Gen Y is in a bind. This group of 18- to 29-year-olds has been told they must go to college in order to find a decent job. Yet upon graduating, few jobs are available to young people — and those that are open often don’t require …
Career Strategies
Outwitting the Recruiting Black Hole
Years ago, you could send a resume and cover letter in the mail with a reasonable expectation that you’d eventually hear from the employer, whether they wanted to hire you or not. Now that the vast majority of recruiting …
The State Willing to Pay Big Bucks to Attract New Workers
Around the nation, states struggling with stubbornly high unemployment rates face the problem of having too few jobs for all the able-bodied workers. But a few states in the Midwest face a different problem, one that places stuck …
Nassim Taleb: In the Investment Biz, Luck Trumps Skill, So Take Your Talent Elsewhere
Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be investment professionals.
That’s the argument Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the investment expert and math whiz who wrote the influential book The Black Swan, is making these days.
The Power Within: Why Internal Recruiting & Hiring Are on the Rise
At companies large and small, the hunt for top talent never ends. Lately, amid efforts to cut costs and increase the odds of employees being successful in their positions, many businesses are finding talent in a place that may …
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 …
How Not to Sabotage Yourself at Work
To paraphrase the old saw about suckers at a poker table: If you can’t spot the sneaky gossip at the office, it’s probably you. But you probably shouldn’t be looking for him or her at all. That’s the conclusion of an interesting …
7 Easy Ways to Reduce Email Overload
Follow these best practices to avoid wasting half your day on email.
How LinkedIn Makes Money Off Your Resume — And Why That’s Good For You
Today LinkedIn serves hiring managers as much as it serves job seekers. Companies are paying big bucks for the right to look at your profile, whether you’re on the job market right now or not.
From Kim Polese to Marissa Mayer — How Far Have Women in Tech Come?
The appointment of pregnant Silicon Valley superstar Marissa Mayer as CEO of Yahoo this past week has become the latest news peg for an ongoing debate about women, work and family-balance that has been raging in the media for the …
Is High Unemployment Making Us All Sick?
Our persistently high unemployment rate is not only bad for the economy, it’s bad for our bodies and souls as well. Unemployment wears down the unemployed both mentally and physically. But high unemployment also hurts those …
Work From Home and You Might Miss a Raise
Everyone dreams of the advantages of working from home: the additional flexibility; the time saved by not commuting (or getting dressed!); the ability to slip out to run an errand with the boss none the wiser. Whether the …