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Facebook Can Now Help You Get a Job

Mike Adams — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:13:52 +0000

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. Earlier this week, Facebook launched its new app, as part of the Social Jobs Partnership program in association with the U.S. Department of [...]

Your Smartphone or Tablet Adds Two Hours to Your Work Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:11:10 +0000

When you buy a new smartphone or tablet, you may not realize that perhaps the biggest effect it will have on your life is that you will work more. A study by technology retailer Pixmania found that the average worker spends up to two hours a day checking and responding to work business on his [...]

What's Your Biggest Workplace Fear? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:49:19 +0000

As anybody who’s ever had a job will tell you, work isn’t always fun. In fact, sometimes it can be downright scary. The staffing firm Accountemps surveyed 420 office employees on what their biggest workplace fear is and found that 28 percent are most afraid of making a mistake on the job. That’s followed by [...]

October 16th Boss Day

Randy McCoy — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:45:30 +0000

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?

Mike Adams — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:36:51 +0000

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.

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Would You Quit Your Job If You Won the Lottery? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:21:48 +0000

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? Maybe not so much. The survey found that only 36 percent would remain at their current [...]