Handshake Rules For Job Gotcha From Pachter firm
A Cherry Hill training firm says a good handshake influences hiring impressions. Four steps guide the approach: move toward the other person at a slight angle, touch thumbs briefly, then firmly clasp, pump twice or thrice, and release.
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Careers at risk as aging looks influence promotions study says
AAFPRS survey of 700 adults finds 85 percent in their 40s to 50s believe bosses judge promotions by appearance. One in four worry bags and jowls signal lower capability. Six percent would consider plastic surgery with facelifts leading at 20 percent, then nose jobs 15 percent.
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Online Banking Still Slow to Catch On
A TowerGroup survey of 3,033 U.S. households finds 39 percent say their financial institutions offer online banking, but only 18 percent have used it. Among online users, 85 percent have recently visited brick and mortar branches.
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Books and careers of Jennifer New and Andrew Epstein
Jennifer New, a West High School and University of Iowa alumna, moved to Seattle earned an MA in English from UW and a teaching certificate from Antioch. She edited educational newsletters, worked for Microsoft and is publishing a biography Dan Eldon The Art of Life with movie rights negotiations. Epstein, a Washington DC native, directed Seattle inner city programs, earned a Hobart BA and a MEd, later worked as at risk coordinator for Prairie High School after moving to Iowa.
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University of Washington
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LC firm helps educators think outside the box
Nathan nia reports on Andrew Epstein and Jennifer New who run Synapse Learning Design in Iowa City guiding educators through curriculum design education data management and grant administration. The couple’s Seattle past includes work with at risk youth and gifted programs.
Synapse Education Consulting Opens Downtown Office
Synapse, an educational consulting firm formed in 1996, moved its operations to 341 E. College St. in downtown and works with schools to foster innovative programs. In Eastern Town, it helped Clear Creek Amana create a student run art gallery opening May 6, a student run bank, and a database of 100 internship sites.
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Synapse
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Clear Creek Amana
Oxford
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Farmers pool funds to save a North Dakota farm
In N D Lynn Cavett battles foreclosure with help from Levon Nelson and a local network called Partners in Progress. Neighbors and strangers loan money to keep farms alive raising tens of thousands for Cavett’s debts and keeping her seven children on their land.
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