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Navigating the Resume Black Hole

Employers do not owe you a response to your application for a job. Just because you send a company a response to its job ad, …

The Band’s Visit & Hamilton: Do Tony Award-Winning Casts Make More Money?

Sunday night, the 2018 Tony Awards celebrated the best and brightest of Broadway. The Band’s Visit came away with 10 Tony Awards, making it the …

Would You Move to Vermont and Work From Home for an Extra $10K?

A hermit thrush spots you hiking outside Waterbury after your visit to the Ben & Jerry’s Factory. He swoops down and lands on the snow-swept …

Moms: We know you’re worth it. But how much is “it” really worth?

Putting a price tag on a priceless job is hard to do, but we gave it a shot anyway. On Mother’s Day, Salary.com, the leader …

7 Signs Your Employees Hate You

If Employee Retention & Productivity is Down, Maybe It’s You and Not Them Let’s face it: knowing whether our employees love us or hate us …

5 Completely Ineffective Leadership Styles (and How to Fix Them)

Real-life Leaders, Their Shortcomings, and How They Overcame Them “A business owner has to realize that, as the saying goes, ‘A skunk stinks from the …

Avoid Employee Burnout: Bring Summer Fun to the Office

Employers Should Embrace the Allure of Summer, Not Fight It While possibly more noticeable in four season cities, summer longings can defy geographical zones to …

More Jobs Coming Back to US from Overseas

“Insourcing” Means Employers Are Finding It Less Expensive to Have Employees Stateside It’s a familiar story: labor costs get too high, so management decides it …

The 9 Worst Types of Employees

Figure Out Which of Your Employees Are Causing a Problem Interested in good employee morale, team chemistry, and improved retention. Then you’d better realize your …

Why Do CEOs Make the Big Bucks?

The Most Valuable Employees Deserve the Highest Pay Chief executive officers (CEOs) get paid lots of money for being the top employees in the company. …

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