Ask the Headhunter: 4 snappy answers to tricky job search questions
Job guru Nick Corcodilos answers four of your trickiest job search questions. Photo by Lucy Nicholson/ReutersNick Corcodilos started headhunting in Silicon Valley in 1979 and has answered over 30,000...
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Asking for a raise can be a nerve-racking situation on both ends: For the employee, you risk rejection. For the manager, you can get caught off guard."Compensation is one of the last areas on which the...
View ArticleSaying 'You're Fired' The Right Way
Firing an employee usually requires more than two words. Dick Grote, a management consultant and author, talked to Money Talking host Charlie Herman about how to do it right (and, yes, he has...
View ArticleWhat you should know about noncompete agreements
Applicants wait in line to meet potential employers at the Diversity Job Fair in 2012 in New York City. Photo by John Moore/Getty ImagesEditor’s Note: Nearly 40 percent of Americans have signed a...
View ArticleAttack at YouTube HQ Points to Rise in Workplace Homicides
On Tuesday afternoon, a disgruntled blogger forced her way into YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, California, and fired at employees before committing suicide. The incident follows a spate of mass...
View ArticleNational Labor Relations Board Decision Has Big Implications for Organized...
The National Labor Relations Board is a federal agency that adjudicates on cases related to the National Labor Relations Act, the legislation that covers a worker's right to bargain collectively. When...
View ArticleThe Mystery of Today's Strong Job Market
Recessions are normally accompanied by high unemployment. But despite all the fears and predictions that a recession is looming, today's job market boasts very strong numbers. There are around 11.3...
View ArticleOne Man's Mission to Slang Pies and Save Lives
West Philadelphia native and serial entrepreneur Muhammad Abdul-Hadi founded Down North Pizza to help reduce recidivism by offering jobs to formerly incarcerated individuals. Recently, he published a...
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