Original Article: Armstrong's Behavior Another Red Flag For AOL (MoneyWatch) Tim Armstrong, CEO of AOL, shot himself in the foot by apparently firing a worker in the midst of a conference call -- no matter how justified the firing. "Maybe it was a last straw for two...
More Job Seekers Starting Own Firms Published AugUST 15, 2013 Start-up Activity Increases 33%; but Still Too Risky for Majority of Jobless The percentage of job seekers starting their own businesses increased by 33 percent in the first half of 2013, as an improving lending market and employment picture...
Original Article: Six College Courses That Help Grads Land Jobs Published on: Aug 14, 2013 "If you're someone who's focused on harder kinds of sciences or math, courses and activities that give social skills, that encourage teamwork and that help build creativity and develop creativity are really valuable,"...
Published on: Aug 7, 2013 Turnover among the nation’s chief executive officers surged to the highest level in more than three years last month as 128 announced their departures. The July total was up 36 percent from the 94 CEO exits recorded in June, according to the...
Published on: Aug 6, 2013 John Challenger talks to Dan Cofall about the economy and the job market. http://thewallstreetshuffle.com/podcasts/20130805-Seg5.mp3...
Published on: Aug 5, 2013 After getting off to its strongest start in seven years, the pace of teen hiring in June and July declined from last year’s levels, as a slowdown in economic activity provided little reason to grow payrolls. Overall, teen employment gains during the...
Published on: Aug 1, 2013 Job cuts declined slightly in July, as employers announced plans to reduce payrolls by 37,701 workers, down 4.2 percent from 39,372 planned layoffs in June, according to the latest report on monthly job cuts released Thursday by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray...
Published on: Jul 31, 2013 Planned job cuts rose slightly in June, as employers announced workforce reductions totaling 39,372 during the month, up 8.2 percent from 36,398 in May. While job cuts were up last month, the pace of downsizing through the first half of the year...
Published on: Jul 31, 2013 The latest reading on consumer confidence, released this morning by the Conference Board, showed a larger-than-expected decline in July. The drop in confidence comes just one month after reaching a five-year high. Meanwhile, a separate survey conducted by the University of Michigan...
Published on: Jul 30, 2013 More Hiring on the Horizon? As President Obama prepares to address the state of jobs today in a speech from one of Amazon.com’s massive fulfillment warehouses, there are new signs that the nation’s job engine is steadily improving. The speech comes just one...
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Published on: Jul 23, 2013 This week, Kate Middleton and Prince William's much anticipated and oft discussed pregnancy ended with a baby boy. Prince William will take a 2 weeks paid paternity leave from the Royal Air Force, sparking debates worldwide about paternity policies. For companies, determining...
