We honored our country’s veterans this week, on Thursday, Veterans Day. At the same time, there was far too much in the news about the difficulty that returning veterans are having in their job searches: in October, the unemployment rate…
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If you’re feeling fed up and thinking of quitting your job, take a moment to read these articles from the Monster.com career advice center.
Every Friday, we’re spotlighting five articles we consider to be must-reads for job seekers.These are the top 5 stories from the world of job seeking you might have missed.
Today’s workers, whether employed or not, are facing a tough situation. If you’re unemployed, you’re looking for a job in what is still an extremely tough market. And if you’ve kept your job, you are likely feeling overworked and underappreciated,…
I’m not following the Vancouver Olympics like the folks over at Rings — I’m a casual observer at best. What really gets me while watching the world’s best athletes is that a little wobble at the ankle or just missing…
I’m not following the Vancouver Olympics like the folks over at Rings — I’m a casual observer at best. What really gets me while watching the world’s best athletes is that a little wobble at the ankle or just missing…
Word on the street is that work couples are going public. Office romance, once considered taboo, has become much more acceptable in the workplace. In fact, in a recent Monster.com poll, only 24% of respondents said flat-out that workplace romance…
Last week, I promised to look at how the 2010 Super Bowl commercials tackled the office, and this year it just didn’t happen like last year. Perhaps we’re all looking for a more optimistic time, and the anger towards the…
Pass the chips and dip, because this weekend I’m ready to hunker down to watch the Super Bowl commercials. I’m sure the action between the Colts and the Saints will be exciting, but for me it’s secondary to the ads…
While I hope Punxsutawney Phil doesn’t see his shadow tomorrow (did you know the forecasting groundhog is hip to texting, Facebook and Twitter?), I hope many workplaces see plenty of them — job shadows, that is! Yes, February 2nd is…
