Today's NewWork News Web Tip: International Disability News Ticker (Thursday, 7/1/99)
The International Disability News Ticker provides news from around the world of special interest to students and professionals in the field of disability.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Pursuing an I/O Psychology Career (Friday, 7/2/99)
Paul Spector of the University of South Florida is an industrial-organizational psychologist, teacher, and textbook author, and he has some advice for you if you would like to become an I/O psychologist.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Journalist's Guide to Economic Terms (Saturday, 7/3/99)
Economists have a language of their own that includes special terms as well as some familiar terms used in special ways. FACSNET offers various services to journalists, including its Journalist's Guide to Economic Terms. However, you do not have to be a journalist in order to study this glossary, which includes more than 200 key economic concepts.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: RadWorking.com (Sunday, 7/4/99)
RadWorking.com is another example of the growing number of career and job sites for specialized populations. In this case, the site is for professionals in the field of radiology, and it's free.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: DiscoverME (Monday, 7/5/99)
There's plenty of evidence that job performance and satisfaction, and, ultimately, perhaps even a society's productivity, largely are determined by the quality of the match between worker, job, job context, and so on. Traditionally, only a few of the relevant factors have been emphasized when attempting to match job candidates with positions. Some of these seem clearly relevant (e.g., skills), while others may or may not be (e.g., academic credentials). Do personality and temperament make a difference? There is good evidence that they certainly do. Different personalities make a better match with certain jobs than others, but the research needed for supporting practical decisions in this area can be mind-boggling. DiscoverME is a firm that attempts to match people to jobs in terms of personality. Have they done the necessary research? Do their measurement instruments have demonstrably high levels of statistical reliability and validity? We have no idea, but we do know that these are important questions.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: The Computer Museum Timeline (Tuesday, 7/6/99)
In just a relatively few short years, computing technology has transformed the world and is the principal engine driving the development of a new global economy. If you'd like to track the development of this technology year by year, Boston's Computer Museum offers a timeline.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: MBAgames.com (Wednesday, 7/7/99)
Games aren't necessarily frivolous, and they're not necessarily just for recreation. They can also be for training. MBAgames.com offers games on line intended to help business professionals sharpen up their skills.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Wealthiest Americans of All Time (Thursday, 7/8/99)
Bill Gates has net worth that is now nearing $100 billion, which clearly makes him the wealthiest businessman in America and probably the world. But is he the wealthiest businessman in history, when inflation is taken into account? No, and not even the wealthiest American. In fact, according to American Heritage magazine, he's several notches from the top, although that might not last long, given Mr. Gates' relative youth and the rate at which Microsoft's stock has been appreciating. Quick--who's on the top of the list of the Wealthiest Americans of All Time?

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Malaysia Commerce Hub (Friday, 7/9/99)
From Malaysia, here's a site for persons interested in electronic commerce. You'll find information, as well as online discussions on the Malaysia Commerce Hub.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (Saturday, 7/10/99)
If you've never gotten around to reading Adam Smith's classic book, here's your chance. Wealth of Nations is available on the web.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: ActionJobs (Sunday, 7/11/99)
Tired of boring jobs? Would you like to work in Alaska, fight forest fires, work on a cruise ship. Want adventure? ActionJobs may be able to help you find just the thing.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: The Federal Hourly Minimum Wage (Monday, 7/12/99)
There seems to be little real resistance in Congress to raising the minimum wage again sometime soon. If you're curious about previous increases, here's the entire history of the Federal Hourly Minimum Wage since its beginning (at 25 cents an hour) in 1938.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Quicken Retirement Planner (Tuesday, 7/13/99)
The leading personal finance software company offers information and a planner for those who want to do a better job of preparing for retirement. Here's the Quicken Retirement Planner.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: IQtalent (Wednesday, 7/14/99)
Need a coach for your career? Maybe you do. Here's help, including a newsletter, from IQtalent, an organization headed by attorney Brian Clark.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Saludos Hispanos (Thursday, 7/15/99)
Here's a career site that can help promote workplace diversity as well as help individual employers and workers find what they need. Saludos Hispanos seems particularly important for Hispanic professionals and bilingual college graduates.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Preventing Homicide in the Workplace (Friday, 7/16/99)
This alert from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health was released in 1995, but workplace deaths continue. NIOSH asks your help in Preventing Homicide in the Workplace and offers some guidance on how to do it.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Consumer Education for Teens (Saturday, 7/17/99)
American teenagers control a lot of spending, so they're seen by many as an important market. Unfortunately, important markets also attract the unscrupulous. The Washington State Attorney General's Office offers Consumer Education for Teens.

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