The history of the résumé is a long and winding road. As any job seeker soon finds out, the recommendations on what to include, what to exclude and how to present your résumé are constantly debated. The trends come and go like the seasons, but one thing is certain: job seekers today have immense opportunity to experiment with résumé options, ...
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If you’ve ever called a business phone number and had to Press 1 for your menu choice, you’ve participated in a PBX system. For businesses small and large, PBX is a vital component of communication. So why explore the history of this telephoning system? Well, if you’re not currently using PBX or are looking to upgrade, knowing the history can ...
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Stock markets are some of the most important parts of today’s global economy. Countries around the world depend on stock markets for economic growth. However, stock markets are a relatively new phenomenon. They haven’t always played an important role in global economics. Today, I’m going to share the history of the stock market and explain why stock markets have become ...
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Mortgages have helped millions of people all over the world buy homes. Even if you don’t have $300,000 cash, you can buy a $300,000 home using a mortgage. Where did mortgages come from? What makes mortgages different from other loans? Should you apply for a mortgage? Today, we’re telling you everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the history of ...
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Gold has occupied a unique social status for millennia. It has a long history as a valuable metal and its history is far from over. From the ancient Egyptians to the modern U.S. Treasury, there are few metals that have had such an influential role in human history as gold. Why is gold so important? What inherent value is held ...
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Most people have lived their entire lives without knowing anything about the history of fax machines. These people don’t know that the first commercial fax machine was produced over 150 years ago, or that today’s fax machines rely on largely the same technology. Today, I’m going to explain the history of fax machines and tell you why that history is ...
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It’s been said that there are two constants in life: death and taxes. However, taxes haven’t been around forever. Sure, there were taxes in ancient Egypt, and ancient Roman governments charged taxes in times of war. But the idea of sales taxes, income taxes, payroll taxes, and other types of taxes is mostly a modern invention. Where did taxes come ...
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Software as a service, or SaaS, is a business model where customers pay to use software hosted on a remote computer. Today, SaaS is often used interchangeably with “cloud computing”. Whatever you call it, software as a service has an interesting history over the past 40 years. SaaS emerged with the early computers of the 1960s. Today, thanks to the ...
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The term “nuclear family” has evolved to mean a number of different things over the years. Traditionally, “nuclear family” referred to a family with a married husband and wife and their biological or adopted children, all living together at the same house. Today, some people still believe that’s how you define nuclear family. Other people, however, believe the term has ...
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