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Starting a Financial Life: Advice for New Graduates

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:12:08 -0400

Here's some advice to get you on the right path.

H-1B Models Strut Into U.S. as Programmers Pray for Help

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:03:55 -0400

Ravi Shanker makes weekly pilgrimages to Chilkur Balaji temple outside Hyderabad, India, asking for a little help on a visa from an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Shanker, a graduate of the Indian Institute ...

10 of the Most Dangerous Jobs in the U.S.

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:33:40 -0400

From the relatively exotic to the seemingly mundane, certain occupations carry an underlying danger that can reach up to 117 fatalities per 100,000 workers.

16 Wildly Successful People Who Majored in English

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:44:14 -0400

English majors get a bad rap. However, many English majors go on to become highly successful people in business, government and technology.

Steve Jobs’s Widow Debuts on Philanthropic Stage

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:48:21 -0400

Laurene Powell Jobs has tiptoed into the public sphere, pushing her agenda in education as well as global conservation, nutrition and immigration policy.

America's Pink Slip Capitals

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:51:11 -0400

Mass layoffs in the private sector are down significantly--but pink slips are still plentiful in California. In fact, The Golden State is home to five of the 10 metro areas with the largest number of major ...

These 2 Maps About Student Loans Explode One of the Biggest Myths About Student Loans

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:08:00 -0400

One of the nuances that often gets lost in discussions about student debt is that the biggest borrowers aren't necessarily the riskiest borrowers. There are many people who take out modest loans but have ...

5 Things Employers Don't Want You to Know About Salary and Benefits

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:20:18 -0400

It's probably not a surprise to learn that most employers hold information close to the vest when it comes to negotiating salary and benefits. The onus is on the job seeker to have as much information ...

The Long Shadow of Bad Credit in a Job Search

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:57:11 -0400

Many companies, especially some retailers, use an applicant’s credit report in making hiring decisions.

Workers Taking the Most Sick Days

Sun, 12 May 2013 10:37:50 -0400

Are workers in your profession taking the most sick days?

11 Cities Where Workers Are Disappearing

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:12:00 -0400

11 cities where workers are disappearing

Leaning In: The 10 Fastest-Growing Women-Owned Businesses

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:27:03 -0400

Women Presidents Organization reveals its annual ranking of the top 50 women-led businesses in North America. We look at the leaders of the pack.

The shorter your first name, the bigger your paycheck

Tue, 07 May 2013 11:22:50 -0400

Shorten it to Bill, Bob, Marc or a Cindy, if you want to work in the executive suite. That’s the messages from a new study by TheLadders, an online job matching site, which says every extra letter in a ...

Fortune 500 Top 20

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:36:04 -0400

Wal-Mart retook the top spot, Berkshire Hathaway made the top five, and Apple grew enormously.

Colleges Retreat on Tuition

Mon, 06 May 2013 00:08:00 -0400

Private U.S. colleges, worried they could be pricing themselves out of the market after years of relentless tuition increases, are offering record financial assistance to keep classrooms full. The average ...

25 Universities with the Worst Professors

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:41:45 -0400

According to the latest figures, many of the worst profs are teaching in schools in the Midwest and on the East Coast.

The Diploma's Vanishing Value

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:00:37 -0400

May 1 is fast approaching, and with it the deadline for high-school seniors to commit to a college. At kitchen tables across the country, anxious students and their parents are asking: Does it really matter ...

Universities Getting the Most Government Money

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:13:03 -0400

Stanford and Columbia are among the top 10. See what other schools made the list.

Few $1-Salary CEOs Make a Buck as Ellison Gets $96 Mln

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:01 -0400

The chief executive officers of software developer Oracle Corp. (ORCL) and watchmaker Fossil Inc. (FOSL) both work for a salary of a dollar or less a year. The only difference: $96.2 million. That's how ...

25 Private Colleges with the Happiest Freshmen

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:00:38 -0400

Here's a list of the 25 private colleges and universities in the U.S. with the highest freshmen retention rates.

