If you’re job-hunting today, you know that employers are looking for sharp, self-motivated people. Paradoxically, just about the worst way to convey your talent and motivation is to say in your resume or cover letter, “I’m self-motivated.” Anyone can say that! The phrase falls...
Citigroup earns $4.4B in 1Q as trading reboundsCitigroup Inc. provided more evidence that the nation’s big banks may have turned a corner. The bank reported a surprise first-quarter profit Monday as trading revenue offset losses from failed loans. Citigroup said it earned $4.4 billion after payment of preferred dividends, compared with a loss...
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Ex-Fannie Mae executives to face special panelTwo former top executives of Fannie Mae will face questions Friday about the government-created mortgage titan’s role in fomenting the housing boom and its eventual bust. Daniel Mudd, Fannie Mae’s chief executive during the housing boom, and Robert Levin, the company’s former chief...
UPS looking for a few good driversVexed that some 30% of driver candidates flunk its traditional training, United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) is moving beyond the classroom to ready its rookies for the road. In the place of books and lectures are videogames, a contraption that simulates walking on ice and an obstacle course around an artificial...