Feel Like Your Salary Is Shrinking? The Updated PayScale Index Explains Why
Sharon McCutcheon/Unsplash Earlier this week, PayScale released the Q2 2019 PayScale Index, which tracks wages for employed U.S. workers. The PayScale Index showed that while nominal wages grew 0.3...
View ArticleThis Mister Rogers Speech Is All the Career Advice You Need
Fred Rogers Productions via Facebook In 2002, Fred Rogers — known to children and former children all over the world as Mister Rogers from “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” — gave his last commencement...
View Article9 Job Seekers Share Their Weirdest Job Interview Stories
fizkes/Getty Images Bad job interviews are all too common. If you’ve ever looked for work, you no doubt have a few stories to tell. Maybe the hiring manager just didn’t show, or the human resources...
View ArticleADP: Private Payrolls Added 156,000 Jobs in July
Rawpixel/Unsplash The economy added 156,000 private-sector jobs last month, according to the ADP National Employment Report. Prior to the report’s release, economists polled by Reuters forecasted the...
View ArticleJobs Report: 164,000 Jobs Added; Unemployment Holds at 3.7%
brownpau/Flickr Public and private employers added 164,000 jobs last month, according to the latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Prior to the report’s release, economists were...
View ArticleThe Best Colleges Based on Salary Potential, According to PayScale
Baim Hanif/Unsplash Today, PayScale released its updated College Salary Report, an annual ranking of the colleges and majors that lead to the highest-paying jobs after graduation. Why is salary...
View ArticleStudy: Employers Want Confidence, Not Arrogance
ewastudio/Getty Images Your behavior during a job interview might matter even more than your skills. A recent study from TopInterview and Resume-Library found that 70% of employers view personality to...
View ArticleDream Job Contest: This Company Will Pay You $100,000 to Quit Your Job
Eddy Klaus/Unsplash How much money would it take for you to quit your job in order to follow your dreams? Sustainable clothing company Prana is betting that six figures would do it. In their “Day Job...
View ArticleHow to Stop Procrastinating
Fred Kearney/Unsplash Do you have a tendency to put things off — even though you know that doing so will make your job harder and your life more stressful? You’re not alone. About 20% of U.S. adults...
View ArticleADP: Private-Sector Hiring Slowed in September; Employers Added 135,000 Jobs
Juhasz Imre/Pexels Hiring continues to slow, according to this morning’s report from payrolls processor ADP. The monthly ADP National Employment Report shows that private-sector employers added 135,000...
View ArticleJobs Report: Unemployment Dips to 50-Year Low
brownpau/Flickr Non-farm payrolls added fewer jobs than expected last month – 136,000, per this morning’s jobs report from the Department of Labor, rather than the 145,000 jobs predicted by economists....
View ArticleThese 10 Office Halloween Party Mistakes Really Give HR a Scare
ajr_images/Getty Images Without a doubt, Halloween is one of the best holidays of the year. It gives us the chance to be kids again, dressing up like heroes or villains and eating far too much candy....
View ArticleThe 7 Inarguable Signs Your Job Security Is at Risk
retrorocket/Getty Images Kayla Heisler via Fairygodboss At first, you assure yourself you’re being paranoid, but eventually, the clues start to add up. There are many reasons why you may find your job...
View ArticleThe PayScale Index Shows Steady Wage Growth. But Is the Economy Losing Its...
Sharon McCutcheon/Unsplash This morning, PayScale released the updated PayScale Index, which tracks the change in pay for employed U.S. workers. The Q3 2019 PayScale Index showed that nominal wages...
View Article7 Signs You Don’t Want to Be the Boss
John T/Unsplash Management isn’t for everyone. While a promotion to management typically means a raise in both pay and status, there are some downsides to being the boss. Of course, there’s also a...
View ArticleADP: Private Payrolls Added 125,000 Jobs in October
Christina Morillo/Pexels Private employers added 125,000 jobs last month, according to payrolls processor ADP, slightly exceeding economists’ predictions. However, this morning’s ADP National...
View ArticleJobs Report Beats Expectations; Payrolls Added 128,000 Jobs in October
brownpau/Flickr Prior to the release of the monthly jobs report from the Labor Department, economists polled by Reuters predicted the addition of 85,000 jobs to non-farm payrolls. The actual tally...
View ArticleNCAA Votes to Let Student Athletes Profit
Markus Spiske/Pexels Last week, NCAA officials voted to allow student athletes “to benefit from their name, image and likeness in a manner consistent with the collegiate model.” The decision marks a...
View ArticleWalletHub: These Are the 10 Best Cities for Veterans
Benjamin Faust/Unsplash What makes a city a good place for veterans to live? According to a recent report from WalletHub, 2019’s Best & Worst Places for Veterans to Live, it’s a combination of...
View ArticleWill California’s AB5 Protect Gig Workers … or Destroy Their Careers?
In September, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 5 into law. The legislation, which was sponsored by California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, tightened the state’s gig-worker rule to...
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