Newsroom: Bye Bye Corner Office?

If you ever dreamed of having your own office, you might want to put that on hold. A mobile, global, technology-driven workforce has prompted companies nationwide to rethink what offices mean. Welcome to wide-open office space, with natural light pouring in, few assigned work stations, plump and comfy couches, team rooms, cafes, stand-up meeting spots and community work areas where employees can plug in their laptops whenever they happen to be in the office.

Newsroom: Interview Tip: Try A Little Humor

Interviewing for a job is no joke, but that doesn’t mean humor can’t help you. It can lighten the mood, putting both you and your interviewer at ease; smooth over an awkward moment; and show what you’re like to work with. But use it sparingly, experts say. “Don’t forget — If you’re naturally more of a straight-shooter (or your interviewer seems to be), don’t feel obliged to unleash your inner Jim Carey. Misplaced humor can backfire,” says career coach Caroline Ceniza-Levine.

Newsroom: Top Faux Pas We Make Negotiating

Women aren’t bad negotiators but we do better when asking for someone else then we do for ourselves. Here are five things to not say when negotiating.

Newsroom: Working Parents Don’t Share Child Care

A new study finds that working parents, who believe in sharing child-care duties equally, rarely do it. One reason: women enjoy it more than men, The Wall Street Journal says.  Researchers surveyed 181 married professors with kids under age two, all of whom had access to paid parental leave. The majority of male and female professors said they think parents should share child care duties. But only three of 109 menreported that they did half or more of the care, while 70 of 73 women reported doing at least half, even when both spouses worked full time. Female professors on paid maternity leave spent most of their time off on infant care, including breastfeeding. Male professors used leaves to focus on research and publishing papers.

Newsroom: Top Companies For Women Execs

The National Association for Female Executives has named its Top 50 companies for executive women. Top 10: Bank of America, Cisco, General Mills, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, KPMG, The New York Times Company, Procter & Gamble, Prudential Financial and State Farm Insurance. Read the full list and why they were picked.

Nationwide Online Career Fair – April 25, 2013

Thursday, April 25 is Women For Hire’s third FREE Nationwide Online Career Fair in 2013. Log on from 1-4pm EST or 10am-1pm PST to put your resume directly in front of recruiters from a wide range of top corporations, non-profits and government agencies hiring across the United States.

It’s the latest, cutting-edge offering from Women For Hire – the leader in career expos for women. Since 1999, we have been the first and only company devoted to a comprehensive array of recruitment services for talented, career-driven professional women.
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