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It’s that time of year again: notable speakers deliver rousing words to college… Continue reading

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Are businesses prepared for a disaster?

Grade-school students often welcome tornado and fire drills as unexpected escapes from class. Every few months, students practice what to do in case of an emergency, and for a few minutes they get to chat with friends and maybe even skip a test. Continue reading

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Survey: Working moms continue to struggle with work-life balance, pay disparity

Parenting is tough on any given day, and it does not get easier when one or both parents work outside the home. As you might expect, working moms have their own unique situations to confront, according to CareerBuilder’s annual survey of working mothers. As with all workers, today’s competitive workplaces, demanding positions and financial obligations affect how much time working mothers get to spend at home. Continue reading

By in News and trends, On the job, Surveys, Work/Life

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What ‘The Avengers’ can teach you about the workplace

By Mollie Ficarella, CareerBuilder

The summer movie season is kicking off, and the first big blockbuster to open is “The Avengers.” It brings together some of Marvel Comics’ biggest superheroes into one movie for a battle royale between a demigod and his alien cohorts. Continue reading

By in Co-workers, News and trends, On the job

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What can ‘Mad Men’ teach us about the 2012 workplace?

AMC’s critically adored series “Mad Men” is back for its fifth season after a long hiatus, and life in 1966 is moving along at fictional advertising agency Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. The show, which follows the professional and personal lives of the agency’s staff, is a snapshot of a very different professional world than the one we live in today. Continue reading

By in Co-workers, On the job

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6 tips for becoming an irreplaceable employee

By Lori Michelle Ryan, JIST Publishing

As the nation, the economy and businesses continue to heal from the recession, job security is more important than ever to most workers. Employees can preserve job security by ensuring they are irreplaceable to their companies, says Laurence Shatkin, Ph.D., in his new book, “150 Best Jobs for a Secure Future.”

“Sometimes jobs are threatened by short-term or local events,” Shatkin says. Continue reading

By in Bosses, Co-workers, On the job

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Signs your job is taking over your life

Most workers have to clock in overtime at some point in their careers, and they do so for a variety of reasons. It could be because of a big project with a tight deadline, the desire to make time-and-a-half pay or the nature of the job. Continue reading

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