Hedge Fund Hiring on the Rise
According to a recent survey of 313 hedge funds conducted by accounting and consultancy firm Rothstein Kass, 75 percent of respondents expect more funds to launch this year and 60 percent expect fewer...
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According to a recent survey conducted by YourTango and ForbesWomen, 75 percent of women surveyed said they would not marry someone without a job and 65 percent said they wouldn’t get married if they...
View ArticleResearch Your Way to a Green Job
I recently read Green Career Central’s excellent recommendations for building a target list of green companies. If you are interested in researching green jobs, check out Green Career Central founder...
View ArticleHow the Top Tech Companies Compare for Salary, Benefits, Job Satisfaction and...
Payscale recently released a survey of the top tech companies comparing leaders including Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Google and others on salary, perks, job satisfaction and much more. Here are a few...
View Article80 Percent of Available Jobs Are Never Advertised and More Eye Opening Facts...
Did you know? 80 percent of available jobs are never advertised The average number of applications submitted per post is 118 20 percent of job applicants get interviews The average length of an...
View ArticlePromote Yourself: A Must Read for Millennials and Their Parents Too
I just finished reading Gen Y career and personal branding expert Dan Schawbel’s new book, Promote Yourself, and I think his message of career management and career empowerment directed towards the Gen...
View ArticleAverage Pay Increase for 2014 Projected at 2.9 Percent
According to a recent compensation study by Mercer, the average projected merit increase for 2014 will be 2.9 percent, which is slightly higher than last year. As organizations look for enhanced ways...
View ArticleNew Year’s 7-Day Career Cleanse Program
So the new year is here and everyone is trying to stick to their resolutions to eat better, exercise more, save money, etc. But what about your career? Have you given any thought to trimming your...
View ArticleWhat Jobs Will Exist in the Future?
What will jobs and employment look like in 2020, 2030 and beyond? What are the mega-trends shaping tomorrow’s careers and what new opportunities can we and our children look forward to? Although...
View ArticlePotential Workplace Bullying Leads to Tragedy
Recently, New York City was the scene of two work-related suicides. In one instance, a Home Depot employee shot his boss and then killed himself and in the other, a former employee of Fox shot himself...
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