Story provided by NPR “Planet Money”- Credit cards and debit cards have tons of safety features. The extra security code on the back. Sometimes your picture. Your signature. That little hologram of a bird that nobody looks at. But, until recently, there’s been a big safety feature missing from credit cards in the U.S.: The chip. … Continue reading
Story provided by NPR – Matt Youngquist, the president of Career Horizons, tells job seekers that finding a new position presents the same challenges as taking a product to market. But the product they are selling is themselves. “First, you’ve got to know what you are selling and to whom,” he says. “Then, you’ve got … Continue reading
Story provided by NPR – If you’ve ever been driven to rage and despair trying to pry open one of those plastic blister packs, Paul Tasner says it doesn’t have to be that way. According to the 68-year-old Tasner, all it would take is for more products to use the packaging he’s developed for his … Continue reading
Story provided by MindShift – A new computer school in Paris has been overwhelmed by some 60,000 applicants. The school, called 42, was founded by a telecom magnate who says the French education system is failing young people. His aim is to reduce France’s shortage in computer programmers while giving those who’ve fallen by … Continue reading
The HR teams at Twitter and NPR collaborated in the first live #NPRTwitterChat aimed at helping job seekers use social media as a job search tool. The article serves as a summary of the conversation. To read through, click here. Continue reading