Attention Economy


Saturday, October 3, 2015

Useful Career Advice for College Graduates

What do Leading Companies Look for in Potential Employees?
Some interesting insights from Google’s chief recruiter:
“For every job, though, the No. 1 thing we look for is general cognitive ability, and it’s not I.Q. It’s learning ability. It’s the ability to process on the fly. It’s the ability to pull together disparate bits of information.”  

Advice from the The Economist – Get a Master’s degree but don’t waste time on a PhD
http://www.economist.com/node/17723223