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08-30-16

These Handshakes Will Blow Your Job Interview

By FastCo Studios1 minute Read

Written by: Scott Mebus and Jeremy Bartlett

Talent: Becky Yamamoto, Elizabeth McDonough, Samantha Reece, Nick Carrillo, Willy Appelman, Adam Harrington, and Roy Koshy.

Impact

The pandemic makes it clear that the Postal Service should get back into the banking business

Middle class jobs for non-college grads have disappeared from big U.S. cities

Biden-Sanders task force proposals could actually move the needle on climate action

Creativity

The cynic’s case for why brands need to double down on the Facebook ad boycott

25 years ago, ‘Waterworld’ forever changed how we think about hits and flops

Andy Samberg’s ‘Palm Springs’ reinvents the ‘Groundhog Day’ time-loop genre

Co.Design

Muji’s U.S. business declares bankruptcy

This startup sells clothes from the same factories as Alexander Wang and Prada—at a fraction of the cost

Facebook’s proposed emoji illustrates yet another glaring blindspot on race

Work Life

5 Zoom tools you need to take your virtual meetings to the next level

4 reasons why businesses should keep investing and growing during a downturn

Lessons I learned transitioning my company to ‘working from anywhere’