadership and development program.
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According to a new survey from Right Management, the talent management and outplacement arm of ManpowerGroup, most employees believe job performance isn't the leading factor in career success.
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The cutting edge of tech has moved to gamification, a new industry that incorporates elements of social networking, gaming, psychology and data analytics.The chance to get in on the ground floor is attracting hordes of game designers, salespeople, computer programmers and others.
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Did you hear the one about the hiring manager who asked about her former lover? How about the woman who conducted the interview barefoot? FINS decided to turn the tables and asked job candidates about the stupidest things hiring managers asked.
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