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March, 2010

Workers Crave Stability in Recession

Employees are "burrowing in" and "craving stability" -- too fearful or discouraged to seek new opportunities since the recession began, a new study finds. As a result, they are entrenched in their positions ... Continue Reading »

German Telecom Giant to Double Number of Women Managers

Deutsche Telekom, Europe’s largest telecommunications company, will more than double the number of women who are managers within five years, The New York Times reports. As in the U.S., European companies are under ... Continue Reading »

Before Your Interview, Google Yourself

Chris Perry, founder of Career Rocketeer (careerrocketeer.com), a Web site that provides career-development advice, faced a challenge when he tried to establish himself as a career expert: "A Google search of my name ... Continue Reading »

‘Don’t Let Your Judges Define You’

At age 81, Jules Feiffer—known for his edgy Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoons about sex, politics and neuroses—has written a memoir called Backing Into Forward (Doubleday $30). In the book, he recalls ups and downs ... Continue Reading »

Bilingual and Need a Temp Job? Census Needs You

The U.S. Census Bureau is having a tough time in Texas finding Spanish-speaking Americans to help with its count. In Hartford, Conn., it needs folks who speak Russian, Korean and Urdu. In Boise, ... Continue Reading »

Teen Summer Job Market Still Tight — But Worth Trying

The teen summer job market may slip below last summer's record low of 28.5% (45% in 2000) but experts say kids need to try, try, try again -- like their parents. Sue Shellenbarger ... Continue Reading »

A Well-Crafted Cover Letter Can Set You Apart

Given the stiff competition for jobs these days, career experts say writing an introductory note is worth it, especially for career-changers and those whose résumés show a red flag, such as an employment ... Continue Reading »

Real Life 'Up In The Air' Hits Library

In Up In The Air, George Clooney stars as a corporate downsizer who personally informs employees that they're fired. But how would you feel if your firing was witnessed by a reporter profiling ... Continue Reading »

Poll: One in Four Think Women's Place at Home

Women head governments, run companies and comprise about half the world's workforce, but a global poll shows that one in four people, most of them young, believe a woman's place is in the ... Continue Reading »

How Does Passion Impact Success?

By Colleen O’Brien How does passion about what we do effect our job performance? In the case of six-time Canadian champion figure skater, Joannie Rochette, passion is golden even in times of great adversity. ... Continue Reading »