Lots of people want the flexibility of a work-at-home job. In fact, one survey showed that people would be willing to give up a lot in order to telecommute. That includes: Daily showers (12 percent) Social media (34 percent) Texting (30 percent) Chocolate (29 percent) Smartphone (25 percent) Shopping
My favorite Headhunter, Nick Corcodilos (you should subscribe to his newsletter) named me as one of the only two job hunting resources he doesn’t hate. I’m honored.
You go where the jobs are, right? And sometimes the job isn’t within commuting distance from your home and you need to relocate. While to some people, it’s an easy decision—of course you move for the job! To others, it’s absolutely unthinkable to move away from “home,” and
When you receive a job offer there is often a line in the offer letter that says, “This offer is contingent upon completion of a successful background check.” Just what is involved in that? What can you expect to be uncovered? Many people are concerned that if they
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When moms write their kids’ college essays and pitch a fit in order to get a grade raised, that may well improve a young person’s chances of getting into the school of their choice. But will that make you more successful at work? Blogger Lenore Skenazy, of Free Range
It’s true that hiring often (but not always) slows at the end of the year, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a great time to find a job. Why? The best way to find a job is through networking, and the festive holiday times mean you’re inundated with opportunities
Liza and her husband, James (not their real names), own a successful small business. A few years ago they got hit with the perfect storm–a personal crisis, the recession, Liza’s undiagnosed thyroid problem and depression. Liza’s depression made it all the more difficult to recover from the personal
You hire an HR department to keep you from making stupid decisions regarding employees, right? Well, there are some companies that need to do a little bit better job with the the Human part of Human Resources. Here are the top HR Fails of 2013. To read the list,
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, managers start thinking about what gifts to get their employees. (And for the record, presents only flow downward, not upward. Your employees should not be expected to purchase you a gift and you should put a stop to it if one of your
