Spending
10 minutes with your online persona could be a better predictor of job
performance than any standardized employment test. That’s what
researchers found when they used Facebook profiles to rate job
applicants. Six months later, the Facebook predictions were closer to
their actual job performance reviews than the ratings from standard
pre-employment testing. Source Link
You
may think that peer pressure is the major factor in teen behavior, but
it’s not the number-one influence when it comes to underage drinking. A
new survey of teenagers shows that parents continue to be the leading
influence on their kid's decisions to not drink alcohol. Parents rank
significantly higher than friends, teachers, and even law enforcement. Source Link
Living
a high-stress life can make even the average illness much worse. A new
study found that people who are chronically stressed are likely to have
more severe reactions to illnesses including the common cold. That’s
because long-term stress increases your resistance to the hormone that
regulates your body’s response to infection. Source Link
