An increasing number of MBA programs are helping students improve their marketability by adding STEM courses, writes Arlene Weintraub. "Employers are looking for graduates who are comfortable using sophisticated software to parse data and then deploy the results toward improving business practices," she writes. U.S. News & World Report (3/21) 4 tips for pointing out errors constructively People are less likely to get defensive about mistakes if you approach them in private and commiserate before explaining what they did wrong, writes Art Markman, professor of psychology and marketing. Make sure you're addressing actual errors instead of pet peeves, and reciprocate with grace when it's your turn for correction. Fast Company online (3/18)
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Making the Connection
Dating app launches business networking feature Bumble, a dating app that allows women to initiate the connection, is expanding into professional networking with the launch of Bumble Bizz, writes Kate Wilson. The idea is to help women find work and mentors, and fill other business needs in a safe arena to "navigat[e] the grey areas of networking that can make them feel uncomfortable," she writes. Georgia Straight (Vancouver, British Columbia) (3/20)
Mobile Device Usage is a Threat to Data Security 74% of global IT leaders reported a data breach due to a mobile security issue. Discover how cybersecurity is shifting to meet the needs of a mobile world, and why it's critical to not fall behind. Learn how to protect your organization from mobile threats in The Convergence of InfoSec & Mobile.
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Study: Workplace wellness programs have little short-term impact Workplace wellness programs do not change employees' behavior, improve health outcomes or reduce health care spending in the first year, according to a large randomized, controlled trial. Most participants in workplace wellness programs are likely to be healthy, active high earners, study leaders write. Scientific American online (3/19)
Your Next Challenge
Now's your chance to see how your wage compares A chart compiled by the Wall Street Journal allows people to compare their salary against what other companies in their industry offer, writes Jade Scipioni. More than 1,300 public US companies have released salary information as mandated by the federal government. Yahoo/Fox Business (3/18)How to dust off a resume quickly If a recruiter contacts you and your resume is out-of-date, ask about the employer's goals and feature how your achievements encompass those goals at the top of the page, writes Stephanie Overby. Beware of using out-of-fashion fonts, forgetting to add your LinkedIn URL or crowding the reading space. The Enterprisers Project (3/14)
Balancing Yourself
Opinion: The secret to happiness is found after you clock out Recent viral stories about millennial stress and Gen X midlife crises indicate there's too much pressure on people to find their life's meaning at work, writes Karol Markowicz. "Family, friends, community, religion, volunteer work and all the happiness associated with those things should be most important," she writes. New York Post (3/17)
Many Texas parents may not have known that the state banned home lemonade stands, but a bill passed the Texas House to overturn that ban. Legislation sponsored by Rep. Matt Krause would legalize minor-operated, temporary stands that sell nonalcoholic drinks on either private or public property, with the goal of encouraging young people to gain entrepreneurial skills. The Hill (3/20)
I had a running compiler and nobody would touch it because, they carefully told me, computers could only do arithmetic; they could not do programs.
Rear Adm. Grace Murray Hopper, developer of the first compiler for a computer programming language
