These Are The Ten Most Bizarre Fast-Food Locations On The Planet
Among the world's global businesses, what's more ubiquitous than American fast food?KFC (YUM), for example, deep-fries chicken in more than 20,000 shops around the planet, including a new outlet in...
View ArticleThe 15 Coolest Offices In Tech
We've toured hundreds of tech companies; some offices are much cooler than others. From hammocks and slides to tree houses, these 15 tech companies opened their doors to us and blew us away. Click on...
View ArticleThe No. 1 Reason Investors Are Mad At Pepsi's CEO Right Now (PEP)
Pepsi and Coke have been battling it out for years, but lately Coke has surged ahead. Which is why Pepsi is seriously rethinking its strategy for 2012, and there's a lot of pressure on its CEO, Indra...
View ArticleBusiness Insider Is Hiring A Business Development Intern
We have an excellent paid opportunity for the right candidate to work in the business development department of Business Insider for the winter and spring. This person will work on Business Insider's...
View ArticleIsraeli Stop Sign Gives Drivers The Middle Finger
While most people have fallen victim to road rage, the anger usually emanates from other drivers, not roadside signs. Well times they are a-changing. JCDeaux, a large outdoor ad company, teamed with...
View ArticleINSTANT MBA: Managers, You Need To Walk The Talk
Today's advice comes from John Schlechter, director of auditing and accounting at Kreischer Miller in this interview with Smart Business. "The single most important factor in building a company...
View ArticleEasyJet Fined $92,000 For Refusing To Allow French Paraplegics On Flights
In 2008 and 2009, EasyJet refused to let three paraplegic customers board their airplanes at Charles de Gaulle Airport in France because they did not have helpers with them. In a move that many are...
View Article4 Reasons Why Your Small Business Should Hire An Ex-Convict
A criminal record is usually not the kind of qualification most employers have in mind when looking for new hires. But some managers know that formerly incarcerated employees can add value to their...
View ArticleYou Can Use Facebook's Ad Interface To Find Out The Sexual Practices Of...
Today I was playing around on Facebook's advertising interface, and found myself learning a little more than I want to know about Facebook's employees. Facebook is happy to tell prospective...
View ArticleWhy You Should Stay At Your Corporate Job Instead Of Jumping To A Startup
These days startups are popping up everywhere. In Q4 of 2009, less than 10% of state VC deals were devoted to seed funding in New York and California. By mid-2011, that figure jumped to 25% in Silicon...
View ArticleCheck Out The Apartment IKEA Just Built In The Middle Of A Paris Metro Station
Here's a strange marketing stunt from IKEA. It built an apartment in the middle of the Auber metro station in Paris, and put five people in it to live for five days (via psfk). What's the point of it?...
View ArticleNearly 75% Of Businesses Are Planning To Hire MBAs This Year
Graduates who hold a master's degree will find an encouraging job market in 2012, new research shows. According to the Graduate Management Admission Council, nearly three-quarters of businesses plan...
View Article10 Management Terms You Can Use To Sound Smarter Than Everyone Else
Following our critical view of what we saw as the worst management terms of 2011, we were delighted by the general response and to find such common concern over the diabolical increase in management...
View ArticleNICOLE LAPIN: Municipal Bonds, Getting Ahead And 4 Other Ways To Make Your...
1. Look to municipal bonds. High quality munis, at 2 1.2% tax free versus nothing in the bank. Bonus! Plus, if you buy municipal bonds in your home state, interest may be tax exempt not only on the...
View ArticleIf You're An Engineer, You Should Really Consider Moving To Brazil
Things just got worse in the Eurozone with yesterday's downgrades. Unemployment across the region is still high, but it's highest in Spain at 22.9%. Which would explain why people have been leaving...
View ArticleOne Group Of Americans Has Actually Seen Employment Go Up During The Downturn
The good news is that at least one segment of the population has seen its employment statistics actually rise in this economic downturn. The bad news? That segment is older Americans, many of whom are...
View ArticleThese CEOs Got Paid $100+ Million Each To Quit
When Gene Isenberg stepped down as CEO of Nabors Industries last fall, the company paid him $100,000,000 in cash as part of his employment agreement. But that's chump change. GMI Ratings recently...
View ArticleThe Weirdest Customer Service Stories From The Apple Store (AAPL)
Apple Store employees are trained to hold customer service paramount to nearly everything else. But what about the customers that make it really difficult? We reached out to a source who used to work...
View ArticleINFOGRAPHIC: Why You Should Get More Sleep
Getting up early is a common trait among CEOs, but don't get carried away. Not getting enough sleep can lead to weight gain, cancer and other adverse consequences described in the following...
View ArticleHunter S. Thompson Demonstrates How To Write A Brutally Honest Cover Letter
A brutally honest cover letter is a daring trick that probably won't work for even the most talented of writers. Hunter S. Thompson's 1958 letter to the Vancouver Sun is a classic. So far as we can...
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