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Blind Auditions Could Give Employers A Better Hiring Sense

May 28, 2015

Entrepreneur Petar Vujosevic was just a regular guy who saw a big problem with the way the hiring system works.

Typically, a hiring manager posts an opening, describes the ideal candidate and resumes come flooding in. After doing some interviews, the manager has to make a gut decision: Who is the best person for the job?

Research shows that more often than not, managers pick someone whose background is similar to theirs....

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Women around the world prove science isn't just for 'boys with toys'

May 17, 2015

Female scientists have joined together to disprove one astronomer's thesis: science is just "boys with toys."

Shrinivas Kulkarni, an astronomer who teaches astrophysics at the California Institute of Technology, made waves this weekend after he was quoted by NPR as saying, "Many scientists, I think, secretly are what I call 'boys with toys.'"...

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