5 Things You Need to Know This Week…

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Pair that Pumpkin Spice Latte (it's back!) with these five must reads:

1. Marissa Mayer Just Gave Every Yahoo Employee an iPhone 5. Mayer has announced her “Yahoo! Smart Phones, Smart Fun!” plan; under the program both full and part time employees will be given a smartphone and Yahoo will pay for the bill/data plan.

2. Skillsoft Acquires Mindleaders.  The e-learning market is undergoing big changes this week as Skillsoft, the industry leader in e-learning training content, announces their purchase of Mindleaders.

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a href=”http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/11/us-feedisclosure-401k-idUSBRE88A16W20120911?type=smallBusinessNews”>401K Fee Disclosure Leaves Small Firms Puzzled. A new study reveals that many employers still have questions about the 401K fee disclosure rule that was passed this past July, which requires 401K plan providers to provide documentation of fees charged.

4. Rent-A-Desk Scene Heats Up. As the number of co-working communities grows, owners of the spaces need to get creative in how they attract workers to rent from them.

5. Denmark Officially Has the World's Coolest Commute [Video]. Denmark released a creative video spot to drive commuters to take the bus. Are you sold?

Have a great week!

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Holland Dombeck
Holland Dombeck is the Editor and resident Gen-Y'er here at Fistful of Talent. She joined the group in August of 2011, with the sole responsibility of making our writers look like rock stars. She also spits the news and serves as producer on our podcast, The CYA Report. Check her out on Twitter via @Holland_Dombeck, or email her at hdombeck@kinetixhr.com for all things Fistful. (Side note - she'll respond faster if you put this your subject line: Go Noles!)

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