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Morgan Stanley to Interns: There Are No Dumb Questions

Morgan Stanley is trying to woo future summer interns with a Q&A on its site featuring nine questions from intern analysts and the responses from managing directors and recruiters at the company.

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South African Judge Rejects HR Officer’s Murderer’s Appeal

A South African judge struck down an appeal of a life sentence from a man convicted of murdering his company’s human resources manager. So reports Times Live

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Chief HR Officer Leads Search for 30 Guns

The chief human resources officer for the Atlanta Public Schools had been dealt a nightmare scenario when an anonymous caller reported that 30 guns were stolen from a school official’s car. So reports The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Be Ready to ‘Disrupt Yourself’: The Key to Survival in Tech Land

The tech industry has long struggled to find candidates to fill a large number of jobs, requiring that companies acknowledge what they are doing is wrong if they hope to remain relevant. So reports Silicon Republic.

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Being a Great Leader Means Being Able to Relate

There is no one-size-fits-all box for great leaders, but a universal trait is being able to relate. Three factors are at play in making this happen, according to Sue Quackenbush, chief human resources officer at Vonage. So reports Fortune.

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Goldman Sachs Sacks On-Site Ivy League Interviews

Goldman Sachs is ending its tradition of visiting Ivy League schools to conduct in-person interviews with undergraduates. So reports The Financial Times.

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HR Manager Alleges ‘Toxic Work Environment’ at Canadian Broadcaster

A senior human resources manager alleges in a lawsuit that she was fired after the Canadian Broadcasting Corp’s (CBC) “toxic work environment” left her in psychological turmoil. So reports the National Post.

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Nebraska Governor’s Ex-Spokeswoman Alleges Pregnancy Discrimination

The former spokeswoman for a Nebraska governor has sued the state alleging that she was fired for being pregnant. So reports the Lincoln Journal Star.

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Vancouver Adopts Trans-friendly Plan

The Vancouver city council in July issued recommendations for greater inclusiveness of transgender, gender-variant and two-spirit people. So reports DailyXtra.

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Austin’s HR Department Stuck In The 90s

Austin relies on a human resources management and payroll system from 1997 and that is costing the Texas city thousands. So reports KXAN.

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