The world’s largest maker of consumer drones scheduled an event for March 1 promising a “major announcement.” Is it trying to clear stock?
DJI, the world’s largest maker of consumer drones, is dropping the price of its top-of-the-line Phantom by 20%. It could well be a move to get rid of stock on hand in preparation for the release of its next model.
Ever find that it’s noon and you haven’t accomplished anything on your to-do list? Get a productive jump-start on the day with these tasks.
I recently got to work an hour early. I had one goal in mind: world-domination, early-morning productivity. I made coffee, opened my email inbox, and the next thing I knew . . . it was noon. Where did the day go? And, more importantly, why didn’t I get anything substantive done? Sure, I cleared out my inbox, but I didn’t tackle a thing on my to-do list.
In a tight labor market where good employees are at a premium, isn’t it about time that on-site child care becomes the norm?
Now that the monthly child care bill for two-child households exceeds the cost of rent in most of the country, parents have a hefty obstacle to clear in order to head back to the office, especially after a second baby. As companies scramble to adopt parent-friendly benefits to retain employees with children in a tight labor market where wages are rising, isn’t offering affordable, on-site child care a no-brainer?
A new survey finds that communication channels are broken or unused as resources are invested elsewhere.
It’s a jobseekers’ market, thanks to the confluence of low unemployment and company growth across industries. With over 100 occupations in the U.S. currently posting more jobs than actual hires month over month, according to CareerBuilder, the war for talent is on.
Many recruiters say that they don’t read cover letters, but you can still personalize your pitch by making these changes to your resume.
If you’re looking for a new job, don’t worry about writing a stellar cover letter. Nearly two-thirds of recruiters say it’s not an important factor when they review applications, according to a survey of 1,400 recruiters by Jobvite, a recruiting software provider.
Once the “bored at work” network, BuzzFeed is now a globally distributed digital media powerhouse read by 79 million people every month.
Ask BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti about his influences, and his answer sounds like, well, a BuzzFeed post—one titled “The Three Historical References That Explain BuzzFeed Will Make You Say WTF.” Peretti first points to a company that started more than 100 years ago, Paramount Pictures, which owned a film production studio, its own cast of talent, and its own distribution channel in the form of theaters. “That allowed them to adapt and change as the market changed,” says Peretti.
Leila Janah chafes at the strictures of the traditional not-for-profit model.
“I am so sick of fundraising.”
Two of the 11 black, female founders who’ve raised more than $1 million in funding share their (frustrating, successful) journeys.
By 2012, when she founded her startup Attentive.ly, Cheryl Contee had about as impressive as resume as you can muster. She had gone to one of the most elite private schools in Washington, D.C., and from there to Yale, where she studied ethics, politics, and economics. She then embarked upon a career in communications, social media, and brand management. She’d helped launch a prominent blog, Jack and Jill Politics, as well as a consultancy, Fission Strategy.
The humble hardware store is getting a lot more high-tech.
One of the most well-known employees at the Orchard Supply Hardware store in downtown San Jose, California, is a 5-foot-tall autonomous robot. OSHbot, as he’s called, just recently celebrated his one-year anniversary at the store, which is owned by Lowe’s. His job is twofold: to help customers find items they need, and help store managers with inventory tracking. When I approached OSHbot, his facial-recognition technology identified me as a human customer and he cordially introduced himself. “Hi, I’m OSHbot,” he said in a monotone voice. “I can help you find things in the store. What are you looking for?”
They’re not advertising per se, but Google has given each candidate a “campaign card” slot on its first page to push their agendas.
As the presidential campaign kicks into high gear with this week’s Republican primary in South Carolina, more voters are turning to Google to learn about the remaining candidates in both parties. And judging by the top-searched questions (i.e. “What does Jeb Bush do?” and “How is Ted Cruz doing?”) many Americans still don’t know all that much about the candidates, despite their near-continuous advertising and media coverage.
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