skills

Mixtent Builds a Database of Talent, One Face-Off at a Time

Liz Gannes in Social on January 31, 2011 at 9:02 am PT

Is there any way to know whether people will be good at a particular job before you hire them? Can you understand just how talented they are at a particular skill relative to their peers?

Study Finds More Young Kids Can Work a Smartphone Than Tie Their Shoes

Ina Fried in Mobile on January 24, 2011 at 10:05 am PT

A new study also found that 2-to-5-year-olds are also more likely to be able to open a Web browser than swim on their own. Mobilized thinks it is time to make cellphones waterproof so these kids can text for help if they ever fall out of a boat.

"Elevate America" Program Actually Elevate Microsoft Program

John Paczkowski in News on February 23, 2009 at 6:59 am PT

Microsoft gave technical training to the 5,000 employees it plans to lay off over the next 18 months. Now it’s extending that benefit to the rest of the unemployed labor pool. On Sunday, the company announced Elevate America, a three-year job-training effort aimed at giving people the technology skills they need to survive in the job market.