Brooks writes, "These critics lament the brain drain into finance and consulting. The smartest people should be fighting poverty, ending disease and serving others, not themselves."

Seattle Times reports, "Kiewit will investigate the extent of alcohol use at all four of its Highway 520 worksites in Washington state and send potentially hundreds of employees to alcohol-awareness trainings."

Sue Shellenbarger writes, "Virtual meetings, held via Skype or other programs, require participants to learn some video-production skills, such as controlling background noise and framing camera shots. Based on interviews with experts and managers who run these meetings, many home-based workers have not yet acquired those skills."

The Atlantic drew several responses when it asked readers whether unpaid internships are good or bad. This is a list of the more negative letters on the subject.

The Atlantic asked its readers whether they thought unpaid internships were good or bad. This is a list of positive responses.

The Anchorage Daily News reports, "Not only is Anchorage a good place to find a job -- with an unemployment rate of 6 percent compared to the national average of 8.2 percent in March -- but the pay's better too."  

An oil boom is also causing heartbreak for many unprepared workers.