Consider Anca Gheorghe, a 23-year-old Roma woman from Romania. She attended a poorly resourced school with unqualified teachers and faced unfair discrimination, leaving her with limited opportunities. Left with virtually no other options, she joined an EU-funded vocational program to train as a hairdresser, hoping for financial independence. Yet, there are already enough hairdressers in … Read more
The percentage of people working primarily from home has nearly tripled globally, from 10% in 2019 to 28% in 2023. Online freelance work is also the most popular holiday side hustle, with 66% of Americans indicating they plan to pursue it this season. What exactly are employers looking for from remote hires? A new study … Read more
Charles, too, has mellowed his well-known views on issues such as climate change and housing, at least in public, as part of the strict convention of neutrality that comes with being king. His style in the past was far from laid back. One former minister recalled Charles, as prince of Wales, inviting them for tea … Read more
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. There’s a quote by Brian Tracy that says, “One of the marks of successful people is they are action-oriented. One of the marks of average people is they are talk-oriented.” I love this quote because, at the end of the day, action is what drives success. It’s … Read more
Meanwhile, Vietnam has been allocated seed funding worth $2 million by the U.S. for semiconductor development initiatives, and there’s been increasing cooperation between Vietnamese and American companies on chip manufacturing. Not to be left behind, Infineon has also decided to expand hiring by hundreds in its Vietnam office as well. All this sounds positive — … Read more
To communicate effectively, especially in exams, candidates need to make sure that their language skills are on point. Having a good command of the language can help in expressing thoughts much easily. To communicate effectively, especially in exams, candidates need to make sure that their language skills are on point.(PTI Photo) Here’s a way to … Read more
The Current24:51China suddenly ends international adoptions A Quebec man and his wife are devastated after China suddenly stopped most international adoptions, dashing their hopes of adopting a little boy they’ve spent years getting to know. “We feel that we have a special connection with him,” said Pierre LeMay from Quebec City. “We receive pictures, we … Read more
Having a good command of the language is essential for students as well as professionals to climb up the career ladder. To be able to communicate effectively one must have a strong sense of vocabulary which can be improved through reading and exploring new words. To be able to communicate effectively one must have a … Read more
It’s not every day we get to see the tiny world that exists beyond our vision, but that’s what the Nikon Small World in Motion competition is all about. This is the 14th year of the competition, where past winners revealed extraordinary insights into things like the stomach contents of a termite, human cells fusing and dying during … Read more
The number of college students in the U.S. majoring in computer science hit 600,000 last year — a 40% increase from five years ago. Meanwhile, it’s simultaneously getting harder for these graduates to find work as they compete with career changers and fluctuating demand. A new study from software company Finoit aimed to understand the … Read more
