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Is there a reason you’re late … or is it just an excuse? »

Who invented the standard nine-to-five workday? He or she must have been a morning person because if I were setting the workday hours, I’d push it to start at 10 a.m. at the earliest. Why?
While I’d love to be the type of person who just jumps out of bed alert and perky every day, it [...]

Ask us your question and win a prize! »

Last week we kicked off our contest, Talk to The Work Buzz! You submitted your great questions about interviews and we picked one to answer. Our winner is getting a copy of the book Career Building.
We like you. You like prizes. So we’re back with a new topic for the contest. This week we want [...]

Workers tethered by the e-leash in some strange places »

They do it while walking — oh so slowly — down the sidewalk. They do it at the gym. They do it at the movies. They even do it in the bathroom.
They are using their smart phones. While some people are checking out Facebook, getting directions, reading the news or just plain addicted, many are still on the [...]

February job numbers redux »

We’ve been a little crazed here at TheWorkBuzz lately and just realized the day has passed without posting our regular breakdown of the BLS’s monthly unemployment numbers. Luckily, our colleagues at TheHiringSite.com have already written about that very subject so we’ll refer you to their post.

10 ways to make your resume stand out »

When a house has been on the market for an extended time without an offer or even a showing, homeowners often get help staging their property and even make over important rooms, like kitchens and bathrooms. When it comes to your job search, perhaps you should use this approach with your resume.
With electronic job applications and [...]

Nearly 40 percent of workers have flirted with romance on the job »

When you think of TV’s most famous romantic duos — Jim and Pam, McDreamy and Meredith, Turk and Carla, Sam and Diane, Mr. Burns and Smithers – they all have one thing in common: They met on the job.
But when it comes to finding love, it’s not just reserved for primetime. Regardless of the economy, [...]

January job numbers redux »

The BLS released January’s jobs report this morning, and while it wasn’t complete cause for celebration, it was encouraging. The unemployment rate fell from 10.0 to 9.7 percent in January, and nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged, down -20,000 compared to -779,000 in January 2009.
Here are the highlights:

The number of unemployed persons decreased to 14.8 million
Employment [...]

Tips for the long-term unemployed »

Although there are signs the economy is healing, there are still 15.3 million unemployed workers in America according to the most recent BLS data. Among those unemployed, the number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks and over) continued to trend up, reaching 6.1 million in December 2009. That means 4-in-10 unemployed workers have been jobless for [...]

Handling job search desperation »

When you really want to — need to — work, is there anything worse than being unemployed? How about being long-term unemployed?
The number of long-term unemployed  people (those jobless for 27 weeks and over) grew to 6.1 million in December 2009, according to the most recent BLS data. That means that four-in-ten unemployed workers were jobless for [...]

What makes them want to hire you? »

It’s a new season of American Idol which means another batch of entertaining, yet all-too-often painful first-round tryouts in front of the judges panel. While some people get up there and blow the judges away by simply showcasing their skill and talents, others are memorable for all the wrong reasons.
Watching the tryouts is actually good for anyone who is [...]