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Myth: Hard Work And Credentials Determine Employment Opportunities Feb 2016

Myth: Hard Work And Credentials Determine Employment Opportunities

Alev Dudek

"The way one's career develops has little to do with what one went to school for, envisioned, or carefully planned. Careers generally result from coincidence. Regardless of these facts, job seekers are told to endure extensive career testing and planning, or they are asked to create artificial networks that seldom lead to more than frustration. They are given tests that allegedly determine which careers a particular individual would excel in and be a good fit for based on his or her skills and interests, as if the individual would not excel in other careers as much, or as if being …

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Embracing The "Two-Body Problem": The Case Of Partnered Academics, Cynthia Fisher Jun 2015

Embracing The "Two-Body Problem": The Case Of Partnered Academics, Cynthia Fisher

Cynthia D. Fisher

Extract: The focal article has given examples of children, other relatives, and friends as potential beneficiaries of preferential treatment and has discussed the counterbalancing likelihood of organizational gain from(properly) employing individuals who already share social connections. Surprisingly, there is minimal mention of spouses or domestic partners. From the 1970s through the 1990s, a number of articles were published on the legal and practical issues of applying antinepotism policies to spouses, but since 2000, the literature has been almost entirely silent. This is surprising given that, in 2013, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 47.4% of U.S. families involve husbands …

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Problems Affecting Aboriginal Education, Employment And Training Programs, Nadia Verrucci, Robert Castle Jun 2012

Problems Affecting Aboriginal Education, Employment And Training Programs, Nadia Verrucci, Robert Castle

Robert G. Castle

No abstract provided.

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Aboriginal Employment In Rural New South Wales, 1883-1982, Robert Castle, James Hagan Jun 2012

Aboriginal Employment In Rural New South Wales, 1883-1982, Robert Castle, James Hagan

Robert G. Castle

No abstract provided.

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Employment Opportunities For Aborigines In New South Wales, R Castle, A Endres, J Hagan, T Maher Jun 2012

Employment Opportunities For Aborigines In New South Wales, R Castle, A Endres, J Hagan, T Maher

Robert G. Castle

No abstract provided.

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Regional Problems In The Implementation Of Labout Market Programs: Aboriginal Employment Programs In Australia, Robert Castle Jun 2012

Regional Problems In The Implementation Of Labout Market Programs: Aboriginal Employment Programs In Australia, Robert Castle

Robert G. Castle

No abstract provided.

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Employment Prospects For Aboriginals In Rural Labour Markets: Report To Australian Council For Education And Training, Robert Castle Jun 2012

Employment Prospects For Aboriginals In Rural Labour Markets: Report To Australian Council For Education And Training, Robert Castle

Robert G. Castle

No abstract provided.

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Trends In Australian Public Sector Employment, Robert Castle Jun 2012

Trends In Australian Public Sector Employment, Robert Castle

Robert G. Castle

No abstract provided.

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A Critique Of Aboriginal Employment And Training Programmes, Robert Castle, James Hagan Jun 2012

A Critique Of Aboriginal Employment And Training Programmes, Robert Castle, James Hagan

Robert G. Castle

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Prospects For Public Sector Employment, Robert Castle Jun 2012

Prospects For Public Sector Employment, Robert Castle

Robert G. Castle

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