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The following cell phone policy refers to cell phones and smartphones that are generally used by exempt employees as they pursue the effective performance of their jobs. These employees use their phones at home, at work, at client locations, and to address the needs of customers. They are an intrinsic part of the employees’ ability to perform their jobs effectively. Different rules for phone usage apply in a manufacturing facility or in another location where the employees’ ability to accomplish their work is dependent on other employees working simultaneously....

Do you dream of becoming an FBI agent—or working in another capacity to help the Federal Bureau of Investigation protect the American people and enforce the law? For over 100 years, the FBI has safeguarded the country from terrorist attacks, protected individuals’ civil rights, and investigated white-collar and violent crime. Career Opportunities With the FBI The FBI currently employs over 35,000 people in a variety of jobs, including special agent, intelligence analyst, and various support roles....

Interviews for temporary jobs are just as important as interviews for permanent positions. It’s a competitive job market, making it quite likely that there are multiple candidates interviewing for any temp role. The Interview Process for Temp Jobs When you’re interviewing for a temp job through a staffing agency, you will interview with the agency’s staff. Expect to answer questions about your previous work experience, skills, and strengths and weaknesses, as well as questions that pertain to the role at hand....

The arts are notoriously known for always being chronically short of funds. Luckily, there are art grants and funding for fine-art professionals such as artists, curators, and researchers, who can apply for such programs to put on an art exhibition, conduct research, or to create artwork. However, competition for a limited number of grants is stiff. It is more the norm to receive a rejection letter rather than an acceptance. Still, there are key ways to apply that you can improve your chances of getting art funding or improve your chances for success....

Networking is a must in the music industry, even if you hate the idea of it. It doesn’t have to be anything more than meeting fellow musicians or music lovers and brainstorming ways to work together to produce great music—don’t make it anything more than it is. Networking can be easy if you find the right avenues and follow some advice. Attend Music Industry Events There are tons of music industry networking opportunities: from music industry trade shows to local musician meet-ups....

Instructional designers are also known as instructional systems designers. They use learning principles to develop the appearance, organization, and functionality of learning systems and materials. Instructional designers work in business, in government, and in non-profit settings in the fields of online education, distance learning, e-learning, and training. College is the most common educational setting, but there are also opportunities for instructional designers at the K-12, high school, and adult education levels....

Born Jacqueline Joyner, Jackie Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is an American track and field athlete. With a decorated career spanning from the 1980s until 2001, she set several records in her specialties (the heptathlon and the long jump) and won a great number of championships and recognitions over the years. Fast Facts: Jackie Joyner-Kersee Full Name: Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee (neè Jacqueline Joyner)Occupation: Track and field athleteBorn: May 3, 1962 in East St....

The College Loan Repayment Program (CLRP) is an enlistment incentive for new recruits to the U.S. military. Like other such incentives authorized by Congress, each of the services is free to offer the program as it sees fit in order to meet established recruiting goals. Paying a Portion of the Costs Under CLRP, the military will repay a portion of eligible college loans for non-prior service military members. This program is for enlisted personnel only; officers are not eligible, and not every military occupational specialty (MOS) is eligible for CLRP....

Federal child labor laws set the minimum age to work at 14, with some exceptions, and California’s minimum age to work also is 14 in most cases. In states where there is a conflict between federal and state laws, the more restrictive law applies. Work Permits California requires children younger than 18 to have a permit to work for any job. Minors often get a state education department work permit from their schools once they’ve been offered jobs....

The Army—and all branches of the military—maintain specific rules about fraternizing. The policy has been updated in throughout the years to reflect and better define acceptable and unacceptable relationships. The goal is not to discourage soldiers from having any interpersonal relationships, or to prevent team-building among units, but to avoid unfair treatment and the appearance of unfair treatment between an officer or NCO and his subordinates. Part of the challenge of writing and understanding the Army’s policy is that “fraternizing” is sometimes used to mean an inappropriate or prohibited relationship when all three are different....

Change is the name of the retail industry game—rapid, relentless, unforgiving change. And that makes “change management,” another name for retail survival. And yet the only thing that people working in the retail industry (or anywhere) seem to fear more than failure is change. Judging from the choices made by the retail chains gone bankrupt, the most hated retail companies, the worst retail employers, and the retail brands with the worst reputation, some retail organizations choose failure over change every day....

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Many people go to graduate school because they believe it will help them acquire the skills and credentials they need to get the job they want. However, some graduate degrees are more effective than others at setting students up for career success. Here are two lists of the 10 best and 10 worst master’s degrees for finding a job. Our rankings include the median annual salary for each degree, as well as the projected occupational outlook for the next 10 years....

Copper has been in use by civilization for over 10,000 years and has been recycled since early times. Because it does not degrade during recycling, copper in use today could have been first fabricated into objects thousands of years ago. Copper is highly prized by scrap metal collectors and scrap metal recycling businesses. The nonferrous metal is the best conductor of electricity except for silver. That electrical and thermal conductivity, along with properties of high ductility and malleability make it one of the most demanded metals by industry, eclipsed only by iron and aluminum....

In 1952 the Olympics began awarding the Women’s All-Around Champion medals for Gymnastics. The competition is fierce with competitors coming from all over the globe. Women’s All-Around Champions Here us every gold, silver, and bronze winner along with the country they were representing and score. 1952 (Helsinki, Finland)GOLD Maria Gorokhovskaya, USSR 76.780SILVER Nina Botsharova, USSR 75.940BRONZE Margit Korondi, Hungary 75.820 1956 (Melbourne, Australia)GOLD Larissa Latynina, USSR 74.993SILVER Agnes Keleti, Hungary 74....

Who are the best golfers in the history of the game? We’ve ranked the all-time best women golfers, too, but here the focus is on the men. You know what they say about opinions: Everybody has one. What follows is our opinion about which golfers, and in which order, constitute the 25 male golfers of all-time. Tiger Woods Tiger Woods is the greatest golfer of all-time. No, he hasn’t yet eclipsed Jack Nicklaus’ record for most major victories....

A live-in landlord, also known as an owner-occupied landlord, is a landlord who lives in one part of the property while renting out another part of the property to a renter. Succeeding as a live-in landlord is a mix of giving the tenant their privacy, being reasonably accessible for issues and concerns, and establishing and enforcing rules. Understand State Rules for Owner-Occupied Landlords Every state has a set of landlord-tenant laws that outline the rights and responsibilities of both landlords and tenants....

TBH is typically used to express an honest opinion about a topic or situation (“to be honest”) but can also be used to show appreciation (“to be heard”) on social media sites like Instagram. The Original Meaning of TBH TBH began as the acronym for “to be honest” and was later duplicated to mean “to be heard.” It is often used when someone is trying to be frank while discussing an uncomfortable or controversial topic....

LML is an acronym that has two possible meanings: Laugh Mad LoudLove My Life Both interpretations of this internet slang are different, but there are a few tricks worth knowing to help you identify which is being used when you see it online or in a text message. Laugh Mad Loud You can consider LML to be somewhat of a variation of LOL (Laugh Out Loud) when it’s being used to say “laugh mad loud....

The first U.S. Open was played at the 9-hole Newport Golf and Country Club in Newport, R.I., in 1895. The 1895 U.S. Open was the first one ever played. It took place at Newport Country Club in Rhode Island, with four rounds of nine holes each, 36 holes total. All 36 holes were contested in one day, Oct. 4, 1895. And Horace Rawlins was the first U.S. Open champion. Fourteen players (including four amateurs) entered, and 10 of them completed the tournament....