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February 24, 2014
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — LAST June, in an interview with Adam Bryant of The Times, Laszlo Bock, the senior vice president of people operations for Google — i.e., the guy in charge of hiring for one of the world’s most successful companies — noted that Google had determined that “G.P.A.’s are worthless as a criteria

February 18, 2014
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To call Ron Giancoli a loyal US Airways customer might be something of an understatement. A sales manager from West Chester, Pa., he’s flown on the airline — which recently merged with American Airlines — almost exclusively for the last three decades. Read More.

February 12, 2014
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LinkedIn Influencer Conan O’Brien here, and I’d like to belatedly congratulate Satya Nadella, the veteran executive who will be replacing Steve Ballmer as CEO of Microsoft. You’ll do a great job, Satya. It is my informed opinion that you were the right second choice. The right first choice, of course, being the current host of

February 11, 2014
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Shhhh: A wave of tech start-ups are secretly seeking to go public. Choosing to file confidentially for an initial public offering is fast becoming the norm for young technology companies. On Friday, GoPro, the video camera maker favored by extreme athletes and everyday adventurers, became the latest to file such a “secret I.P.O.” Read More.