Human Resources
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Tomorrow's jobs demand higher academic degrees as economic fates diverge
Feb 03, 2019 5:00 am - This century has already been tough on Americans who have only a high school education. The current decade is poised to add insult to injury. The fast-declining occupati...
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Do you look like a job hopper? It depends.
Jan 27, 2019 5:00 am - Q: I am a furloughed government contractor, currently on unpaid leave. I am tired of living with the threat of shutdowns disrupting my work. I've been at my current posi...
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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...