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Thursday’s good reads roundup

July 23rd, 2009
By Anthony Balderrama in Getting a raise, News and trends, The right job, Who's hiring
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I admit, I was about to title this “Friday’s good reads roundup.” So, just in case you had the same mind slip, don’t forget tomorrow is Friday.

Now that that’s settled, here are some of the big stories making news today:

Money, money, money. Mooooooney.
Pay raises will be bigger – next year
Part of me wants to say, “Well, duh.” But another part makes me think workers get distracted by all sorts of things. Thoughts?
Study: Facebook use cuts productivity at work
This news isn’t particularly sexy, but it’s worth knowing what’s going on.
BLS report: Mass layoffs in June 2009
This isn’t specifically related to jobs, but seeing as our economy’s interconnected, it’s relevant to the work force.
U.S. home price gains may foretell recovery: report

See you tomorrow. Friday.

About Anthony Balderrama

Anthony Balderrama writes about hiring trends, workplace issues and job search tactics for CareerBuilder.com and its blog The Work Buzz. He was born and raised in Dallas (115° degrees isn’t hot!) before moving to Chicago (-23° isn’t cold!). He studied creative writing, therefore everything he writes is usually cut in half once he realizes he spent 400 words just on the intro. He knows that looking for a job and dealing with co-workers are not always fun activities, and reading about them is even less thrilling. That’s why he’ll take any opportunity he can to mention his favorite TV show or band in an article. Basically Anthony’s doing whatever he can to avoid hate mail.