The employment market is saturated with graduates who have good degrees and the right qualifications. So the question on many recruiters’ minds is: what else can this candidate offer? Employers have been reporting a “skills gap” in graduates for a few decades now and there is research to support its existence. Many employer’s feel there isn’t enough […] … learn more→
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New dictionary provides nuanced insights into the language of African politics
Every country has its own political language. These terms and phrases that have developed over time give distinctive meanings that may not be fully understood by outsiders. Unless we learn them, we may miss critical information about how politics really works. Our new dictionary of African politics reveals the witty and insightful political terminology that people in […] … learn more→
My CV is gender biased. Here’s what I plan to do about it
As a woman working in the environmental sciences, it was always obvious to me that most of my colleagues are men. This tended to focus my attention on surviving in a field in which I automatically contribute to diversity just by being there. Recently though I stopped to consider what I could do to support […] … learn more→
«This site cannot be reached»: your first aid tips
“This site cannot be reached” is, maybe, the most frequent error that Google Chrome, Opera (and some other Chromium-based browsers) can face. It appears with the following explanations «server DNS address could not be found» and «Server IP address could not be found» and ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED code. The error has nothing to do with the version […] … learn more→
An intern in a company: need to be paid or not? Legal and ethical study
A number of students in Quebec Canada at the end of November last year demanded that the internship be paid. Do they have a point? Some people consider unpaid internships to be a good thing, especially those who have benefited from the internship contract. While some others emphasize that there is forgetting the issue of injustice if we consider […] … learn more→
Amazon pullout from NYC shows the perils of partnerships between higher education and business
Amazon’s recent decision to pull out of plans to establish a new headquarters in New York City received a lot of attention. Much of it focused on whether the big tax breaks the company would have gotten as part of the deal were fair and reasonable. Noting that the company would have brought 25,000 new jobs and […] … learn more→
How much does SEO cost?
Many freelancers and agencies find ourselves trying to answer this question with alarming frequency, so to clear up any doubt, we have decided to offer a complete breakdown of what SEO could cost your business. This is for basic, entry-level SEO with no bells and whistles attached. So, how much does SEO cost? Before we […] … learn more→
Project planning and control – Explained
For those starting their careers in the project management field, there is a strong possibility that they will be required to prove their knowledge with some form of qualification. The Project Planning and Control course is one foundation qualification that is popular with many project managers. Even those with no prior knowledge of planning and […] … learn more→
University scientists feel the pain of the government shutdown, too
I am very fortunate. My work involves research on topics of interest and importance (OK maybe I’m biased) related to the climate and oceanography of the North Pacific, and the weather of the Pacific Northwest. My primary office is at the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, in Seattle, Washington, in […] … learn more→
NYC’s development boom linked to record high construction accidents
If you have strolled the streets of Manhattan lately, you have no doubt noticed that construction in the city is positively booming. In addition to the massive Hudson Yards project, there are thousands of other skyscrapers and buildings being erected around the city. In fact, the Department of Buildings (DOB) reports that in 2017, some […] … learn more→
