Human Resources
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Career Coach: New boss? Here's how to manage the transition
May 07, 2017 7:12 am - No leader sticks around forever. This is true no matter the sector. At work, there are ways to make any transition to a new leader or manager much smoother - whether you...
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A new 'Best Places to Work' list — this time for dads
May 07, 2017 7:00 am - Up to a year of paid leave. On-site child care. Flexible work schedules. These are some of the paternity benefits that top companies offer employees, according to a list...
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Why do people quit their $200K tech jobs?
May 06, 2017 7:13 am - The average Silicon Valley engineer is compensated roughly $200,000 a year, and gets to work in offices with perks like daily catered lunch, on-site yoga, and life coach...
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Addison Group acquires AIM ConsultingMay 01, 2017 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Professional staffing services provider Addison Group said it has acquired AIM Consulting, a technology consulting firm with headquarters in Seattle and branch...
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Study: Introverts tend to be better CEOs
Apr 23, 2017 7:18 am - The image most people have of a straight-from-central-casting CEO is usually something like the following: An extroverted, charismatic, confident executive who climbed a...
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Career Coach: 5 questions to build your confidence at work
Apr 23, 2017 7:16 am - Confidence. It's a state of mind, a way of being and a belief in one's self. We know it when we see it. It's courage, energy, self-assuredness and a comfort in one's own...
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How to deal with that chatty co-worker
Apr 23, 2017 7:15 am - Q: Please tell me and my co-workers how to deal with a colleague who stops by our offices to chat - and won't stop talking. It's not a real problem for me, since I don't...
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MidwestHR marks 20th anniversaryApr 17, 2017 1:00 am - WOODRIDGE - MidwestHR is celebrating 20 years in the Professional Employer Organization industry. The company recently moved into a larger office space in Woodridge to s...
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Beware the perils of oversharing at work, in interviews
Apr 16, 2017 7:15 am - Q: Several months ago, my position was eliminated. It was a blessing in disguise, because my husband had a terminal illness, and I was able to care for him until his dea...
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Bosses, be warned: Your biggest kiss-up could be your biggest backstabber
Apr 16, 2017 7:00 am - One of the most widely held — if rarely practiced — ideas in management is that it's important for chief executives to encourage different opinions from the people who w...