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Standing out is the real task during a job interview.

4 ways to improve your interview skills like a pro

May 13, 2019 at 3:41 p.m.

So you got the interview, congrats! You're ready, right? You've skimmed your resume to freshen up on your professional accomplishments, check. You've boned up on the potential new employer and...

A.J. Nelson, left, and Joe Dallago, of Clusterflunk, wait for their interview at Y Combinator in Mountain View, Calif.

What to do when Y Combinator comes for your industry

May 13, 2019 at 3:41 p.m.

Y Combinator is a force to be reckoned with in the startup world. Its funded companies include heavyweights like Dropbox, Reddit, Airbnb, Instacart, and others you use on a regular...

Outcome Health puts 3 employees on leave amid claims it misled advertisers: report

May 21, 2019 at 3:40 a.m.

Outcome Health has placed three employees on leave following a monthslong investigation by the Wall Street Journal into whether the Chicago startup misled pharmaceutical clients about the reach and effectiveness...

Outcome Health lays off employees after new jobs announcement

May 21, 2019 at 3:39 a.m.

Outcome Health laid off employees at its Chicago headquarters this week, on the heels of an announcement with Mayor Rahm Emanuel Tuesday that it plans to add 2,000 jobs over...

Amazon appears to have sent an email about baby registries to people who don't actually have them on Tuesday, Sept. 19.

Tons of Amazon customers just got a baby registry email — one they weren’t expecting

May 21, 2019 at 3:38 a.m.

Amazon sent users a mass email Tuesday telling them that someone had bought a gift off their baby registry — but many recipients said they had no registries and were...

Groupon lays off 130 customer-service employees

May 21, 2019 at 3:31 a.m.

Chicago-based Groupon has laid off 130 customer-service employees, the company said Thursday. The employees were remote workers, and the company did not say whether any of them were based in...

Grubhub to buy Yelp food-delivery platform Eat24

May 21, 2019 at 3:28 a.m.

Chicago-based Grubhub announced Thursday it would buy rival food-delivery platform Eat24 from Yelp for $287.5 million. Eat24 has 35,000 restaurants on its platform, while Grubhub has more than 55,000. Accounting...

Groupon is entering into a strategic partnership with Grubhub to power its food-delivery services, the companies announced Monday.

Grubhub, Groupon join forces on food delivery

May 21, 2019 at 3:27 a.m.

Grubhub and Groupon will partner on food-delivery services, the Chicago-based companies announced Monday. Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) will power ordering and delivery for Groupon to Go and serve markets of OrderUp,...

Pokemon Go Fest attendee sues Niantic over event, asks for class-action status

May 21, 2019 at 3:26 a.m.

A California man has sued the creators of Pokemon Go Fest, alleging the company knew — or should have known — about the problems that hampered the Chicago event. The...

‘I feel real pain’: The system is broken, this immigrant founder says

May 13, 2019 at 3:41 p.m.

The topic of immigration is so misunderstood. I landed in the United States of America on Sept. 4, 2004. That's 12-plus years ago. And I'm still not a citizen. Not...

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