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Karlie Kloss wants to get more women into tech jobs and this is how she is doing it Meredith Lepore

We are constantly told there are not enough women pursuing careers in the STEM fields. Part of the problem is the pipeline issue. This is something model and entrepreneur Karlie Kloss has been tackling since 2014 when she launched her foundation Kode With Klossy to help teach young girls to code. Read More

Are you seeing your coworkers through 'coffee goggles'?Meredith Lepore

Many people say ‘Don’t talk to me until I’ve had my first cup of coffee’ in an attempt to indicate that they are not fit for social interactions with other humans until they have some caffeine in their blood stream. It is a bit of an exaggerated statement but according to a new study, it has some real truth to it. Read More

Middle management job security in the age of automation Ladders Contributor

What issues are raised when a bot can do a white collar business person’s work as well or better than the person who pays the dry cleaning bills? … Read More

Study finds that 'very unattractive' people make more money | Ladders Meredith Lepore

A study from the Journal of Business and Psychology of 20,000 young Americans, interviewed the subjects at home at age 16 and then three more times before they turned 29-years-old. The researchers looked at the correlation between attractiveness and income of the participants based on a five-point scale of physical attractiveness from “very unattractive” to “very attractive.” They found something very interesting when it came to looks and earnings… … Read More

These are the 25 Fortune 500 companies with the most remote friendly jobs Meredith Lepore

Working remotely is becoming the norm. There has been a 115% percent increase in telecommuting between 2005-2015 and the percentage of workers doing all or at least some of their work remotely has increased from 19% in 2003 to 24% in 2015, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Read More

Stanford professor explains how the workplace is literally killing us Monica Torres

No good employer is going to outright say that they kill you, but new research finds that too many modern workplaces are grim reapers inflicting a fatal amount of stress on our bodies and minds. Read More

This is how our names can determine our careers Monica Torres

When your last name is Carpenter and you grow up to work as a carpenter, you may think of it as a funny coincidence, but research finds that your name could have been nudging your subconscious all along. Read More

New headset would allow 'silent speech' between humans and tech Monica Torres

There’s new technology that wants to make conversations with your devices and other humans completely silent and seamless. People will be able to talk without opening their mouth. Read More

Study: Women in heavier makeup less likely to be seen as leaders Monica Torres

For women to be taken seriously by their colleagues at work, they may have to hold back on the mascara. Read More

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I did 8 rounds of interviews and still didn’t get the job

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“When two people are having a conversation, eye contact signals that shared attention is high —that they are in peak synchrony with one another.”

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7 things you should never ask your boss

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