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Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish By Ela Erozan Gursel

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6 years have passed from the day Steve Jobs addressed new graduates of Stanford University during the commencement. It was a moving speech where he gave 3 personal stories that transformed his life.  The first story was about connecting the dots. He dropped out of college believing that the classes …

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Turkey Sends Most Workers To Iraq In 2011

Turkey Sends Most Workers To Iraq In 2011

According to ISKUR’s statistics, 5,526 Turkish workers went to Iraq in the first seven months of 2011 with a 113.6 percent year-on-year rise.Turkey sent the highest number of workers to Iraq in the first seven months of 2011, according to Turkish Employment Agency (ISKUR).According to ISKUR’s statistics, 5,526 Turkish workers …

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E-trade Rises, Boosting Employment

E-trade Rises, Boosting Employment

Employment in the e-commerce sector tripled in the first eight months of the year, according to figures by Kariyer.net, Turkey’s largest human resources platform. Labor demand in the sector has grown 200 percent in the first eight months of 2011, thus providing jobs for some 2,000 people, Kariyer.net’s data showed. …

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Turkish public servants waiting for October

Turkish public servants waiting for October

This year’s collective bargaining talks, annually slated for August, will be replaced with the collective agreement talks to be held after Parliament opens in October in line with the approved constitutional amendments granting public servants the right to a collective agreement. Labor Minister Faruk Çelik, who came together with public …

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Global downturn reverses brain drain in Turkey

Global downturn reverses brain drain in Turkey

The recent global downturn led to company mergers, bankrupt firms and layoffs which have forced white-collar workers to make new plans about their lives.Many white-collar Turkish professionals working in United States and European countries are now seeking ways to return home after the global financial downturn in 2007, human resources …

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Unemployment Is Not Only An American Problem

Unemployment Is Not Only An American Problem

Turkey’s unemployment rate fell to 9.9 percent in April. That is good news. The government’s long-term target is 5 percent. To realize this, there will be some changes in the legal framework shaping the labor market. The first attempt might be to introduce an “easy fire, easy hire’’ approach in …

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Draft Code Suggests Canceling Severance Pay, Starts Debates

Draft Code Suggests Canceling Severance Pay, Starts Debates

The Turkish government’s plans to sharply reduce severance payments in a bid to increase firms’ competitiveness has sparked debate even before related legislation is officially launched. The new planned system seems to disfavor employees, some say. A radical cut in severance payments, one of the main reforms expected as part …

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