Unpaid Interns, Complicit Colleges

on college campuses, the annual race for summer internships, many of them unpaid, is well under way. but instead of steering students toward the best opportunities and encouraging them to value their work, many institutions of higher learning are complicit in helping companies skirt a nebulous area of labor law.
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on college campuses, the annual race for summer internships, many of them unpaid, is well under way. but instead of steering students toward the best opportunities and encouraging them to value their work, many institutions of higher learning are complicit in helping companies skirt a nebulous area of labor law. Collapse reading »

For Job Seekers, Company Sites Beat Online Job Boards, Social Media

to make one hire, recruiters wade through more than six times as many applications from job boards than they do from their own websites, according to an analysis of hiring data by jobs2web inc., which helps companies track the sources of applicants and hires.
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to make one hire, recruiters wade through more than six times as many applications from job boards than they do from their own websites, according to an analysis of hiring data by jobs2web inc., which helps companies track the sources of applicants and hires. Collapse reading »

How to land a job at Facebook

so you want to work at facebook, one of the world's hottest companies -- what do you have to get your foot in the door and get noticed? it's not going to be easy -- you have competition.
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so you want to work at facebook, one of the world's hottest companies -- what do you have to get your foot in the door and get noticed? it's not going to be easy -- you have competition. Collapse reading »

Do You Get an 'A' in Personality?

in the never-ending quest to help people co-exist peacefully with their spouses, children, siblings and in-laws, therapists are turning to tools used to assess the psychological stability of pilots, police officers and nuclear-power plant operators: personality tests.
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in the never-ending quest to help people co-exist peacefully with their spouses, children, siblings and in-laws, therapists are turning to tools used to assess the psychological stability of pilots, police officers and nuclear-power plant operators: personality tests. Collapse reading »

Writing Clear, Concise Sentences

follow the principles below to write sentences that are clear, to the point, and easier to read.
follow the principles below to write sentences that are clear, to the point, and easier to read.

The most ridiculous job interview questions

as if job interviews weren't stressful enough, hiring managers at some of the largest companies have taken to throwing real curve balls. here's a sampling of the wackiest questions.
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as if job interviews weren't stressful enough, hiring managers at some of the largest companies have taken to throwing real curve balls. here's a sampling of the wackiest questions. Collapse reading »

4 job hunting tips for tech nerds

people with superb tech skills are not always adept at marketing themselves. how to build a solid job-seeking profile.
people with superb tech skills are not always adept at marketing themselves. how to build a solid job-seeking profile.

Silence Is Golden: How to Negotiate a Better Salary

happy to land a job, especially in this market, far too many workers are doing themselves a disservice not asking for more money. "one in five people never negotiate" their salary, says jim hopkinson, a marketing director at wired.com and author of salary tutor: learn the salary negotiation techniques no one ever taught you. that's as silly as buying a used car without haggling over the price, hopkinson tells aaron task in the accompanying clip.
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happy to land a job, especially in this market, far too many workers are doing themselves a disservice not asking for more money. "one in five people never negotiate" their salary, says jim hopkinson, a marketing director at wired.com and author of salary tutor: learn the salary negotiation techniques no one ever taught you. that's as silly as buying a used car without haggling over the price, hopkinson tells aaron task in the accompanying clip. Collapse reading »

Should You Take That Job Offer?

a year ago, a headhunter invited kevin dinino to interview for a job similar to the executive position he had gotten laid off from in early 2009. but he passed on the opportunity -- as well as two more interview invites he received earlier this year.
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a year ago, a headhunter invited kevin dinino to interview for a job similar to the executive position he had gotten laid off from in early 2009. but he passed on the opportunity -- as well as two more interview invites he received earlier this year. Collapse reading »

The Risks ID Cards May Carry

just about everyone who works in an office or retail outlet these days has some sort of identification tag dangling from a lanyard around their neck. but besides your name and photograph, what else is lurking on that laminated card?
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just about everyone who works in an office or retail outlet these days has some sort of identification tag dangling from a lanyard around their neck. but besides your name and photograph, what else is lurking on that laminated card? Collapse reading »

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