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To stand or sit at work?
Karen Burkett Jul 9, 2012
More officer workers are choosing to stand instead of sit at work. The trend may mean better focus and even a longer life.
Skilled factory workers hard to find
Mitchell Hartman Jun 21, 2012
A report says more than half of American companies are having trouble finding enough skilled workers to hire. Why don’t employers train workers instead?
Dump that internship
Ross Perlin Jun 15, 2012
Spending summers working for no money seems like something students must do to land a job after graduation. But author Ross Perlin says there's more value in flipping burgers during the school break.
How to get a job, in charts and graphs
Tess Vigeland Jun 1, 2012
This week's Marketplace Money Piggy Award goes to a consultant who presented the interview process in witty, pithy infographics.
Patent wars boost patent lawyers
Queena Kim May 29, 2012
With tech companies in expensive battles over patents and copyrights, intellectual property lawyers are in the money.
'Supercommuters' board airplanes to get to work
Andrea Bernstein May 18, 2012
Think your commute is long? Turns out a rapidly growing number of commuters are flying to get to work.
From little white to blatant: Lies are lies
Tess Vigeland May 18, 2012
We all tell little lies -- politeness practically dictates that we do. But there are some serious consequences when even small lies enter your resume.
The argument for work sharing
Kai Ryssdal May 8, 2012
Economists Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers discuss the idea behind work sharing, which would allow workers to get partial benefits when companies cut parts of their job.
Taking your kids to work
Eve Troeh May 8, 2012
Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day has evolved since it was first started -- for daughters only -- 20 years ago.
