Work Life
Unemployment insurance claims increase 10,000 more than anticipated
Unemployment insurance claims increased by 10,000 to 372,000 last weekend.
Latest unemployment insurance claims more than anticipated, but increase not necessarily bad news
Unemployment insurance claims increased by 10,000 to 372,000 last weekend, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Read more »
Quitting a job could be the best choice you make, article says
An unkempt apartment was the first sign to Adam Dachis that he had "job burnout," a real condition the Mayo Clinic identifies as a state of physical, emotional or mental exhaustion. Read more »
Department of Education gives students another option to pay off loans
Students have a new way to repay student loans after a “pay as you earn” option was launched by the U.S. Department of Education on Dec. 21, according to an article by The Capital-Journal. Read more »
The most overlooked statistic in economics is poised for an epic comeback: Household formation
The most important graph of 2012? We asked around for some suggestions last week. We got 34 responses. This was mine. It answers the question: What share of each recovery since 1970 came from... Read more »
Balancing act: What do you want to be when you grow up?
LinkedIn surveyed people around the world for its "Dream Jobs" survey, asking about their most common childhood career aspirations. According to the survey, the top childhood dream job for U.S. men... Read more »
Higher education cuts unemployment rate in half, study says
The higher the education, the lower the unemployment rate, according to a study published by the United States Department of the Treasury and Department of Education this week. Read more »
Blueprinting your company's culture is a vital first step toward success
Are you trying to build your company's culture without first intelligently defining the values and behaviors you want to see modeled? Communication of values is more than a mission statement on the... Read more »
Workplace productivity: How technology can be both friend and foe
More technology may initially yield greater workplace efficiency — but only to a point. Read more »
College education unnecessary for many fastest growing jobs
In the top 10 fastest growing occupations, skills such as carpentry, home health aides, plumbers and stonemasons make up the majority. Read more »
Study shows employers hire the same way they choose friends, romantic partners
A new study shows that when people hire employees they are not looking for competitors but rather for the same commonality they might find when choosing friends or romantic partners. Read more »
Balancing act: Positive examples continue to influence work life
All of us run across people who influence us for good as we grow up. These are the people who set the examples that help us determine how we want to live and who we want to be. I've been... Read more »
Killjoy post-secondary education statistics discourage students from graduating
Families are paying more attention to employment and income potential for certain majors, but average salary can be misleading. There are also ways to improve the odds of material success for... Read more »
Majority of workers say morale is high in the workplace, according to study
When it comes to the workplace, 81 percent of employees say their professional environment is at least somewhat good, according to a recent study done by Accountemps, a Robert Half company. Read more »
Checking Facebook at work could actually be a federal crime, two Boston College professors say
No matter how much you "like" Facebook, browsing the tremendously popular social website at work could actually be against federal law, according to Business Insider. Read more »
State and local governments continue to hire despite drop in private-sector jobs
Despite a drop of 86,000 job openings for private-sector employers, state and local government hiring is still increasing, according to a study by Gallup. Read more »
Inequality of unemployment: ethnic groups face different lengths of unemployment
Unemployment does not treat all American's equally. Asians and African Americans are unemployed for the longest periods of time out of all other ethnic groups, according to a study done by Face the... Read more »
On Leadership: How dysfunctional and resistant to change is your organization?
On a 1-to-5 scale, where 1 is low and 5 is high, how resistant to change is your organization? Consider two principles: Read more »
Unpaid interns: Working without a paycheck causes economic hardship
Unpaid internships do not increase the chances of getting a job very much, a new study says. Read more »
Make unemployment more bearable for your family by planning ahead
Planning ahead for unemployment is a must, says the author of financial blog Couple Money, and she recommends ways families can prepare beforehand to ease a difficult situation. Read more »
5 simple ways to make working from home more productive
Almost half of American professionals said they struggle staying productive when working from home due to distractions specific to family life. Read more »
Mismatch between jobs and workers stems from 'education gap' not a 'skills gap'
At every level, from high school to grad school, workers to employers, the real gap is in expectations and education. Can better high school math and science fix the problem or do we need to... Read more »
Accidental 'reply-all' emails can cause considerable heartache
Ever had the stomach-dropping realization that an email you meant to send to only a few people was actually delivered to every single person in your company? You're not alone. Read more »
Blame it on credit: 3 ways credit scores affect consumers
Credit scores affect more than just loan eligibility and interest rates, according to an article by MoneyNing. There at least three other groups that are interested in how good — or bad... Read more »
4 secrets to create a 'regular' out of a customer
Small business depends on "regulars" to keep the doors open and thrive. The challenge is to create "regulars" out of the customers that frequent your business on any given day. Learn the four secrets that will help any small business. Read more »
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