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Given the vast amounts of data Google has on us through our searches, it’s a wonder they haven’t done this sooner.

It’s been the subject of a feature film, a main theme of a best-selling book, a source of endless speculation and analysis (yielding 21 million results on the search “how google hires”), and a holy grail-like quest for some two million hopefuls per year.

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In the absence of unions, creative freelancers are finding new ways to work collectively.

“On average, our members are owed over $10,000 in unpaid invoices and spend 36 hours tracking down each missing payment,” says Freelancers Union founder and labor lawyer Sara Horowitz. She explains that nearly half (44%) of their members report issues in getting paid.

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Staying focused on the right things can make all the difference.

There are three skills you need to be financially successful: making money, keeping money, growing money. James Altucher is mostly only good at making money.

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Be suspicious of the menu design, and other tips from restaurant industry insiders.

When you make decisions at a restaurant, you’re exercising your own free will: True or false?

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Undergoing a medical procedure to prevent sweating during exercise might sound ridiculous—but it’s not all about the hair.

Jeannel Astarita has long, thick hair that gets frizzy when she sweats. It takes her 40 minutes to blow dry it and another 20 minutes to curl it, and she’ll go to great lengths to avoid this routine. That used to mean skipping workouts after work and weekend bike rides with her husband.

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Testive’s tech and coaching model focus on getting students to do what they’d rather put off.

While college entrance exams are now optional for some schools, and the status of the tests has flagged amid discussions of bias and limited predictive value, the SAT and ACT are still important elements of the college admissions process. The belief that it’s in college-bound kids’ best interest to get the highest score they can has resulted in a multibillion-dollar test-prep industry that more than doubled in size between 1998 and 2012. When the SAT changes in January 2016 (it’s going back to two sections and 1,600 points, among other revisions), there’s sure to be extra demand to be on top of the new test.

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