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Category: Work/LifeBy anthony balderrama on Aug 27, 2009 in Employment, Employment Trends, Interviews, Job Search, Unemployment, Work/Life | 1 Comment
We give you entertaining, informative and interesting articles to read on this, the second-to-last day of the work week. Read ‘em and weep. Or don’t weep, just learn and spread the knowledge. Weeping doesn’t do you any good.
People forget that one of the worst parts of a job loss is the loss of social interaction.
Layoffs [...]
By anthony balderrama on Aug 11, 2009 in Careers, Dress Code, Job Search, Jobs, News, Unemployment, Work, Work/Life | 0 Comments
Did you have a chance to read today’s workplace headlines and articles of note, or were you too busy in a workplace of your own? Or maybe you’ve been trying applying for jobs and don’t have time to get distracted by the so-called Interwebs. Well, we’ve made done the work for you:
A little tough love [...]
By anthony balderrama on Jun 22, 2009 in Employment Trends, Featured, Job Search, Jobs, News, Work/Life | 2 Comments
Hello, Work Buzzers. Monday’s been pretty busy here. And even if your day wasn’t busy (lucky you!) you’ve probably been caught up in the busy news day. I think all eyes are on Iran right now.
Plus, you’ve got the stock market to watch, a missing South Carolina governor, Jon and Kate filing for divorce (which [...]
By Kate Lorenz on Jun 17, 2009 in Featured, Job Surveys, Work/Life | 2 Comments
How many of you have had to sacrifice personal relationships for your professional (and financial) well-being?
Yesterday’s TheWorkBuzz post discussed this topic regarding romantic relationships. With Father’s Day this Sunday, let’s look at how parents views are changing in this difficult economy.
Many working parents have to contend with heavier workloads and longer hours as businesses struggle to do more with [...]
By anthony balderrama on Jun 15, 2009 in Featured, News, Work, Work/Life | 2 Comments
The “Be careful what you ask for” adage has proven true for many workers in the last year. Plenty of us have wished for extra time off for work or longer weekends. Then the company announces layoffs or furloughs and we think, “Well, that’s not exactly what we meant.” When we said we wanted three-day [...]
By rachel zupek on May 28, 2009 in Employment, Employment Trends, Featured, Job Search, Work, Work/Life | 7 Comments
At first, workers who survived layoffs within their companies felt relief, grateful and reassured to have their jobs. But, according to a new survey by CareerBuilder, those feelings quickly turned to stress and burn out.
Thirty percent of layoff survivors feel burned out, according to the survey of more than 4,400 workers nationwide. Forty-seven percent of [...]
By anthony balderrama on May 19, 2009 in Featured, Job Surveys, Vacation, Work/Life | 1 Comment
Finally, Memorial Day weekend (the 3-day oasis that gets us through the first half of the year) is upon us! It’s the start of vacation season and I’m already looking for my arm floaties and beach towel. And I’m sure most of you are doing the same thing.
I’m also sure many of your vacation destinations [...]
By anthony balderrama on May 5, 2009 in Featured, Job Surveys, Work/Life | 4 Comments
You know all those May flowers that are blooming thanks to April showers? It’s time to pick ‘em and give ‘em to Mom because this Sunday is Mother’s Day.
As if being a parent wasn’t hard enough, not to mention a mom who works outside of the home, these tough economic times aren’t making life any [...]
By rachel zupek on Mar 26, 2009 in Employment Trends, Job Surveys, News, Work/Life | 0 Comments
A new study released today about attitudes in the U.S. work force revealed that for the first time, working women are equally as ambitious as men when it comes to advancing to jobs with more responsibility. The study also showed that being a mother doesn’t significantly impact women’s career ambitions.
Conducted by the Families and Work [...]
By rachel zupek on Mar 11, 2009 in Featured, Job Search, Job Surveys, Resume, Work/Life | 3 Comments
Today’s economy is fueling record activity in job search. In January, CareerBuilder.com had 25.7 million unique visitors come to the site, the highest in company history. The average number of applications to jobs on the site over the last three months increased 25 percent compared to last year.
In a recent nationwide survey, [...]
