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How to Find a Job
Christina Morillo/Pexels The real truth is that there’s no one perfect way to find a job. Every option has upsides and downsides. Apply online? You’ll be trying to stand out among hundreds — if not...
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Your Team Isn’t a Family. Here’s How to Motivate Them Instead.
Rawpixel/Pexels Managers, have you ever heard yourself say, “We’re more than a team, here. We’re like family?” If so, stop right there. While it might sound like a good way to motivate your team,...
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5 Cover Letter Mistakes That Are Costing You the Interview
Joseph Akbrud/Unsplash Do recruiters and hiring managers even read cover letters anymore? The answer is: maybe. But even if HR only skims, you need to use your best salesmanship and communication...
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ADP: Private Payrolls Added 163,000 Jobs in August
Rawpixel/Pexels Hiring cooled to a 10-month low in August, according to this morning’s ADP National Employment Report. Private employers added 163,000 jobs, down from 217,000 jobs in July. Economists...
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Jobs Report: Payrolls Added 201,000 Jobs in August While Wages Rose
brownpau/Flickr The monthly jobs report from the Labor Department showed the addition of 201,000 jobs to public and private non-farm payrolls. The unemployment rate held steady at 3.9 percent. But the...
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Should You Take a Promotion Without a Raise? Experts and Employees Weigh In
Pixabay When you get a promotion, you hope it comes with a nice pay boost. But for various reasons, sometimes companies offer the title change without the cash. Maybe budgets are tight, or your manager...
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If You Have One of These 3 Kinds of Jobs, You’re Safe From the Robots
Rawpixel/Unsplash An Oxford study found that 47 percent of U.S. jobs are in danger of being automated out of existence over the next decade or two. But not all jobs are equally at risk. The 2013...
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Here’s Why Fewer Americans Are Moving for Work
Diego Jimenez/Unsplash Did you relocate to take a new job last year? If so, you’re one of a dwindling number of workers willing to move for work. According to U.S. census data, reported by The Wall...
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5 Signs You’re Underpaid
Sharon McCutcheon/Unsplash Do you feel like you’re underpaid? If so, you’re in good company. Only 21 percent of employees feel they’re being paid fairly, according to data gathered for PayScale’s...
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ACLU: Gender-Targeted Job Ads on Facebook Are Discriminatory
wildpixel/Getty Images Earlier this week, the ACLU filed charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Facebook and 10 advertisers on the network. The allegation: that Facebook’s ad...
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Here’s How Much It Costs to Leave the Workforce
Dakota Corbin/Unsplash Women earn 77.9 cents for every dollar earned by men, according to PayScale’s recent report, The State of the Gender Pay Gap. That’s a comparison of all women to all men,...
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5 Things to Do on Friday Afternoon to Make Next Week Easier
Rawpixel/Unsplash There’s a reason companies opt for summer Fridays instead of, say, summer Tuesday afternoons. The last hours of the day in the last workday of the week tend to be unproductive, to put...
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The Right (and Wrong!) Ways to Ask for Help at Work
Pexels Even if you’re the most organized person you know and willing to work round the clock to meet your goals, you won’t always be able to go it alone. Sooner or later, even superstars need to ask...
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College Salary Report: 5 High-Paying Jobs for English Majors
Pixabay/Pexels Once again, alums from STEM schools top the list of high earners on PayScale’s 2018-19 College Salary Report. But what if you’re just not a math and science kind of person? If you’re...
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College Salary Report: The 5 Best College Majors for High-Paying Jobs
Pixabay/Pexels Worried about paying back your student loans? You’re wise to consider your long-term strategy. The average grad who takes out student loans owes $28,400 by the time they get their...
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The Zeigarnik Effect: Why You Should Let Your Mind Wander at Work
Joshua Earle/Unsplash Stuck on a tricky problem? Focusing too keenly on it might work against you. To find a solution, suggests productivity researcher Chris Bailey, let your mind wander. Bailey, the...
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How Patagonia and Other Employers Are Giving Workers Time to Vote
Frank McKenna/Unsplash Only 36 percent of eligible voters cast their ballots during the 2014 midterm elections. Patagonia, Walmart, Kaiser Permanente and nearly 150 other employers are hoping to...
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Employers Opt for Bonuses Instead of Raises
Pexels Proponents of the 2017 tax cuts claimed that the legislation would lead employers to boost workers’ pay. So far, that doesn’t seem to have happened. According to The PayScale Index, which...
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ADP: Private Payrolls Added 230,000 Jobs in September
Rawpixel/Unsplash Private-sector employers added 230,000 jobs last month, according to the newly released ADP National Employment Report. The tally far exceeded analysts’ expectations of 185,000 jobs...
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The 5 Most Meaningful Majors, According to Grads
Money is only one factor in job satisfaction. That’s why PayScale’s survey asks respondents whether their job makes the world a better place. That’s also why PayScale’s recent College Salary Report...
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