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How to Get Work Done During the Holidays
In a few short days, Thanksgiving will come and go, and we’ll be in the heart of the winter holiday season. For most working people, that means more than just a flurry of buying gifts, booking travel,...
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It’s Salary Season: Here’s How to Get the Raise You Deserve (Eventually)
Google searches for “salary” were up 29 percent last week, and it’s not hard to guess why. It’s annual performance review time, the point in the year where even the most conflict-avoidant workers are...
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Can Trump Bring Back Manufacturing Jobs?
During his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump promised to create jobs, revitalizing the manufacturing industry. Since 2000, the U.S. has shed 5 million manufacturing jobs. The question is, can...
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How to Deal With the Office Gossip
We spend most of our waking hours at work, so it’s only natural to make friends at the office. Those relationships can also be beneficial. In addition to the obvious productivity benefits of getting...
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5 Reasons to Be Grateful for the Tough Times in Your Career
If you’re on social media, you’ve probably seen gratitude lists before. They’re especially popular around Thanksgiving, when people are counting their blessings. Devotees of gratitude journaling say...
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PayScale’s VIP Blog Roundup: What Oprah, Richard Branson, and Bill Gates Do...
Want to be successful? It’s not a Monday through Friday gig. The one thing the world’s most successful media moguls, inventors, and artists have in common is that they don’t stop doing what they do,...
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REI Urges Employees, Customers to #OptOutside on Black Friday
Adobe Digital Insights is predicting that Black Friday sales will top $3 billion for the first time this year — despite claims by various analysts that the biggest shopping day of the year is on its...
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Federal Judge Blocks New FLSA Overtime Rule
Earlier this week, a federal judge issued an injunction halting a new Fair Labor Standards Act rule. Introduced by the Obama administration and set to take effect Dec. 1, the rule would have increased...
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5 Ice Breakers to Conquer Any Networking Event
Google the phrase “I hate networking” and you’ll get over 18 million results. Sure, there are a few wildly extroverted souls out there who swear they love it, but for many people — if not most — making...
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Nearly Half of Employees Shop Online at Work on Cyber Monday
Are you planning to scoop up some Cyber Monday deals today, and company internet policy be damned? If so, you’re not alone: in a Robert Half Technology survey, 49 percent of respondents said they...
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3 Ways to Be Productive When You’re in a Holiday Mindset
Blame four straight days of overeating, or the malaise that sets in after a few days off, but many of you are probably not feeling super productive today. The bad news is that this isn’t just a...
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3 Travel Jobs You Might Not Have Considered
If you love to travel and have to work for a living, your options might seem limited. The obvious choices are: travel during your vacation time — 10 or so days a year, if you’re lucky — or get a job...
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What Makes Workers Feel Unappreciated?
Do you feel unappreciated at work? Chances are, you’re low paid and/or working in a job that doesn’t require a lot of specialized skills. PayScale’s recent report, The Most Unappreciated Jobs in...
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ADP: Private Payrolls Added 216,000 Jobs in November
This morning’s ADP National Employment Report showed the addition of 216,000 jobs to private payrolls — far more than the 169,000 jobs predicted by economists ahead of the report’s release. Image...
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Is It Worth It to Job Search in December?
The end of the year might seem like a terrible time to look for a new job. Half the time, it seems like everyone’s on vacation, and the other half the time, they’re dealing with year-end reviews. Image...
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Tell a Dumb Joke, Get a Higher Salary?
Time to call your father and tell him you’re sorry you made fun of his dad jokes. It turns out, being a super cornball could get you a higher salary. Image Credit: JD Hancock/Flickr The specific dumb...
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Jobs Report: Unemployment at 9-Year Low; Economy Added 178,000 Jobs in November
The total jobs tally was about what economists predicted for this month’s Employment Situation Summary. The jobs report from the Labor Department was in line with monthly averages for the year. Public...
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PayScale’s VIP Blog Roundup: How to Get Hired in 2017
What will employers be looking for next year — and how can you show them that you have what it takes? Hannah Morgan at Career Sherpa asked 31 experts to share their predictions for the future of job...
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Walmart Won’t Roll Back Raises
If you were due to become eligible for overtime on Dec. 1, you might have received an unwelcome letter from HR this week. The gist: thanks to a ruling by a federal judge blocking President Obama’s...
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Now’s a Good Time to Take the Salary Survey Again
Are you being paid enough? Of course, most us wouldn’t say no to a raise. But being paid appropriately for your job, skills, and experience is important for reasons that go far beyond padding your bank...
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