The Benefits of Being Stupid at Work

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:23:38 -0400

Why employees who aren't the sharpest knives in the drawer -- at least not that anyone can tell -- might do best of all.

What Does a Successful CEO Sound Like? Try a Deep Bass

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:44:48 -0400

How do you project success? New research suggests it may help to have a nice, deep bass.

CEO Donates His $3.6 Million Bonus to Employees

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:48:26 -0400

Best boss ever?

CEOs Earn 354 Times More Than Average Worker

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:37:48 -0400

The discrepancy in pay between CEOs and the average worker has skyrocketed over the years.

Man Brilliantly Quits His Job to Pursue Dream Job With Resignation Letter Written on a Cake

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:45:51 -0400

Holmes' resignation letter quickly went viral when his brother-in-law tweeted a picture of it.

The Terrifying Reality of Long-Term Unemployment

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:20:45 -0400

More From The Atlantic Spain Is Beyond Doomed: The 2 Scariest Unemployment Charts Ever The Unluckiest Generation: What Will Become of Millennials? How to Save the Long-Term Unemployed

Starbucks, Wal-Mart Offer Classes — for College Credit

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 06:13:00 -0400

Starbucks, Wal-Mart offer classes - for college credit

You Got In; Now, Please Come

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:56:41 -0400

Sydney Britt, a high-school senior in Fayetteville, Ga., learned last month that she was accepted to Agnes Scott College in nearby Decatur. Last year, that would have been the end of the recruitment process ...

What Not to Say in a Thank You Letter After an Interview

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:56:19 -0400

You know it's a good idea to write a thank-you note after an interview, but a lot of people fail to take this basic step. While unlikely to make an employer totally reverse an opinion about you, when done ...

Billionaire CEOs With The Biggest Paychecks

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:13:52 -0400

Here are the 10 U.S.-based billionaire CEOs with the fattest paychecks.

Warning: Smoking Is Hazardous to Your Employment

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:31:10 -0400

In small but growing numbers, employers in recent years have been refusing to hire smokers, arguing that coaxing tobacco users to quit with free cessation programs or cash incentives hasn't worked.

Where Have All the Secretaries Gone?

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:35:33 -0400

Executive assistants are disappearing from the workforce. It's time to bring them back.

10 of the Worst Jobs for the Future

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:33:01 -0400

Certain occupations are suffering more than others — and will continue to suffer for the remainder of the decade and beyond.

How Bad Is the Job Market For College Grads? Your Definitive Guide

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:41:00 -0400

The problem isn't imaginary. A few days back, the Wall Street Journal's Ben Casselman reported that 284,000 Americans with a BA or higher were working in jobs that paid minimum wage or less, about double ...

The 10 Most-Common (and 10 Least-Common) Jobs in America Today

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:39:44 -0400

There are 4.3 million retail salespeople in the United States, equivalent to the state population of Kentucky. And there are 310 prosthodontists -- that is, dentists specializing in prosthetic teeth -- ...

You Won't Believe How Adorable This Kitty Is! Click for More!

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:42:50 -0400

Companies are duping employees into committing unsafe computing as a way to train them not to be so easily fooled.

College Grads May Be Stuck in Low-Skill Jobs

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:15:22 -0400

The recession left millions of college-educated Americans working in coffee shops and retail stores. Now, new research suggests their job prospects may not improve much when the economy rebounds. Taylor ...

What Extremely Successful People Were Doing At Age 25

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:39:21 -0400

Some people know what they want to do from an early age and focus on it relentlessly.

Making Sense of College Aid

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:49:26 -0400

Cole Schenewerk has a tough choice ahead of him. The high-school senior from El Cajon, Calif., already has gotten an acceptance packet from Southern Methodist University and a preliminary scholarship offer ...

The 10 Most Underpaid Jobs

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 09:42:06 -0400

A lot of workers these days have an exaggerated sense of their own value. They think they ought to be paid more simply because they show up on time every day or work really hard, even if there are thousands ...