Topic: Employment

HP Is Firing A Whole Lot of People

Associated Press

Hewlett-Packard announced Wednesday that they will cut about 27,000 jobs by the end of 2014 in order to save up to $3.5 billion, so that's obviously not great news for the economy.

By Jen Doll

May 21, 2012

Of Golf Clubs, Boys' Clubs, and Workplace Equality

Two contrasting articles about gender and jobs are circulating today. One is FINS reporter Julie Steinberg's piece, "Yes, Ladies You DO Need to Play Golf." The other is a New York Times piece about men entering fields traditionally dominated by women.

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By Jen Doll

May 18, 2012

Someone Finally Asked Successful Women for Career Advice for Women

After Jack Welch likened women's employee groups to "victim's units," The Wall Street Journal's John Bussey has canvassed the female CEOs of Fortune 500 companies for their career tips for women. 

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By Dino Grandoni

May 18, 2012

Stat of the Day

Jobs Available for 'Ninjas' Up 2,505% Since 2006

Need another confirmation that the world of programming is as nerdy as you suspected? Well, today we learn tech employers want recruits to think that they'll be hired as ninjas or Jedis, like we're all living in Kill Bill or Star Wars or something.

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By Jen Doll

May 4, 2012

When Men Give Women Career Advice

A group of women recently got very angry when Jack Welch, former "Master and Commander of General Electric," addressed them with regard to getting ahead in their careers at a recent speaking engagement.

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By Jen Doll

May 2, 2012

Wall Street Journal Writer Doesn't Buy Its 'Nine Rules for Women' Piece Either

Inspired by a recent Wall Street Journal piece titled "Nine Rules Women Must Follow to Get Ahead," we compiled a list of eight other articles that journalists should stop writing. Wednesday, The Journal responded with a new post.

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By Jen Doll

Apr 3, 2012

What Does It Mean That the Majority of ASME Finalists Are Men?

The National Magazine Award finalists have been announced, and women are not represented at all in reporting, feature writing, profile writing, essays and criticism, columns and commentary, or feature photography. 

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By Jen Doll

Mar 20, 2012

What Your Employer Wants with Your Facebook Password

The AP reported on the most disconcerting trend in human resources: job applicants being asked to hand over their Facebook passwords. To see what employers might find, I gave a career coach the keys to my Facebook and Twitter accounts. (And, yes, I changed the passwords right afterward.)

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By Adam Martin

Mar 6, 2012

It's Cool to Quit Your Job Again

In an economic indicator many of us can use, a report says more people see the employment market as strong enough to quit their crappy, go-nowhere jobs than have in years.

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By Jen Doll

Mar 5, 2012

When Doing Absolutely Nothing Is the Greatest Luxury

Take note: The hot new trend is puttering. Yes, puttering. To "putter" is to 1) move or act aimlessly or idly, 2) to work at random, or tinker. And who has time for that in this 24-hour-news-cycle life?

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Feb 15, 2012

Some People Never Take Sick Days

The Wall Street Journal found some people who've gone 20 or more years without taking one sick day at work. They're not superhuman, they just really, really love their jobs.

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By Adam Martin

Dec 1, 2011

Jobless Claims Are Up, But Construction and Manufacturing Measures Are Improving

In a bit of conflicting economic news, national jobless claims climbed unexpectedly last week even as positive growth reports came from two economic sectors.

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By Adam Martin

Nov 23, 2011

Jobless Claims and Consumer Spending Numbers Get Softer

A new round of data from the federal government on Wednesday showed jobless claims went up a little bit for the week, with 2,000 more people applying for unemployment for a seasonally adjusted 393,000 while consumer spending rose 0.1 percent in October, which was less than the 0.7 percent gain in September.

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By Dino Grandoni

Nov 17, 2011

Stat of the Day

68% of the Sons of the 1% Work at Their Dad's Company

Nepotism and wealth go together according to a study published in the Journal of Labor Economics.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 7, 2011

It's Getting Harder for Your Employer to Use Facebook Against You

The latest ruling forced a company to hire back employees it had fired

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By Adam Martin

Sep 2, 2011

August Jobs Report Shows No Growth

Unemployment stubbornly remains at 9.1 percent

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By Adam Martin

Aug 5, 2011

Obama on Jobs: 'Things Will Get Better'

President espouses hope, admonishes Congress in address to veterans

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 13, 2011

Creepy Men Who Flirt at Work Hate Their Lives

Researchers find a reason men spend their time at work prowling around the office

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By Adam Martin

Jul 8, 2011

Live Feed: Obama Addresses Dismal Jobs Report

President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak from the White House Rose Garden

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By Caitlin Dickson

Jun 22, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Wednesday Columns

On nice guys, Saudi women, and the Wal-Mart culture

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