Facebook Can Now Help You Get a Job
Don't just update your status—update your résumé. Facebook has just released a Social Jobs App that will allow people to search job listings from a multitude of sites like Monster and DirectEmployers.
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Your Smartphone or Tablet Adds Two Hours to Your Work Day
What’s Your Biggest Workplace Fear? — Survey of the Day
As anybody who's ever had a job will tell you, work isn't always fun. In fact, sometimes it can be downright scary.
October 16th Boss Day
October 16, 2012 Today is Boss’s Day and if you’re lucky, you have a good boss, but that’s not the case in all businesses. A new survey done by social and internet sites shows 69% of corporate employees quit their job because of a bad boss. That’s 7 out of 10 people leaving because of the boss. The number one complaint among those quitting a job was the boss was a bully, humiliating and isolating them from coworkers.
Can You Be Fired for What You Post on Facebook?
Most of us intuitively know that insulting your boss on Facebook is probably not the best idea, but what about other job-related opinions we have? More to the point, can you be fired for posting them?
A recent National Labor Relations Board hearing found that “overly broad” company policies regarding employees' social media activity is unlawful, but not protected by federal labor laws.
Sound a little confusing? Let us help out:
Would You Quit Your Job If You Won the Lottery? — Survey of the Day
According to a new survey from CouponCabin.com of 2,570 adults, 50 percent play the lottery. And of that percentage, 65 percent would continue to live frugally it they happened to win big.
But would a frugal life include keeping their job and continuing to draw their salary?