Archive for August, 2010
The State of the Workplace for LGBT Americans
Workplace laws protecting LGBT workers continue to evolve, but one constant remains: federal law does not protect workers from being fired because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, and a bill to enact such protections (the Employment No
4 Reasons to Choose a Pricier College
PayScale.com, the world’s largest online salary database, recently released a report that showed that not all colleges are created equal when it comes to seeing a good lifetime salary
The State of the Workplace for LGBT Americans
Workplace laws protecting LGBT workers continue to evolve, but one constant remains: federal law does not protect workers from being fired because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, and a bill to enact such protections (the Employment No
4 Reasons to Choose a Pricier College
PayScale.com, the world’s largest online salary database, recently released a report that showed that not all colleges are created equal when it comes to seeing a good lifetime salary
The State of the Workplace for LGBT Americans
Workplace laws protecting LGBT workers continue to evolve, but one constant remains: federal law does not protect workers from being fired because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, and a bill to enact such protections (the Employment No
Resume Padding: A Dangerous Game
Fudging your hire date or your end date for a past job. Inflating your job duties. Adding a few tenths of a point to your grade point average.It’s no big deal when job seekers make these types of adjustments to their resumes, right? Wrong. …
How to Deal with a Colleague You Can’t Stand
You probably work with at least one person who simply gets on your nerves. Although you hate to admit it, interacting with him or her is a struggle, and the person’s actions set you on edge. You dread collaborating with this colleague–and doing so n
Bounce Back: Don’t Let a Mistake Derail Your Next Interview
You finally land an interview for a job you really want. You spend hours prepping for the meeting. You thoroughly research the company, practice responses to common interview questions, and develop a well-researched list of discussion topics.But desp
Resume Padding: A Dangerous Game
Fudging your hire date or your end date for a past job. Inflating your job duties. Adding a few tenths of a point to your grade point average.It’s no big deal when job seekers make these types of adjustments to their resumes, right? Wrong. …
How to Deal with a Colleague You Can’t Stand
You probably work with at least one person who simply gets on your nerves. Although you hate to admit it, interacting with him or her is a struggle, and the person’s actions set you on edge. You dread collaborating with this colleague–and doing so n
