Max Nisen

What's Lost When Most People Work From Home

“If the office is going to become a collection of employees not working together, it essentially becomes no different than a coffee shop.”

• Max Nisen and Quartz
• October 8, 2015

Tackling Inequality in Gifted-and-Talented Programs

Using testing to place students in the advanced-learning programs can actually help level the playing field.

• Max Nisen and Quartz
• September 15, 2015

Where Do Silicon Valley's Companies Look to Poach Employees?

Oftentimes from each other, LinkedIn's data suggests

• Max Nisen and Quartz
• February 16, 2015

Smart, Low-Income Students Who Shun Good Colleges

High sticker prices and unfamiliar terminology tend to scare them away, but a potential low-cost solution simply involves giving them access to better information.

• Max Nisen and Quartz
• January 23, 2015

Groups Are Better Than Individuals at Predicting the Future

Open-minded people working in teams make more accurate guesses about what's to come.

• Max Nisen and Quartz
• January 20, 2015

Why Changing Careers Is So Hard

Firms like hiring low-risk candidates: A proven track record in the same field is a "hire me" signal, while lack of experience means a risky investment.

• Max Nisen and Quartz
• January 14, 2015

The Business-School Deficit

Students don't always come out of management programs as entrepreneurs, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

• Max Nisen and Quartz
• January 8, 2015

Statistically Speaking, What Does the Average Startup Look Like?

New data about young companies confirms some old assumptions.

• Max Nisen and Quartz
• December 31, 2014

Wall Street Needs to Calm Down and Take Some Deep Breaths

Aggressive earnings goals and high expectations are fine. Punching walls and screaming aren’t.

• Max Nisen and Quartz
• December 19, 2014

What Will Get You Hired Isn't on Your Resume

Data shows that a candidate with a personal referral is much more likely to land an offer.

• Max Nisen and Quartz
• December 3, 2014

Why Students Avoid Academic Help

Many students will avoid enrolling in free SAT prep if the sign-up offer is public.

• Max Nisen and Quartz
• December 2, 2014

The Shrinking of Personal Space at Work

Forget standing desks—some companies are doing away with assigned workstations entirely.

• Max Nisen and Quartz
• November 18, 2014

Bad Meetings Aren't Just Boring

They cost a lot of money too.

• Max Nisen and Quartz
• October 15, 2014

All Hail King Whiskey

For the first time in nearly a decade, vodka isn't leading America's liquor sales.

• Max Nisen and Quartz
• October 15, 2014

Only 2% of Google's American Workforce Is Black

For the first time ever, Google has released data on the composition of its staff and the picture is pretty white (and male).

• Max Nisen and Quartz
• May 29, 2014

Survey: Businesses Don't Care If Their Employees Went to Yale

Employers value applied skills and knowledge in the field more than where a candidate went to school.

• Max Nisen and Quartz
• February 26, 2014