Claudia Gabel at HarperCollins has bought METEOR by Anna - Marie McLemore and Tehlor Kay Mejia, in which two friends, one made of stardust and one fighting to save her family's diner, take on their small town's 50th annual pageant and
talent competition in the hopes that they can change their town's destiny, and their own.
Perceived as washed - up, he has some difficulty convincing someone to fund his crazy plan to stage
a talent competition in India to find baseball talent among the local cricket players.
Not exact matches
Relocation is expensive and distracting, not to mention the fact that costs are high
in Silicon Valley and the
competition for
talent is intense.
In fact, the
competition for
talent is so fierce that potential employees are being treated like top professional athletes, said Breyer.
Fail to fix the system, and Canadian startups will be at a significant disadvantage to their
competition abroad — particularly those
in Silicon Valley, which have a nasty habit of poaching top Canadian
talent.
But even considering how much pressure it's constantly under to grow, and as crazy as the
talent competition all around it is, Centro's strategies and the ideas that came through
in our discussion were extremely thoughtful and long - term.
Craft said the
competition for hiring A.I. experts is fierce and
in many cases ends up resulting
in companies like Google paying «NFL signing bonuses» for the
talent.
«
Competition for
talent in L.A. is intense,» Pettigrew says.
Launching a
competition around outstanding achievement, particularly
in partnership with a credible body or brand, will undoubtedly entice top
talent and push your further ahead of competitors.
Even if you believe the caliber of
talent is higher
in the Bay Area, the
competition is fierce and turnover is often high (especially if you aren't seeing hockey stick growth).
There's a lot of
competition in the area, but there's also a lot of demand for tech
talent in manufacturing, health - care and information industries.
«Given the
competition for top
talent, employers must update their approach
in order to engage and retain millennials, especially among women, who were found to carry a bigger burden of student loan debt,» said Natalie Smith, a vice president at PadillaCRT, the communications agency that conducted the survey for ORC.
The company indicated its interest
in building a China - based AI research team
in May, amid growing
competition for
talent from Baidu, which has also been actively courting AI researchers
in Beijing and Silicon Valley.
The
competition for technical
talent already is fierce, and with fewer visas, «it would be a bloodbath,» says Tony Mirchandani, CEO of RTM Engineering Consultants, an $ 11 million business,
in South Barrington, Illinois.
We also include companies outside our industry, with stature, size and complexity that approximate our own,
in recognition of the fact that
competition for senior management
talent is not limited to our industry.
«There's still more
talent (engineers, execs)-- and resources (funding), but the costs and
competition for
talent and housing are extreme»
in Silicon Valley, Mr. Doerr wrote
in an email, suggesting perhaps that it may be a less attractive location than before.
None of the social media marketers we work (or are
in competition) with could pay an employee $ 500 per month for social media work and attract any kind of real SMM
talent.
How well we meet the challenges of diversity will determine our future success
in attracting talented immigrants as global
competition for that
talent intensifies.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied
in any forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes
in consumer discretionary spending; our eCommerce platform not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the streamlining of the Company's vendor base and execution of the Company's new merchandising strategy not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the amount that we invest
in strategic transactions and the timing and success of those investments; the integration of strategic acquisitions being more difficult, time - consuming, or costly than expected; inventory turn; changes
in the competitive market and
competition amongst retailers; changes
in consumer demand or shopping patterns and our ability to identify new trends and have the right trending products
in our stores and on our website; changes
in existing tax, labor and other laws and regulations, including those changing tax rates and imposing new taxes and surcharges; limitations on the availability of attractive retail store sites; omni - channel growth; unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential customer information; risks relating to our private brand offerings and new retail concepts; disruptions with our eCommerce platform, including issues caused by high volumes of users or transactions, or our information systems; factors affecting our vendors, including supply chain and currency risks;
talent needs and the loss of Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; developments with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars; weather - related disruptions and seasonality of our business; and risks associated with being a controlled company.
In fact, given the limited supply of high quality content and
talent, growing
competition means that the cost to just maintain the status quo will only go up.
From wine tastings to pet insurance, Cambridge biotechs roll out perks
in competition for
talent.
Amid that hefty
competition, the cream of the crop
in AI are commanding «NFL - like» salaries
in a stiff
competition for
talent.
For now, investors need to focus on the
competition for top
talent in computer engineering and artificial intelligence.
With confidence returning, shrewd companies will see the opportunity currently
in front of them to cherry - pick the
talent and gain a strategic advantage ahead of the
competition, as
in 3 - 6 months I expect the market to be significantly tighter.
«The Developers» Den
competition provides an important opportunity for the best students to develop and showcase their analytical, creative and presentation skills as emerging
talent in front of leaders within the real property sector,» says Jim Clayton, who was recently appointed to the Timothy R. Price Chair at Schulich's Brookfield Centre
in Real Estate and Infrastructure.
This represents a huge opportunity for employers who want to stand out
in the
competition to attract millennial
talent.
