Jena McGregor
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Your next job interview may start with a textDec 02, 2018 12:12 am - If a recruiter texts you about coming in for an interview, which smiley face - if any - is OK to use in response? How long is too long when texting an answer about which...
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You know your data is at risk when you shop. How about at work?Dec 02, 2018 12:10 am - These days, data breaches that expose personal information seem to happen so often that consumers have come to expect such failures. "There is data fatigue," said Terry ...
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Uber, Google and the long, lingering tail of #MeTooNov 03, 2018 1:00 am - Two Silicon Valley heavyweights faced fresh headlines this week about prior allegations of sexual misconduct, serving as a reminder to companies that their handling of h...
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Paid time off to vote? How employers are trying to drive Election Day turnoutOct 28, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Former presidents, pro sports teams and pop singers aren't the only ones calling for Americans to make sure to vote Nov. 6: More employers, too, are taking ...
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Startup Humu wants to help people act more human at workOct 21, 2018 1:00 am - Google's former head of its "people operations" has a new startup, and one of its goals is a lofty one: To make software that helps managers and co-workers act more huma...
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Analysis: How much people really make in the 'gig economy'Sep 30, 2018 1:11 am - The "gig economy" has been hailed as a major disruption to the American workforce, as sites like Uber, Airbnb and Etsy offer workers new ways to make money and work a fl...
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Some companies still don't have any female directors. California wants to fine them.Sep 16, 2018 1:00 am - To fix the stubbornly low numbers of women serving on corporate boards, investors have tried to pressure companies to add more female directors. Lawmakers have pushed to...
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What a 'silver tsunami' of retiring Baby Boomer business owners could mean for workersSep 09, 2018 1:07 am - A little-noticed measure in the recently signed defense spending bill aims to address the widening wealth divide between workers and the owners or top executives who man...
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Five myths about CEOsAug 26, 2018 1:10 am - PepsiCo announced this month that Indra Nooyi would step down as chief executive in October, ending the 12-year tenure of one of the country's most prominent female CEOs...
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Elon Musk is 'poster boy' of a culture that celebrates 'obsessive overwork'Aug 26, 2018 1:03 am - If ever there were a watershed moment that might help bust the myth that executives can work 120-hour weeks, sleep just a few hours a night and have no regrets, it might...