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Top Reasons Why Americans Stay At Their Jobs (And What It Means For The Presidential Campaign)
What’s the No. 1 reason people continue working for their employer? Is it the pay? The benefits? A lack of better options? Those are obvious answers, especially given today’s unemployment numbers and sluggish economy. But they’re …
Outsourcing Can Be for Small Businesses Too
Small businesses frequently need help with small projects that may not require a full-time employee. Fortunately, a number of websites have sprung up in recent years that can help you get the temporary help you need to move your company forward.
Does Not Having a Facebook Page Make You ‘Suspicious’ to Employers?
Remember when the debate over “shoulder surfing” — that is, companies requiring job applicants to log into their social-media accounts so the interviewer could examine the applicant’s page in full — flared up earlier this …
8 Snap Interview Decisions Every Boss Makes
You might interview a job candidate for an hour, but sometimes it’s over in minutes.
The Bleak Unemployment Report: Is Europe to Blame?
For the first time in almost a year, the unemployment rate rose to 8.2% in May as the economic recovery appeared to not only slow but almost completely stall. And it gets worse.
How to Make Recruiters Work for You
A call from a recruiter is more likely to be for their gain than yours. Still, that call could be the springboard for your next jump up the career ladder.
Google and Apple Top List of Companies Grads Most Want To Work For
While America’s leading tech companies (again) top the annual list of popular employers for soon-to-be graduates, you may be surprised at three companies that rose from the grave of popular opinion in 2012.
7 Ways to Get the Most Out of an Internship
On Monday, thousands of college students, recent grads and those simply looking for work experience will begin internships en masse across the country. Knowing the right moves to make as an intern could mean the difference …
The Beginning of the End of the Unpaid Internship
In August 2011, when Diana Wang began her seventh unpaid internship, this time at Harper’s Bazaar, the legendary high-end fashion magazine, she figured that her previous six internships – at a modeling agency, a PR firm, a …
Why Face-to-Face Networking Still Trumps Social Networking
According to a new report from the “social discovery” site Badoo, 39% of Americans now spend more time socializing online than they do in person. In addition, nearly 20% prefer communication via text or the Internet over talking …
How to Make Your Resume Last Longer Than 6 Seconds
This should cheer you up: You spend days, weeks, maybe even months working on your resume, fiddling with fonts and wording and getting it into perfect shape for your dream job. Then a recruiter looks at it for mere seconds and …
