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Category: Pop cultureBy anthony balderrama on Jul 7, 2009 in Career Advice, Featured, News, Pop culture | 6 Comments
First and foremost, I realize plenty of people are looking for a job and can’t imagine leaving a job right now. I realize the idea of resigning from a paying job seems foolish in this economy. But I also know that many people are leaving jobs for several reasons.
New parents are opting to stay at [...]
By anthony balderrama on Jun 26, 2009 in Careers, Featured, Fun stuff, Job Descriptions, Pop culture | 1 Comment
With the release of the movie Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, we got to thinking about what it would be like if Transformers were walking around among us. I suppose that’s the premise of the show and movies already, but our minds still raced.
As a child, I was all about the TV show. I had [...]
By rachel zupek on Apr 9, 2009 in Featured, Pop culture | 5 Comments
This morning my trusty TweetDeck alterted me to a tweet that read: “Hmm. Fox is creating a reality show based on small-business layoffs.” *Cue record-screeching-to-a-halt noise.*
Sure enough, I followed the tiny URL to an article with the headline “Fox to make reality TV show about company layoffs.”
The article goes on to describe how the folks [...]
By Kate Lorenz on Mar 9, 2009 in Fun stuff, Pop culture | 1 Comment
Today the world’s most popular doll Barbie turns 50, and it’s been a busy 50 years!
During her lifetime, Barbie has followed numerous career paths, from aerobics instructor to zoologist, inspiring many a young girl (and boy) to follow their dreams. Forbes even called her the “ultimate career woman.”
I am one of the millions of girls [...]
By Kate Lorenz on Mar 3, 2009 in Featured, Pop culture | 0 Comments
Last night on MTV’s The City, was a classic example of when one employee steals credit for another employee’s idea or work. Good girl Whitney and socialite Olivia, who work for fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, were tasked with pulling outfits for the next cover of Elle magazine.
Olivia, as the project lead, and Whitney were supposed to suggest six [...]
By anthony balderrama on Feb 3, 2009 in Careers, Featured, Pop culture | 2 Comments
…or at least makes us think we’re better dancers and singers than we really are.
American Idol is back on the air and for an hour every week we think, “Yeah, we have the chops to be the next Kelly Clarkson or David Cook.” Eh, who are we kidding? We’ll gladly be the next William Hung.
And [...]
By Kate Lorenz on Jan 19, 2009 in Featured, Fun stuff, Pop culture | 1 Comment
This week, we are celebrating the official start of Barack Obama’s new job. You’ve no doubt heard about the roles he held on his road to the Oval Office — community organizer, university professor, state legislator and U.S. senator. But did you know what his very first job was?
First jobs are usually synonymous with flipping burgers, folding sweaters [...]
By anthony balderrama on Dec 30, 2008 in Employment Trends, Mature Workers, Pop culture | 2 Comments
While watching The Curious Case of Benjamin Button last week, I couldn’t help but notice that the film namesake dabbles in a variety of jobs. I’m not giving away any spoilers by saying that Benjamin Button is one of those cinematic characters, much like Forrest Gump, who explores so many careers that I end up [...]
By CareerBuilder blogger on Jul 29, 2008 in Fun stuff, Pop culture, Web/Tech | 1 Comment
I have to apologize for not having any awesome information to share with you today. But our office is in mourning.
Why? Because Scrabulous is no more.
By CareerBuilder blogger on Jul 25, 2008 in Fun stuff, Networking, Pop culture, Web/Tech, Work | 2 Comments
It all starts off innocently enough.
There you are, surfing the Web, and you come across a Web site like MySpace. Or maybe a friend invites you to be a part of Facebook. You click that button, enter your e-mail address, and — presto – you are in the network!
But one is never enough. You get [...]
