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- Using your "confidence factor" to help find the right job
Calculating your "confidence factor" could be the first step to finding your dream job, blogger Brett Nelson writes in this post. The formula he offers takes into account such variables as compensation, satisfaction, location, culture and the number of hats you may wear in a new job. A CF below 60% means rethinking the position, while a CF above 75% means the job may be right. "Finding the right fit will give you the best chance to thrive in an increasingly competitive economy," Nelson writes. Forbes/Entrepreneurs blog
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- Why small colleges must develop leadership teams to succeed
 Leaders at small colleges should be future-focused, develop senior staff and build collaborative relationships with other institutions, among other things, W. Kent Barnds, executive vice president and vice president for enrollment, communication and planning at Augustana College, writes in this commentary. "This greater emphasis on the quality of the 'management team' likely will mean multiyear contracts and efforts to hang on to talented leaders, rather than let them escape to leadership positions elsewhere," Barnds writes. InsideHigherEd.com
(2/27)
- University health system says it won't hire smokers
Beginning on July 1, job seekers who smoke no longer will be eligible for employment at the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Under the policy, potential hires of the teaching hospital system will be asked whether they smoke as part of the interview process. Ars Technica
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- How would sequestration affect higher education?
Colleges and universities are bracing for the potential financial effects of sequestration -- across-the-board federal budget cuts set to take effect today. About $148 million will be cut from federal financial aid and fewer work-study jobs will be available for students, according to this analysis. In addition, research and development funding will be reduced by $6.8 billion in the next fiscal year, it is estimated. Diverse: Issues In Higher Education
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