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I Can't Get a Job, Because I've Never Had a Job

Image Source I've never really had a job. I've been an intern, camp counselor, teaching assistant, and grader, but it's all been very seasonal, very temporary. I've never worked anywhere real, like a restaurant, clo…
Unemployment Trends over the Past 60 Years

Dan@xanga sent us a link to a cool infographic looking at American unemployment by decade over the past sixty years. The author, a member of Generation Y (the millennial generation), said he wanted to compare unemploym…
Advice: How Do I Negotiate a Salary?

Image Source This question comes from one of our readers: I was recently offered a position at a company, and I'm having trouble negotiating a starting salary. If I ask for too much, I might make a bad impression on…
Dream Jobs Alert: Top Companies with a Record of Absolutely ZERO Layoffs!

During times of economic hardship, many companies seek to curb losses by reducing staff. However, there are a select few that have stuck with their employees and sought other ways to contain costs. In a recession indu…
Calling All New Yorkers: Earn $10K from Charmin

Image Source Speaking of toilet paper, Charmin is holding auditions in for toilet paper "ambassadors"—perky folks who hang out in the brand's Times Square bathrooms and both greet toiler-goers and blog about it later…
What Would You Do To Fit In At Work?

Image Source A friend of mine just started her first post-college job at a small company, and her boss and all of her coworkers are very excited about a certain upcoming vampire movie... ugh. (I mean, it's fine, I co…
Office Romance? (Probably) Not at ESPN

Image Source As long as there have been offices, there have been office romances. These range from tawdry boss-secretary affairs to fellow cubicle-ites holding hands in the break room. And given that spectrum, is dat…
Introverts in the Workplace

Image Source A former Wall Streeter and introvert wrote an interesting article in The New York Times about how hectic meetings and not-so-private cubicles can make it hard for shy employees to succeed in the workplac…
Stressful Jobs that Pay Badly

Social worker: $43,200 Special events coordinator: $35,900 Probation/parole officer: $38,400 News reporter: $32,900 Music ministry director: $40,800
Don't Sneeze on Me!

Image Source A new study by the American Red Cross might may you think twice before shaking hands with your coworkers. Among respondents, one in every five households had a family member who has gone in to work sick …