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Though they may prefer to be judged by their intelligence and experience, they are also evaluated by their style and attire. First impressions are formed in an instant and appearance can heavily influence someone’s initial opinion of a business leader’s personality, competence and capability. Like it or not, appearance does matter. When you dress and carry […]

But the barrier of entry for the world of endless lines of code can seem daunting. If you haven’t gotten your feet wet, it’s difficult to even know where to begin. For those that have been waiting to make the jump to JavaScript, Udemy is offering a course designed specifically for newcomers to that programming language. If you

Today, Google is one of the world’s largest companies, with a market cap of more than $450 billion. Brin oversees GoogleX and Special Projects, divisions responsible for developing world-changing technology like driverless cars. In a 2000 interview with the Academy of Achievement nonprofit, conducted when Google was still four years away from its initial public offering, Brin

It’s a blessing because with that many people using the business-oriented social network, recruiters are prowling the site to find job candidates. LinkedIn makes over 60% of its revenue on recruiter tools, the company says.  It’s a curse because with 400 million profiles on the site, it can be tough to make yourself stand out from

There’s no doubt that words are powerful things that can leave a lasting impression on those with whom you interact. In fact, saying an idiom incorrectly or screwing up your grammar is akin to walking into a meeting with messy hair. That’s according to Byron Reese CEO of the venture-backed Internet startup Knowingly, which recently launched Correctica,

That’s according to Laszlo Bock, the senior vice president of People Operations at Google. Bock recently gave a talk at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, in which he discussed the value of taking power away from managers, especially when it comes to performance evaluations. Because most everyone tries to impress their boss by highlighting their

But despite the fact that we’re glued to our reply buttons, career coach Barbara Pachter says plenty of professionals still don’t know how to use email appropriately. In fact, because of the sheer volume of messages we’re reading and writing each day, we may be more prone to making embarrassing errors — and those mistakes

The research began in 1976, and involved nearly 210,000 people. With all the follow-ups over the years, the study includes 4.7 million person-years of data. The scale meant it took several generations of scientists to complete the study. Hu, a researcher and professor at Harvard Medical School, himself joined in 1996. The enormous amount of