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Emma Jacobs

FT

The wording of job ads can smuggle coded information about the age, race, or gender of the ideal candidate, shaping who is likely to apply for a job.

The red flags lurking in job advertisements

Being a self-starter in a fast-paced environment may not be what you’re really looking for

Former UK prime minister, Liz Truss' latest activities cements the writer's worry that we are in the age of chutzpah, when failure is not followed by a humbling admission or analysed as a way to improve, but something to be bulldozed out of the way with bulletproof confidence.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Shameless comebacks show we are in the age of chutzpah

Return of humbled politicians and CEOs follows trend for embracing failure

This book comes at a time of “untenable freneticism”, Newport argues.
LIFE & CULTURE

‘Slow Productivity’ by Cal Newport: When less means more

The book suggests we can up our game by doing fewer things at a more natural pace

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