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Recognition app tackles employee-turnover problem
“This is all about carrots — no sticks,” says the businessman who had the idea for Tak, an app built to improve nurse morale.
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It really is ‘who you know’: Networking is key when job hunting
If you are targeting a particular company and you don’t personally know someone who already works there, you have to meet them.
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Tips to fight unconscious bias
Do you automatically think the thinner person is healthier than the heavier person?
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You could be fired for any reason … or no reason
Federal government workers have certain free speech rights. Labor union members have some job protections. Most American workers don’t.
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Classy — and unclassy — ways to quit a job
Be careful what you say before and after you leave.
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Why a 'best' job may not be best for you
If you don’t focus on your strengths, your job stress will explode.
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The fading art of hiring those who don’t fit the mold
Outstanding workers can’t always be recognized by resume scans.
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Freelance isn’t free: Tackling a problem for those in the gig economy
A New York City law aims to address no-pay and slow-pay problems for independent workers. Will the rest of the country follow suit?
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Inside Wal-mart’s new training sessions
By year’s end, the program will have reached a quarter million employees of the world’s largest retailer.
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Beware of being work martyrs, millennials
More millennials are putting in long hours at work with no indication they’re doing more or better work or earning career advancement.