Human Resources
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When being funny can hurt women at work
Jan 20, 2019 5:08 am - Women in leadership roles often get penalized when they're seen as acting too aggressive at work. They often walk a precarious tightrope, expected to act like a "leader"...
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With skill, determination and some lucky timing, it's never too late to find a new job
Jan 20, 2019 5:00 am - Starting 2019 off right with a happy job-hunter's update. Longtime readers of this column may remember the librarian-turned-accountant who was over 50 and in despair aft...
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'It isn't nirvana': How four founders managed a four-day workweek
Jan 20, 2019 5:00 am - The four-day workweek is hardly new: The "compressed workweek" has been a flexible work arrangement for years. Management gurus have proposed the idea since at least 197...
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Citigroup is releasing pay-gap data most companies don't want to share
Jan 20, 2019 5:00 am - Citigroup revealed a "raw," unadjusted - and unflattering - figure Wednesday, showing that median pay for women is 29 percent less than it is for men at the global finan...
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More companies want to pay off your student loan debt
Jan 20, 2019 5:00 am - Mike Schabel remembers eating peanut butter and tortillas to save money while he and his wife paid off about $100,000 in student loan debt. So when the chief executive o...
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Paylocity recognized as a 'Best Software Company'Jan 16, 2019 12:00 am - SCHAUMBURG - Paylocity has been recognized as one of G2 Crowd's Best Software Companies in 2019. The equivalent of The People's Choice Awards for tech companies, G2 Cro...
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10 leadership books to watch for in 2019
Jan 13, 2019 5:00 am - Have you promised yourself you'll stop checking your phone every seconds and spend less time in useless meetings in 2019? Need some motivation to kick off the new year a...
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Continuum names new president, commercial officerJan 03, 2019 12:00 am - NORTHBROOK - Continuum Clinical, a global patient recruitment and retention company, announced Neil Weisman has been named president and Ken Shore has been appointed chi...
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Hot labor market bringing full-time perks to part-time employees
Dec 31, 2018 5:15 am - When one of the 900 hourly workers at Rent the Runway died, CEO Jennifer Hyman had to reckon with a harsh reality. The dead man's co-workers, a close group that included...
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Hey Santa, these workers need some helpDec 23, 2018 5:00 am - To: Claus, Santa Subject: Impossible wish list Esteemed Mr. Claus, This is not another plea to put me back on the "nice" list. I realize those three ships have sailed. I...