Compensation and Benefits
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May 22, 2013
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Decision-makers at U.S. companies are big on education, enthusiasm, experience and personality when it comes to hiring after...
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May 20, 2013
When the job market stinks, many college students take refuge in graduate school, figuring the time and money spent getting a master’s degree will boost their career prospects. But with the interest rate on student loans doubling to 6.8 percent...
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May 20, 2013
I feel like every time I write a blog post I have a new job. It’s not entirely true, but almost. It’s mostly because I keep...
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May 1, 2013
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — As college graduates trade their sheepskin for a briefcase and enter the business world this summer, there are those from certain...
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April 15, 2013
In the United States and some other developed economies, wages for the least well paid are too low. A mandatory living wage is the best way to redress this injustice.
The idea of minimum wages is well accepted, but the American $7.25 an...
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April 12, 2013
This month marks an especially happy one for me personally. After about six months of working an entry-level job that wasn’t in my field, I was recently promoted within my company to a copywriting role — something I’ve wanted to do since...
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April 9, 2013
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — With news the U.S. economy gained only 88,000 jobs last month, and that 500,000 Americans left the workforce, any discussion about “happy” workers may be a touchy...
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March 27, 2013
Department of Defense employees are bracing themselves for the upcoming furlough — a mandatory, unpaid day once a week for up to 22 weeks. The furlough reflects one of the many federal budget cuts enacted by the sequestration.
Here are five...
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March 26, 2013
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Health care consumers sensing a seismic shift in the way they’ll buy and manage medical coverage may be correct in one way — 29 percent of U.S. employers either plan...
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March 21, 2013
I’ve had terrible guilt quitting jobs in the past. I feel loyal to my coworkers, my bosses, even the faceless corporations who have employed me. I feel like I am abandoning them by choosing to...









