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Chill Out: It Really Doesn't Matter Where Your Kids Go to College.

The HR Capitalist

Until you figure out the following 2 things: 1-- Comparison is the thief of joy , and more importantly; 2-- By the time your kid has his second job and/or 5 years into the world of work, it's not going to matter where he/she went to school. The key, of course, is students matched in socioeconomic background, academic ability and motivation.

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Filling a Skills Gap in Manufacturing

ExactHire

This is in drastic comparison to a decade ago, when during the Great Recession the unemployment rate began its steep rise (it would ultimately top out at 10% in October 2009 ). Of course, the unemployment rate is not the only indicator of a healthy economy. And of course there’s always the huge factor of the economy.

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What Winning at Wellness Looks Like

HRExecutive

An evaluation of PepsiCo’s Healthy Living wellness program, for example, studied the initiative over the course of seven years in an effort to determine the cost impact of its lifestyle and disease management programs. Chamber, the findings demonstrated that, from the years 2002 to 2008, “Johnson & Johnson experienced a 3.7

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Positive Psychology Strategies for Keeping Stress at Bay Through the Ongoing COVID-19 Crisis

Thrive Global

This, of course, is the challenge. 2002; Owren & Amoss, 2014). 2002) Perceived attributes of health-promoting laughter: a cross-generational comparison. And importantly, resilient people also allow themselves time to rest. Then they repeat the cycle. In the midst of prolonged stress, how can we cope? Shiota, & L.

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The Truth About Millennials’ Work Ethics

Fond

In the interest of basing this discussion of millennial work ethics in as much fact as possible, let’s start with a quick crash course on the history of “work ethic” as a phenomenon. . Miller in 2002 and captures an objective picture of a person’s work ethic by measuring it along seven dimensions. . A Brief History of Work Ethics.

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Kelley Gunter: “Learn to love yourself and become your very best you”

Thrive Global

After having weight loss surgery in 2002, I flatlined in the recovery room and was on life support for almost a week. The bottom line is that we live in a world that is obsessed with physical appearance and as a result, we find ourselves living in comparison. Throughout the course of my healing journey, I have lost many people.

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Online Training vs Instructor-Led Training: Which is More Effective?

Training Orchestra

Studies in Support of eLearning and Online Training Methods: Coppola & Myre (2002) : Usage of online training modules were seen as effective as traditional in-person training. Online training and eLearning tech often produce lower satisfaction scores in comparison to in-person training.