December is known for its holidays: Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Christmas and solstice, too. There are, however, an entire realm of other not-so-commonly known holidays that take place in December that you...

Picture a man in charge looking through resumes and tossing them into one of two piles: call for an interview or ignore. He lingers on one resume longer than the rest; this applicant has two master’s...