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The rise of the webcam job interview

Rebecca Greenfield Bloomberg
Oct 23, 2016 7:11 am - The future of job interviews might horrify you. It horrified Jake Rosen. A recent graduate of UCLA, Rosen was applying to be a page at NBC (yes, yes, just like Kenneth) ...
Study: Americans work 25 percent more than Europeans

Ben Steverman Bloomberg
Oct 23, 2016 7:10 am - Americans are addicted to their jobs. U.S. workers not only put in more hours than workers do almost anywhere else. They're also increasingly retiring later and taking f...
Company's faith-based holiday policy doesn't fly

By Karla L. Miller
Oct 16, 2016 7:15 am - Q: My daughter works for a car dealership that employs 19 people. The owner, an Orthodox Jew, gives every employee two paid holidays a year: Thanksgiving and Christmas. ...
Survey: Few male board members believe diversity improves firm performance

Jena McGregor
Oct 16, 2016 7:11 am - The Washington Post Companies with the highest percentage of female directors have been shown to outperform on equity, return on sales and return on invested capital. Th...
Career Coach: The art of managing family medical leave

Nicole Coomber The Washington Post
Oct 09, 2016 7:17 am - The email came just as I was beginning to think about the fall semester. One of our adjunct professors, a talented teacher with great ratings from students, was pregnant...
Gender gap in early career promotions should get more attention

By Jena McGregor
Oct 09, 2016 7:12 am - By now the statistics are well-known, if still unsettling: Women make up less than five percent of the CEOs at the biggest corporations. Just under 20 percent of directo...
Ignoring deadly allergy goes beyond office 'prank'

By Karla L. Miller
Oct 09, 2016 7:10 am - Q: I work in a small office. A few months back, while working in a common area, I began to cough and felt allergy symptoms kick in. I saw a co-worker, whose desk is near...
Steal this idea: 'Bring-your-parents-to-work' day

Gene Marks The Washington Post
Oct 02, 2016 7:18 am - Looking for a fun event to have at your company this year? How about offering your employees a chance to bring their parents to work. That's what Amazon.com recently did...
Holding out hope for a bigger raise in 2017? Don't.

By Jena McGregor
Oct 02, 2016 7:12 am - Anyone hoping his employer is planning to put more into raises and bonuses next year is likely to be disappointed. Human resources consultancy Aon Hewitt's annual U.S. S...
When bosses say the wrong thing

By Karla L. Miller
Oct 02, 2016 7:10 am - Q: My entry-level job is OK, but dealing with management is a challenge. A manager will invariably come by during the day and say, "Nice job today!" or, "It's so great h...

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