Category Archives: Business
How To Make Your Gap Year Valuable To Prospective Employers
You’ve learned a lot of skills that are applicable to the workforce, but it’s up to you to communicate them.
Last year, Malia Obama made headlines when the White House announced that she would defer her admission to Harvard in order to take a gap year. The news gave rise to increased scrutiny of the yearlong break from work or school–a common practice in the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand, but not in the U.S.
Source:: Fast Company
Uber X-odus: All The Execs Who Have Left The Company In 2017
In a rough year, Uber has had an especially bad week–with three execs jumping ship this week alone.
On Wednesday, it emerged that the e-hail giant’s head of finance Guatam Gupta is resigning this summer, making him the 10th high-level person to leave the company this year—and the third exec to leave this week alone.
Source:: Fast Company
How These Remote Workers Convinced Their Bosses And Clients They Can Work From Anywhere
It actually took less effort than you might think—here’s why.
IBM recently informed its thousands of remote workers that the jig was up: They’d either have to relocate to one of the tech company’s offices or find new jobs. To be fair, only 56% of employers offer any kind of flexible work arrangements, but the move was met with criticism all the same. Even so, when big companies back away from remote work, it sends the message that remote workers aren’t as productive—a preconception that many need to go the extra mile to dispel.
Source:: Fast Company
Unraveling The Controversy Over The CRISPR Mutations Study
The concerns over CRISPR raised by a new study aren’t new, and some say they suggest flaws with the experiment, not the revolutionary technique.
A new research paper is stirring up controversy among scientists interested in using DNA editing to treat disease.
Source:: Fast Company
The Supplement Industry Is Devastating The Environment–Can Algae Fix It?
Qualitas Health, a Texas-based nutrition company, just inked an expansion deal that’ll triple their algae production capabilities, and position their omega-3-rich products as a more sustainable alternative to nutrients derived from fish and animals.
Over the course of the last decade, the U.S. developed an obsession with omega-3 fatty acids. As study after study coalesced around the idea that this nutrient, found commonly in seafood, could alleviate a host of woes from cardiovascular issues to mental decline, Americans began popping omega-3 supplements, mostly in the form of fish oil pills, by the bushel. It became a multibillion dollar industry.
Source:: Fast Company
