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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...
Career Coach: Summer's over; time to get networking

Rachel Loock The Washington Post
Sep 25, 2016 7:17 am - Networking often gets a bad reputation. Some regard it as being fake, transactional, or akin to asking for a favor (e.g., a job) from someone with whom there is not a st...
Tattooed employees can improve your company's image

Gene Marks The Washington Post
Sep 25, 2016 7:14 am - Are you less inclined to hire people because they have a few tattoos? You may be hurting your business. At least that's what a new study found. As reported by the Daily ...
For the first time in years, incomes are rising faster than home values

Julie Verhage Bloomberg
Sep 25, 2016 7:12 am - A trend that's helped force U.S. home ownership to a 50-year low may finally be running out of steam. According to a new report from Zillow, a real estate and rental mar...
New paid leave policy may be smartest perk for families yet

By Jena McGregor
Sep 18, 2016 7:13 am - The race to attract and retain millennial workers nearing parenting age has gone from exciting to a bit exaggerated. Over the past couple of years, progressive companies...
How female White House staffers cracked the code of power

Juliet Eilperin The Washington Post
Sep 18, 2016 7:12 am - When President Barack Obama took office, two-thirds of his top aides were men. Women complained of having to elbow their way into important meetings. And when they got i...

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