For job seekers without a four-year degree, breaking the $25-an-hour barrier can be a challenge. But with more technical certification and associate's degree programs than ever, many well-paying career options are accessible in a broad range of...More
huxleyboyce submitted from Canada, AB about 17 days 15 hr ago
With so few jobs currently available and so many people currently hoping to fill those jobs, standing out in an interview is of utmost importance. While jobs themselves are scarce, job advice is overly abundant. And with an influx of information...More
huxleyboyce submitted from Canada, AB about 17 days 15 hr ago
Many people believe four-year colleges offer greater career opportunities – but this isn't necessarily true. Many two-year schools offer programs in which graduates can make at least as much money, and have job security.
Everyone wants a good salary. But today you might just need to think like a contractor to find it.
In an economic state like our current one, more employers offer contract jobs to save on benefits and other expenses involved in a full-time...More
huxleyboyce submitted from Canada, AB about 17 days 15 hr ago
Even Americans who are lucky enough to have work in this economy are becoming more unhappy with their jobs, according to a new survey that found only 45 percent of Americans are satisfied with their work.
The employment deal used to be a simple equation in which work equalled pay. Now, many new employees are greeted with detailed prenuptial agreements, and retirement watches have been swapped for succession planning binders. How did things get so...More
huxleyboyce submitted from Canada, AB about 17 days 15 hr ago
Farewell and good riddance to 2009, a year in which a whopping 85% of big companies did away with across-the-board annual merit raises, according to a survey by Deloitte & Touche. Surprisingly, executives fared somewhat worse than the rank and...More
huxleyboyce submitted from Canada, AB about 17 days 15 hr ago
Where do you rank as a taxpayer? You may not feel rich earning $35,000 a year, but you're in the top half of taxpayers. Make $70,000, and you earn more than 75 percent of fellow taxpayers.
Berkshire Eliminates 21,000 Jobs amid Slump
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway reported 21,000 fewer employees than it had at the end of 2008 amid a slump at the firm's manufacturing and retail units
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