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Race on your resume: An invitation for discrimination?
Apr 5, 2013
From the organizations you're a member of to your educational background to something as simple as your name -- advertising your ethnicity, sexuality, religion or gender on your resume can affect the hiring process.
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Who's responsible for your happiness at work?
Sep 7, 2012
Is it your boss or co-workers? Commentator Teresa Ambile weighs in.
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Getting away from the office is getting harder to do
Aug 29, 2012
A new survey finds Americans more tethered to work by their mobile devices than they ever were to landlines.
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Can working from home increase productivity?
Aug 22, 2012
Our Freakonomics expert Stephen Dubner says there is evidence that working from home is better for you.
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What is hard work?
Jul 27, 2012
Hard work is what made the United States, but there's now concern Americans aren't working hard enough.
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Respecting employees can boost bottom line
Jul 2, 2012
Commentator Teresa Amabile says overbearing supervisors can sap worker creativity.
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What happens when people work from home
Jun 25, 2012
A new survey says people don't always work when they work from home. But people who work from home are actually more productive than the rest of us.
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Retirement savings is gone. Now what?
Apr 27, 2012
Hi. I'm 53 years old and have had to go through the little bit of my retirement savings. Now, I have $5,000 to start something, as far as retirement goes. What should I do? I do not have anything through work. Actually, my workplace is on brink of closing right now. Lisa, Louisville, KY
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Retirement and working longer
Mar 28, 2012
"A steadily growing portion of the workforce will continue to work at least part-time well beyond the 'normal' retirement age of 65," says a senior research fellow at the New America Foundation.
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Thinking about an encore career
Mar 14, 2012
Currently, I am thinking about going back to school for a graduate degree to change my career entirely. It would be hard to do this while working full-time. I think that if I stick out this job for another 15 years, I should be OK to retire. (It's just me -- no husband or kids -- and I owe about $80,000 on my house.)
I would LOVE to quit and go back to school (maybe with a loan?) for an "encore" career. It's amazing how much more expensive school is now. It's crazy. I know that I will be able to find a position once I have the degree. It may not be earning as much as I do now, but that's OK. Is this even something I should entertain? Jackie, Columbus, GA
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