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In a competitive job market, people who are looking to find a good job may pull out all the stops, from taking a career test to scouring their social network for potential employment opportunities. However, if they end up landing an interview, their overall tone could be what gives them a competitive advantage over the competition. […]

Some people may assume that anyone who receives a high score on an IQ test also enjoys devoting most of their free time to learning as much as possible as the nearest library. Anyone who thinks this would be wrong. In fact, 16-year-old U.K. resident Lauren Marbe proves that having a high IQ does not […]

While social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter are certainly popular with high schoolers and college students, these individuals are not the only ones tweeting and posting status updates. According to an infographic from the social marketing blog Flowtown, 26 percent of internet users who are at least 60 years of age are on social media […]

The more desirable the job opening, the greater competition applicants are likely to face. Now, however, new research suggests that when multiple individuals interview for a job on the same day, they are compared to one another, rather than being evaluated on how good of a fit they are for the position they applied for. […]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention consider traumatic brain injury (TBI) to be a serious public health problem, as it affects approximately 1.7 million people on an annual basis. This condition, which is typically the result of a blow to the head, is especially common among veterans who become injured while serving their country. […]

In a world driven by technology, not every job interview has to take place in person, or even over the phone. These days, it is not uncommon for some companies to schedule an online interview with applicants. If job seekers agree to sit for a web-based conversation, they are going to want to take it […]

In society, there is a misconception that those who are more athletic tend not to be as smart as bookish individuals. This is certainly not true, and the results of an IQ test can quickly put this myth to rest. However, if people still need convincing, they may want to turn to the findings of […]

Parents who wish to provide their children with a strong start to their academic careers may already plan on sending them to preschool. It is likely parents understand how much early childhood education programs can benefit their kids' personal and academic development. What they may not realize is that preschool could actually boost their IQ […]

The National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders states that around 1 percent of adolescent girls have anorexia nervosa, and an estimated 0.5 to 3.7 percent of women also suffer from the disorder. In a recent study, researchers from several German institutions found that there could be "connection errors" in these individuals' brains that […]

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, registered nurse and veterinarian are just two professions in which compassion is considered an essential trait. Unlike healthcare, engineering is not considered to be a field in which compassion is a key characteristic. Perhaps this is why the researchers behind a recent study found that engineering students […]