Advice
Author: Lines Between Home And Work Vanishing
Editorial TeamIn his new book, The Future of Work, author Richard Donkin says the line between work and home in disappearing. Reason: technology has merged our working and personal lives. “We don’t stop living when we go to work and, very often today, we don’t stop working when we arrive home.” USA TODAY previews the book.
Could Hiring Uptick Be Near?
Editorial TeamBusinesses are squeezing more out of their downsized workforces and inching closer to the day they start hiring, USA TODAY reports. “You’re getting close to the point where the output increases will generate jobs,” Daniel Meckstroth, chief economist at the Manufacturers Alliance told the paper. “I’m not sure it’s going to happen in the first quarter (of 2010). But we’re getting close.”
Industry Study: Green Jobs Could Double by 2025
Editorial TeamThe number of clean-energy jobs in the U.S. would more than double by 2025 if the nation adopts a plan to get 25% its electricity from renewable energy sources, says a report backed by energy firms. Nationwide, 274,000 jobs would be created in the wind, solar, hydropower, biomass and waste-to-energy industries by 2025 if a 25% standard is adopted, says research firm Navigant Consulting. Those sectors now support about 196,000 jobs
She Was the Breadwinner; He Watched the Kids
Editorial TeamNearly a quarter of American wives serve as the family breadwinner. Janice Min, who made $2 million a year as editor of Us Weekly before stepping down last year, writes in The New York Post that her husband, Peter, cared for their infant boys while she brought home the bacon. It worked “because I don’t think either of us equates money with power.”
Job Hunters: Play It Straight
Editorial TeamBy now, most of us know that posting racy stuff on Facebook and Twitter can derail a job search. But Sarah Needleman writes in The Wall Street Journal that bending the truth or sending your resume to multiple recruiters and hiring managers at the same firm are also turn-offs. Liars also “make up another category of memorable job hunters,” she writes.
Job Making You Miserable: Quit!
Editorial Team 3Don’t settle for a job that’s making you miserable, says career coach Dan McCarthy, even if the economy is stressed and opportunities in your field are few and far between. Why? “Because it’s not just a job – it’s a huge part of your life, and unless you’re coated with Teflon, a bad job could turn you into a bad person. Life’s too short – no job is worth selling your soul.” Besides, he says, many companes are hiring.