Human Resources
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Analysis: New grads should take (almost) any job that pays
Sep 20, 2020 6:00 am - Today's young adults are graduating into an uncertain job market, as the pandemic has shuttered entire industries, raised the U.S. unemployment rate to roughly 10% and l...
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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquires Arizona firmSep 17, 2020 11:00 pm - ROLLING MEADOWS - Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Thursday said it acquired Arizona-based Erin P. Collins & Associates Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Incorp...
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Young, scrappy and hungry ... for promotion
Sep 13, 2020 6:18 am - Q: I work at a global nonprofit that hires a lot of recent college graduates from around the world. They are "the best and brightest" and have great careers ahead of the...
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Hot new job title in a pandemic: 'Head of remote work'
Sep 12, 2020 6:17 am - On any given day, Darren Murph can wear many hats at work. He might play relocation expert, helping co-workers leaving a big city like San Francisco think through which ...
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Racial quotas catching on with major U.S. employers
Sep 06, 2020 6:22 am - After decades of failed diversity pledges and good-faith promises to hire more minorities, U.S. companies are taking a more aggressive approach. For the first time, some...
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I'm a leader in retail, but I can't sell hiring managers on my skills
Sep 06, 2020 6:15 am - Q: After starting out in financial services, I changed to a career 10 years ago as a retail store manager in women's fashion. It has the usual down sides of retail: long...
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Wall Street broadens school recruiting in bid to diversify ranks
Aug 30, 2020 6:10 am - College students looking to become investment bankers are no longer seeing representatives from JPMorgan Chase at career fairs. And not from Goldman Sachs either. JPMorg...
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Webinar to focus on handling needs for now, futureAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - LOMBARD - Growth consultancy Red Caffeine will host a webinar at noon Sept. 10 for human resources professionals on how to adapt and respond swiftly and soundly to today...
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Average CEO earnings soared to $21.3 million last year and could rise again in 2020
Aug 23, 2020 6:22 am - Fueled by a surging stock market, CEO compensation climbed to its highest level in seven years last year and could be poised to rise again in 2020, despite the widesprea...
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His boss wants him to keep meeting with clients, but without pay
Aug 23, 2020 6:00 am - Q: Early in March, my husband was laid off because of the coronavirus pandemic. The owner of the company told laid-off employees he would pay them their equivalent hourl...