Human Resources
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Why your teen should work this summerJun 10, 2018 1:00 am - Summer jobs for teens are an endangered species worth saving. These seasonal jobs offer more than a paycheck. Summer employment can: • Improve academic performance, espe...
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How to get a raise: Be a white man
Jun 10, 2018 1:00 am - People of color are significantly less likely than white men to receive a raise after asking for one, despite the fact that no single gender or racial group is more like...
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The best career advice from this year's graduation speeches
May 27, 2018 1:10 am - This year's headline-grabbing commencement speeches have been high on thinly veiled critiques of the Trump administration and big on dire warnings about the state of Ame...
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What happened to E-Verify - the government's popular way to curb illegal immigration?
May 27, 2018 1:07 am - In President Donald Trump's many vocal pronouncements about stopping illegal immigration, one solution he promoted during the campaign has been conspicuously missing: a ...
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Drugs in the workplace are at their highest levels in a decade
May 27, 2018 1:00 am - A new study by research and diagnostic testing firm Quest Diagnostics has revealed a disturbing trend: More employees are testing positive for drugs in their system. But...
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Is data science tech's 'sexiest job'? Talent wars say so
May 26, 2018 1:00 am - Murray Webb had been a lackluster student more interested in sports than schoolwork while attending a small Virginia college. Then he transferred to Kennesaw State Unive...
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What Starbucks could learn from this restaurateur about race at work
May 20, 2018 1:15 am - WASHINGTON - Andy Shallal gets right to the point: Which table would you rather serve - a party of four black women, or four white men in suits and ties? "And be honest,...
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Analysis: Why open plan offices are like a nudist beach
May 20, 2018 1:07 am - In the #MeToo era, an open-office environment might seem like the perfect solution for fixing the sexual harassment that can take place behind closed office doors. If th...
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Eager to quit you job? Tips on bowing out gracefully.
May 20, 2018 1:00 am - Q: After years with my company, I've finally had it. Our executives divert resources and change priorities without consulting project managers. Our micromanaging CEO ins...
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Is your open plan office promoting sexism?
May 20, 2018 1:00 am - Back in the day employees at most businesses - big and small - found themselves walled in behind those bland and somewhat depressing office cubicles. You remember those....