the accumulation of knowledge from participation in events
And even though I considered myself to be pretty smart, I didn’t have any work experience, at least not any that was on the books.
The Boy in the Black Suit
He held senior-level jobs and earned good money, but he wasn’t always recognized for his best work.
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
The law formed the National Labor Relations Board to protect both employers’ and employees’ rights and to intervene when labor and management disputes become deadlocked.
Fannie Never Flinched
a possibility from a favorable combination of circumstances
Some things had improved in our city since we’d moved back, and blacks now had access to more jobs and opportunities.
While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement
Teaching was the most common female profession at the time, and schools typically paid women 20 to 50 percent less than they paid men.
Votes for Women!
Hoover also told Stone that per his wishes he had raised the employment qualifications for new agents, requiring them to have some legal training or knowledge of accounting.
Killers of the Flower Moon
She said he spoke excellent English, which is reflected in his resume, with numerous publications, and international work experience. The New York Times
act or process of overseeing a person, group, or activity
The letter stated that “Mr. Larson allowed the attached article to be published in a classroom newspaper under his supervision, and over three hundred copies were distributed throughout the school and community.”
The Landry News
As described in chapter 1, during the late 1970s, jobs had suddenly disappeared from urban areas across America, and unemployment rates had skyrocketed.
The New Jim Crow
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