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Looks do matter. According to a new study in the INFORMS journal of Management Science, the more competent you look (based on certain facial features) the more likely you are to be a CEO. They study, which focused on male CEOs, found that faces that rated as competent-looking typically had square jaws, overall sharper features and appeared more mature.

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Whether you are a seasoned professional or a fresh graduate, networking plays an essential role in long-term career growth. Membership in a professional association like INFORMS provides access to many networking opportunities, as well as other member benefits such as career resources. 

A forthcoming study in the INFORMS journal of Marketing Science, based on the psychology of sympathy, shows that small changes in the wording of a fundraising letter can increase donations by over 300 percent.

With over a million registered public charities in the United States, fundraising for good causes has become more difficult than ever. Annual events like Giving Tuesday increase overall giving, but also increase the competition for funds around those events.

Want to decipher whether or not a new hire will thrive in his position? Compare his emails to those of a coworker. According to a new study in the INFORMS journal of Management Science by INFORMS member Sameer Srivastava, the more similarities in language style, the better the fit. The study found that a new hire whose own emails are linguistically similar to his co-workers' messages is four times less likely to be fired than someone who never mimics the language style of his peers. 

INFORMS Fellow Anna Nagurney shares her research on blood supply chains – challenges and potential solutions – with Karen Brown of New England Public Radio.