Once market exchange has organized the various components of a society's efforts at production and provision, the processes of market
competition draw all resources
in their train, including people and their
talents.
The PPMA Show 2014 will also take the opportunity to once again recognise the best and brightest up - and - coming
talent in the industry with the return of the Ones to Watch
competition, which aims to search out the industry's brightest young processing and packaging professional, judged on entrepreneurial spirit and a commitment to the industry.
Carvalho has some real
talent, I wouldn't mind him
in an Arsenal shirt but I would consider him a Xhaka
competition more than partner.
The 21 - year - old looks a top
talent after seeing increased playing time
in United's midfield this season, despite plenty of big - name
competition from the likes of Paul Pogba, Nemanja Matic and Ander Herrera.
And it is not like we are full of
talent and
competition at the moment
in his position.
Dembele showcased his
talent for Rennes last campaign, finding the back of the net 12 times
in all
competitions.
I actually think it is time we sell some of our youth
talents and recruit some more players, it sound harsh but the reality is players
in the under 23, 21 and 18 can not improve themselves
in these
competitions, they need competitive
competitions, Championship or league one even, where their growth will be seen over the season
The Daily Mirror reports that
in England alone, Arsenal face
competition from both Chelsea and Manchester United, whilst I'm sure he will also be attracting the likes of Barcelona and Real Madrid who have a knack for understandably attracting some of the brightest upcoming
talents.
To get that level of contract,
in a recruiting hotbed with no real
competition for
talent (especially if / when Arizona gets hit with sanctions) is deeply appealing to a lot of coaches, even if the fans are «unreasonable».
The «best striker
in the world» scored 45 goals
in the four seasons that he was actually
in the Arsenal First team, out of 153 apps
in all
competitions, but was seen as arrogant far beyond his
talent level.
Icardi looks a superb
talent and is having one of the best seasons of his career this year, scoring 17 goals
in 17 games
in all
competitions this season.
The
competition for places
in Arsenal's midfield is too fierce that leaving out any of these playmakers will be a waste of
talent.
We won the titles
in a time where we had no other
competition besides manure with a team which was
talent overload.
Well to a point they are right, maybe we are luckier than your average PL club, but then we are NOT your average PL club, we are charged the highest ticket prices of any club
in the EPL for starter's and we are now apparently debt free and according to certain sources inside the clubs Hierarchy can buy any player we want,
in short we are financially as big as any of our
competition with regards to the ability to buy
in top quality
talent, and while we don't have the money to burn that Man city or Chelsea have we are
in a position to spend more and spend it more often as long as there is a degree of prudence.
What's not hilarious is that for the first time our
talent is at least equal to our
competition, we are just getting destroyed
in gameplanning and hustle.
I glad Theo did sign da ting I believe that the players finally believe and are ready to lauch a quick out the box attack on the premiere league this season,
Competition for places will give A.W a headache but what I headache to finally have I respect our keeper for staying I believe he has more to prove than Chech likewise theo and all the rising
talent and I hope the money invested
in new physical conditioning trainers pays off
Well your righ with met spend but
in amount paid out for players no net were 5th but i agree our champions league performances have been poor we had some tough draws and the premier league is more demanding then the other leagues
in strwnght of
competition and games played still excuses do nt win but that monaco loss left me shaking my head
in cl we get theough the group but cant muster the strength needed for knockout and we should be performing better were under performing for the
talent xhaka has frustrated me hes got the
talent and plays well but cant hold focus
in games he drops off and loses his marks our academy is doing well but yes it is tougher now to break
in to the first team iwobi has done well but one or two seasons away from being there if he does turn himself elite ever has to score or he will just be another ox but i think its been a wake up call to the club we finally have to act theres a wave of ideas to not only get us back to winning ways but become title contenders and i think give him the extension one year its a world cup year and that will also allow our players esp strikers who been very poor this year realized its tough to play
in englad and next year will have a better idea what it really takes to win here shore up some spots and depth and were
in contention fail and the changes will happen but let him have one more year the fact were willing to spend shows me an upturn from the decline
The Argentine starlet is considered a huge
talent, having scored 27 goals
in all
competitions last season and being named club captain at Inter this term.
In a
competition where they're facing some of the best of the best every match, they need his level of
talent, and they need him to come back to the squad.
Now he's ruling the roost
in a 1 team league where his team is the top dog who buy up all the league
talent in order to neuter the
competition.
All athletes and performers know they have more ability, skills, and
talents than they have been showing
in competition or on the stage.
There's a strong list of players gaining first team football via league and cup
competitions as well as a list of loans that will prepare the next wave of
talent to breakthrough
in years to come.
Over-regulation of the communications sector led to a dearth of television channels
in the 1970s, and, indirectly, to The Gong Show, a
talent competition hosted by a squinty TV producer who
in his spare time, he would have us believe, murdered people for the government.
Although not always a regular
in the team this season, he has shown glimpses of his great
talent, and should establish himself as a world star
in the next few years, even though there is great
competition ahead of him at the Allianz Arena.