The Schedule vs. the To-Do List: Pros and Cons
Do you organize your work day by time or by task? Most people do both, and it's not surprising considering that a recent study that looked at these two different ways of planning out your day and...
View ArticleStudy: People Who Think They're Good at Multitasking Are Worse Than Those Who...
At this point, people are generally aware that multitasking is actually not as efficient as people once believed, and that, indeed, it's actually far worse for overall productivity than simply focusing...
View ArticleReport: Most Female Execs Played Sports in College
A study done by Ernst and Young with the cooperation of espnW has found that 52 percent of women in c-suite positions played sports at a collegiate level, with only 3 percent having never played any...
View ArticleDemand for Business Professors Exceeding Supply
If you've ever wanted to teach business to eager young capitalists, now might be the perfect time: colleges across the country are hiring new business professors at an incredible rate as schools rush...
View ArticleTax Court Rules on Who is a Professional Artist
Where does the line between professional artist and someone who just does some work in their spare time? In a ruling sure to be hailed by artistic professonals everywhere, a tax court has ruled that...
View ArticleKPMG Announces Diversity Benchmarks
KPMG's UK division acknowledged that it needed to be more diverse in terms of class, gender, ethnicity and sexual orientation, and announced plans over the next three years to make more of an effort...
View ArticleWarning Signs of a Layoff
Layoffs don't usually come out of the clear blue sky like Zeus's thunderbolt. There are usually warning signs that, with experience, can be recognized--and when they're there, it might be a good idea...
View ArticleDating Advice, Career Advice Have Much in Common
While love and business may seem like polar opposites--one's ideal is instrumental and transactional while the other's is for-itself and altruistic--an article in Forbes said that the lessons both...
View ArticleReport: American Vacations at Record Lows
Another report, this time from the U.S.read more
View ArticleWhy "Where Do You See Yourself in 5 Years" is a Useless Question
A common job interview question is "where do you see yourself in five/ten/fifteen years?" A short article in Forbes describes it as the "do I look fat in this?" of the business world, and suggests...
View ArticleStudy: Entrepreneurs Made, Not Born
New research from the Stanford Graduate School of Business has shown that , by examining 2.8 million small retailers in Texas, entrepreneurial acumen is something that is built up after years of...
View ArticleStudy: Larger Women Earn Less than Thin Women
Studies have found that women classified as obese earn less than thinner women working at the same jobs, and are overall less likely to get higher paying jobs than thin women, according to an article...
View ArticleWorkers Feeling More Secure Translates Into Rising Costs for Companies
As the employment rate stabilizes, workers are feeling more secure in their financial situations, and more confident in using services such as health care, something that has increased costs for...
View ArticleFund Managers Expect Anemic Growth in 2015
A survey of fund managers conducted by Bank of America Merrill Lynch has found predictions of lackluster growth in the following year, according to CNBC.read more
View Article54 pct. of Workers: My Boss Doesn't Respect Me
A survey of almost 20,000 workers worldwide has found that more than half of workers, 54 percent, don't feel respected by their boss, according to the Harvard Business Review. This is unfortunately...
View ArticleA New Job on the Horizon – Perks Manager
According to Fortune, cutthroat competition and millennial expectations of the workplace are giving birth to a new job category in tech companies: the perks manager. read more
View ArticleStudy: Job-Seekers With "Foreign" Sounding Names Have Tougher Times
In a wide-ranging study spanning 17 different countries, it's been found that job seekers with names perceived to be foreign have a more difficult time securing work than those who do not, according...
View ArticlePoll: 19 pct. Consistently Late for Work, 48 pct. Never Late
A recent poll from YouGov shows that 19 percent of workers are late at least once a week, while 48 percent are never late, according to Forbes. The data suggests it's mostly younger people who are...
View ArticleStudy: 30-50 Percent of Hires Due to Referrals
Networking matters. It's something repeated over and over again to the point of cliche, but some might say a cliche is something so true it's silly to point out. This is because, according to Quartz, a...
View ArticlePoll: 35 Percent of Workers Plan to Leave if They Don't Get a Raise
A survey of 900 workers has found that a full 35 percent of them plan to leave their current place of employment if they don't get a raise this year, according to CNN Money. Those most likely to leave...
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