With 13.3 million Americans out of work and recovery still likely years away, it's now more important than ever to obsessively manage any and all career prospects. Here are three tips from LinkedIn product SVP Deep Nishar. READ»
If Occupy Wall Street protestors took all of this time, energy, and people power and channeled it into actions that impacted the bank accounts of the nation's wealthiest people and corporations, it could create real change. Here are 6 tangible actions that would make the 1% think twice. READ»
Eagles quarterback Michael Vick's $100 million NFL contract demonstrates the concept of variable compensation, a model where an employee receives a low base and dramatically higher performance bonuses, and how risk-sharing can be applied to encourage more hiring by employers at a time when job creation is arguably our biggest economic challenge.READ»
My green crystal ball hasn’t yet revealed the price of oil next week, but some trends are so large and long term that they are bound to make 2011 a great year for green businesses.READ»
The angst of white-collar men and their families in the age of corporate layoffs -- sound familiar? Up in the Air
rode the downbeat theme to $163 million at the box office and the 2009
Golden Globe for best screenplay. Now Ben ...READ»
Who's Firing summarizes weekly research of companies announcing and rumoring layoffs for the week ended 5-7-10. For the past week retail, government, publishing, banking and energy employers announced the largest layoffs... READ»
Earlier this year, FastCompany.com started tracking bright spots in the ailing economy with a series of infographics. Here's a look at some of the most revealing findings we visualized. Feeling hopeful yet?READ»
Today, the Labor Department reported employers cut 36,000 jobs, beating analysts' estimates of 50,000. Analysts forecast jobless rates to rise to 9.8%. Job cuts by U.S. private employers in February eased from ...READ»
The right to be against any solution:I’ve been told that I am full of nonsense. That is simply not true, because I know what I stand for. We all know that when you don’t stand for something, you will fall for any old ...READ»
The swift collapse of stock prices this week was not supposed to happen – if you listened to the experts. This was earnings season, with many companies beating the consensus estimates, healthcare reform was a win-win for the insurance industryREAD»
I was replying to an email from someone in my network and I received the following response:Thank you for your e-mail. I am very sorry to tell you that (insert name here) is no longer working with us. Her position was eliminated on ...READ»
You might remember this graphic depicting the spread of economic stress in the U.S. when the AP did it a month ago. The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal have done snapshot versions, too. But now it's caught on with the ...READ»
