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Welcome back!
The post-holiday season and cold winter weather may bring a sense of blah to your life, but did you know this time of year may also make you smarter?
According to research, wintertime means peak mental function for many people. Around the winter solstice, many people exhibit the highest sustained attention rates, meaning they can focus on tricky tasks or projects. On the other hand, our attention span is the lowest around the summer solstice.
So, it may be cold and snowy outside, but it’s the perfect time to refresh a resume, craft that cover letter, or send in an application. Check out this week’s opportunities to get a head start.
The News
How can two companies navigate the challenges and intricacies of a merger to form a stronger joint organization? Read this article about Kleer and Membersy to find out what lessons leaders learned from the process.
Find out how alumni of the Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs accelerator program are building novel applications for AI — including enhancing marketing and storytelling capabilities and increasing efficiency at enterprise organizations.
Does your New Year’s resolution involve cleaning out old electronics? Here’s where you can safely recycle them in Delaware.
In a culture of job hopping, what’s there to be gained by staying in one place? In the latest “How I Got Here,” chief people officer Larry Solomon shares the benefits of three decades at the employer.
President Joe Biden made waves over the holidays with his decision to block the sale of US Steel to Japanese-owned Nippon Steel Corporation. What does this mean for Pittsburgh’s steel industry?
New year, who this? VC firm 1863 Ventures changes its name, Unanet acquires an AI-driven proposal writing startup, and more in the latest edition of DC’s Power Moves.
Beaver County Community College is banking on a new low-cost upskilling program with the $1.7 million investment in the Build Back Better Challenge Grant.
The Jobs
Philly + Delaware
DC + Baltimore
Pittsburgh
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The End
Keep on concentrating! Ciao for now.