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Jobs Report: 151,000 Jobs Added in August, Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 4.9...
Prior to this morning’s release of the monthly Employment Situation Summary, economists polled by Reuters predicted the addition of 180,000 jobs, and unemployment rate of 4.8 percent. The actual...
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PayScale’s VIP Blog Roundup: Job Interview Advice From a Facebooker
Who do you turn to, for career advice? Besides your own mentors and confidantes, the best person to ask for insight is someone who’s built a career you admire. That’s just common sense: if you want to...
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Hope Solo’s Career Proves Your Company Is Not a Family
At this stage of her career, Hope Solo is pretty much the definitive example of a divisive figure in sports. One of the top goalkeepers in the world, Solo helped her team win Olympic gold medals in...
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5 Ways to Fight Procrastination and Get Stuff Done
You have to hand it to the people who make up minor holidays: they know how to pick their dates. For example, today is Fight Procrastination Day, and if you’re reading this through one bleary eye while...
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ITT Technical Institutes Shut Down Following Dept. of Education Actions
This morning, ITT Educational Services, Inc. announced that it will cease operations at all of its ITT Technical Institutes. The move comes less than two weeks after the Department of Education...
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Why Nearly 10,000 Workers Are Suing Chipotle for ‘Wage Theft’
Being asked to clock out, and continue working unpaid. Attending “cleaning parties” on their days off, for free. Staying past shift’s end to attend to duties that couldn’t fit into a normal...
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#WednesdayWisdom From the NFL: 15 Inspirational Quotes to Help You Win at Work
Football season officially kicks off tomorrow, with the Carolina Panthers facing the Denver Broncos in Colorado. But even if your interest in football is limited to the snack table at your friend’s...
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10 High-Paying Part-Time Jobs
Part-time jobs pay less than full-time jobs—that much is obvious. The surprise is that many of these jobs pay less not just because employees work fewer hours total, but because the pay rate is lower...
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How to Become an Application Support Analyst
When you were a kid, teachers probably told you that the job you’d have as an adult hadn’t even been invented yet. Their prediction turned out to be true for those who were born before ubiquitous...
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PayScale’s VIP Blog Roundup: How to Write a LinkedIn Summary That Sparks...
How often do recruiters contact you on LinkedIn? If the answer is, “Not enough,” your problem might be a lackluster LinkedIn Summary. Many users neglect their LinkedIn Summary or cut and paste sections...
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Asking for Salary History Could Soon Be Illegal in All 50 States
Last month, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed a bill requiring equal pay for equal work. The bill also banned employers in the Commonwealth from asking prospective hires for their salary history,...
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Every Day Is Bring Your Baby to Work Day at This Credit Union
American workers are some of the only ones in the world who aren’t entitled to federally mandated parental leave. While some top employers voluntarily allow employees with growing families to stay home...
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#MondayMotivation: 10 Quotes That Will Inspire You to Start Something New
Even if the last time you went back to school was in the days of three-ring binders and spiral notebooks, not laptops and educational apps, you probably still get a little thrill this time of year....
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3 Things to Do When You Find Out You’re Underpaid
Maybe you discovered that your coworker with the same job earns more than you; maybe you took PayScale’s Salary Survey, and passed out from shock when you saw the range for your job title, experience,...
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The Jobs That Will Bring You Satisfaction—No Matter How Much You Make
If you don’t make enough money to pay your bills, even the most satisfying job won’t make you happy enough to ignore financial reality. That said, chasing money for its own sake is also a professional...
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2015 Was the Best Year on Record for Middle-Class Income Growth
Earlier this week, the Census Bureau reported that the real median household income increased 5.2 percent, from $53,718 in 2014 to $56,516 in 2015. That’s the first annual increase since 2007, and the...
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PayScale’s VIP Blog Roundup: The Strangest Recruiter Gifts of All Time
Recruiters might see hundreds of resumes for every open spot, and that’s just the ones that made it through the Applicant Tracking System. As a result, even the most qualified candidates have to be...
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3 Ways to Change the World on Working Parents Day
In 2015, around 70 percent of American mothers and over 90 percent of American fathers participated in the labor force, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, meaning that parents either worked...
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Do These 5 Things to Get Excited About Work Again
Sooner or later, no matter how much you love what you do, you’ll hit the doldrums in your career. These low-energy moments can feel like the end of the world, especially when there’s no real...
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3 Wrong Ways to Ask for a Raise
Three-quarters of people who ask for a raise get one, according to PayScale’s Salary Negotiation Guide, but what about the 25 percent of people who ask … and don’t get? While there are lots of reasons...
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