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‘Women in Math’ Panel Features Zero Female Speakers
Need an example of why you can’t leave diversity up to chance? Look no further than this flyer for Brigham Young University’s Women in Math club event: Screenshot via HuffPost That’s right: the event —...
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5 Common Work-From-Home Jobs and What They Pay
Nick Turner/Unsplash When you think of work-from-home jobs, do you think of low-paying gigs? If so, it’s time to realign your expectations. The typical telecommuter earns $58,000 per year, according to...
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The 10 Biggest Resume Deal-Breakers (and How to Avoid Them)
Antonio Guillem/Getty Images Does your job search feel like it’s going nowhere? If you’re sending out multiple applications – through job boards, corporate sites and networking connections – without...
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How to Deal With Your Coworker Who Won’t Stop Talking
Matthias Zomer/Pexels Open-plan offices have unleashed many horrors, but perhaps none are as difficult to cope with as the chatty coworker. In the olden days, you might have had an office with a door....
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PayScale’s VIP Blog Roundup: 10 Steps to Better LinkedIn SEO
A Name Like Shields…/Flickr Even the best LinkedIn profile is useless if it never turns up in search. But LinkedIn doesn’t share its search algorithm with users. So how can you know which changes to...
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Behold, the 7 Worst Employee Appreciation Gifts
JD Hancock/Flickr Did you know that today is Employee Appreciation Day? If not, don’t feel too bad. The no-gift you got from your employer has to be better than some of the employee appreciation gifts...
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Meet the Presidential Candidate Who Wants to Give You Free Money
TaxCredits.net/Flickr The Democratic field for the 2020 presidential race is likely to be quite crowded. But entrepreneur Andrew Yang offers a unique promise to voters: to save U.S. workers from the...
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What’s an Inclusion Rider?
Tom Merton/Getty Images “I have two words to leave with you tonight, ladies and gentlemen: inclusion rider,” said Frances McDormand at the close of her Best Actress Oscars speech. But what is an...
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West Virginia Teachers Win 5 Percent Raise, End Strike
Element5 Digital/Unsplash Earlier today, West Virginia legislators agreed to a pay hike of 5 percent for state employees, including teachers. Educators in the state have been on strike since February...
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ADP: Private Payrolls Added 235,000 Jobs in February
negativespace.co/Pexels When it comes to the job market, how hot is too hot? American employers may be about to find out. The monthly ADP National Employment Report was released this morning and showed...
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5 Work-From-Home Job Scams
Pexels If you’ve ever searched online for a work-from-home job, you’ve seen the ads: Make a bajillion dollars in your jammies, with just a laptop and a dream! Stuff envelopes and earn more than an...
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International Women’s Day: 3 Things You Can Do to #PressforProgress
Brooke Lark/Unsplash All over the world, women earn less than men for doing the same work, have less access to education and do more domestic labor. International Women’s Day is typically a time to...
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Companies Are Still Asking for Salary History During Job Interviews
julief514/Getty Images Asking for salary history during job interviews may be on its way out — but don’t count on avoiding it just yet. PayScale’s annual Compensation Best Practices Report showed that...
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Jobs Report Beats Estimates: Payrolls Added 313,000 Jobs in February
brownpau/Flickr This morning’s jobs report from the Labor Department showed the addition of 313,000 jobs to non-farm payrolls last month, far exceeding economists’ forecasts of 200,000 jobs added. The...
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PayScale’s VIP Blog Roundup: Want a Promotion? Get More Sleep
Pixabay/Pexels Lack of sleep is a point of pride among many working people. It’s not uncommon to hear colleagues bragging about who gets the least shuteye, as if dedication and importance were measured...
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How to Steal Back an Hour a Day
Pixabay/Pexels Daylight saving time: it’s like jet lag, but you don’t even get to go on a trip. We could argue all week about whether moving the clocks ahead in the spring is beneficial or detrimental...
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5 Sneaky Tips for Your Secret Job Search
JD Hancock/Flickr Unemployment is at a 17-year-low, but typical raises are still hovering around 3 percent. If you want to boost your bottom line, you might very well have to look beyond your current...
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Introducing the PayScale Hero Awards
Ian Schneider/Unsplash Even if you love your employer, you might not describe them as heroic. The usual definition — daring, noble, courageous — applies more often to exceptional people, not...
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5 Things You Can Learn From Your Worst Job Ever
Kenny Louie/Flickr Over the course of your career, you’re bound to have a few jobs that are less than inspiring. That’s OK: not every position needs to be your dream job in order to get you closer to...
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3 Ways to Celebrate Pi Day at Work
Thirty years ago, physicist Larry Shaw led a parade of pie-gobbling math and science enthusiasts at the San Francisco Exploratorium in the very first Pi Day celebration. Today, March 14th is officially...
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