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Jobs Report – March 2013 Employment Numbers – an interpretation

JOBS / MAR 2013 / ADP National Employment Report – View Report March 2013 numbers show steady growth for the economy. Considering that Sequestration severely cut spending in some areas, and caused the unemployment rate to jump very significantly in

Best-Paying Jobs For Two-Year And Four-Year Degrees

Chicago, Illinois /PRNewswire/ — Do you need a four-year degree to earn a big paycheck? CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists released a list of the most lucrative professions that don’t require a bachelor’s and top-paying jobs that do. The study

Tech Professionals Enjoy Biggest Raise in a Decade (4Q 2012 Survey)

New York — Technology salaries in the U.S. saw the biggest jump in more than a decade, according to the 2013-2012 Salary Survey from Dice, the leading career site for technology and engineer professionals. Tech professionals earned a greater than

FYI Tidbits // Telework may mean smaller raises and lower performance evaluations report MIT Sloan Management

A new study that was published by the MIT Sloan Management Review shows that people who don’t put in face time with the boss are more likely to receive smaller raises and be the recipients of poorer work reviews. The

Wage Growth in the U.S. Will Feel Effects of Great Recession for Years to Come

NEW YORK, NY  ~ The Great Recession has confronted U.S. workers with an extended buyer’s market in jobs, according to a new Executive Action Report from The Conference Board, leading to overall wage growth between 2008 and 2010 that was

Crowd Sourcing Workers ~ Cheaper than even outsourcing work

Some companies are skipping hiring both employees and temporary staffers. Instead, companies are turning to ‘crowdsourcing’. Crowdsourcing is generally cheaper and faster than hiring staffing temps or regular staff. It can also lower corporate compensation costs by more than half