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New initiative unveiled for aspiring mechanics to help with industry-wide shortage
Read full article: New initiative unveiled for aspiring mechanics to help with industry-wide shortageThe effort hopes to help low-income students obtain a two-year certification program in Arizona, Georgia, Illinois and Texas.
Wait, you heard that? Your mic might not really be muted during video calls, according to study
Read full article: Wait, you heard that? Your mic might not really be muted during video calls, according to studyFawaz and Yang tested videoconferencing applications on major operating systems such as iOS, Android, Windows and Mac, to see if the microphones were still accessed by the apps while muted.
Pandemic Pivot: Changing careers during a pandemic
Read full article: Pandemic Pivot: Changing careers during a pandemicBut with millions of people laid off and out of work, changing careers may seem out of the question. Money and work-life balance –these are the top two reasons people change careers. Two big questions to ask yourself first—do you really want to change careers or do you not like working during a pandemic? If you still want to change careers, know why? On average, it takes four years to successfully change careers and regain your credibility at your job.
New study claims link between birth order, career overestimated in previous research
Read full article: New study claims link between birth order, career overestimated in previous researchAre you anticipating your intellectual, ambitious firstborn child will become a doctor or your youngest will pursue an artistic occupation? These common expectations of people’s career choice being influenced by their birth order may have been overestimated in previous research, according to a new study by a University of Houston researcher. According to two dominant models, the links between birth order and careers are explained differently. The niche-finding model proposes personality traits should explain such links whereas the confluence model points to intelligence. “Our findings suggest that the role of birth order on career types, occupational creativity and status attainment might have been overestimated in previous research, and the only finding that replicated previous research was a small effect of birth order on educational attainment,” Damian said.