Inside the lives of Facebook content moderators | FedEx boasts an intentionally diverse workforce | Here's a dozen ways to truly build team camaraderie
Content moderators for Facebook, who are contractors from Cognizant, report high stress and anxiety from watching videos with graphic and violent images. Recruiters warn applicants about disturbing content they would view so they can decide whether the job is right for them, says Bob Duncan, vice president of operations for business process services at Cognizant. The Verge (2/25)
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Recruiting & Retention
FedEx boasts an intentionally diverse workforce Half of FedEx's workers and managers are women, and this diversity is no accident. A job-change policy lets employees apply for openings in other FedEx offices and ensures the best worker for the job is hired, regardless of region or gender. Human Resources Director (Singapore) (2/26)
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Strategies for Success from TrainingMag.com
Advisory board defines workplace needs Capella University has created an advisory board, with influencers from different industries, to provide leadership with insight on market trends and workforce needs. A need for workers who are agile and capable of adapting to changing environments is among observations made by the board. Training magazine (2/21)
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Benefits & Compensation
Supreme Court vacates ruling on equal pay The Supreme Court has vacated an opinion from the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals that allowed the vote of Judge Stephen Reinhardt, who died nearly two weeks before the ruling was issued. The decision addressed equal pay, and the case will go back to the appeals court for consideration. The Hill (2/25)
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Don't worry about the overall importance of the problem; work on it if it looks interesting. I think there's a sufficient correlation between interest and importance.
David Blackwell, statistician, mathematician and first African-American inducted into the National Academy of Sciences
