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Management assessments such as simulations and personality tests are booming again as companies scramble to find the best leaders for the job.
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TodayÂ’s headlines bring news of a much anticipated speech by Cheri Daniels, the wife of Indiana governor (and possible presidential candidate) Mitch Daniels. Would you discourage your spouse from taking a job even if it were his/ her dream? How important is the job's impact on home life?
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It takes power to get things done. Without power, you're impotent—irrespective of your talents or the righteousness of your cause.
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Chief executives at the biggest U.S. companies saw their pay jump sharply in 2010, as boards rewarded them for strong profit and share-price growth with bigger bonuses and stock grants.
There were 124,000 fewer job vacancies posted online in April than in March, the first dip since 2010, according to The Conference Board.
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Spawned by the employment crisis and rapid-fire advances in technology, businesses are asking employees to take on extra tasks that have little to do with their job descriptions.
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Emboldened by an unemployment crisis, businesses have asked employees to take on extra tasks that have little to do with their primary roles and expertise. And some believe this shift is permanent.
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U.S. manufacturing companies, long known for layoffs and shipping jobs overseas, now find themselves in a very different position: scrambling for scarce talent at home.
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Former Carolina Panther Mitch Marrow left a career on Wall Street and found a new niche among canines. And with his mom.
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The U.S. created a net 244,000 jobs in April, with the biggest jump in private sector hiring since 2006 offset by cuts in government.
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More recession-weary workers are dreaming of escaping their current jobs. But for what? Exactly what constitutes “greener pastures” is different for different people, and there is even a gender gap, based on a new study by McKinsey.
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The Best Semester Ever
My final semester at Georgetown has been a blast. There is really no comparison to my previous seven semesters. This makes my imminent departure even more bittersweet. I am definitely going to miss my peers, my professors and even my paper-writing.
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Business schools have traditionally excelled at teaching "hard skills" like finance and accounting, now more programs are incorporating courses on "soft skills," like accepting feedback with grace and speaking to subordinates.
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London Business School this month will unveil a center to study innovation. Dean Andrew Likierman discusses how innovation is "one of the key drivers of everything that goes on in business."
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The Stanford Graduate School of Business opens a new $345 million campus; Simmons College School of Management gets a new dean; Anderson receives $25 million donation.
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Mellody Hobson, Julie Louise Gerberding, Marissa Mayer and Debra L. Lee talk about challenges for women in the workplace and how they did what they did.
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Summing up his defense of Raj Rajaratnam, attorney John Dowd tried to channel Johnnie Cochran: "If it's public, you must acquit." The rhyme didn't work; the defense didn't either.
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New York state is weighing whether to prohibit high-school teachers from grading their own students' Regents exams.
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Lisa Caputo, one of the high-profile members of the Clinton administration who joined Citigroup a decade ago, left to join Travelers as head of marketing and communications.
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Nearly one-third of high school seniors named "most likely to succeed" regard it later as "a curse," according to a recent poll.
What exactly is a senior move manager and should you hire one for an aging parent?
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A new smartphone app from the Department of Labor could give employees the upper hand in overtime-pay negotiations.
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A majority of Americans have taken on extra duties at work, often without more pay. How the up-and-down economy has redefined multitasking.
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A big enabler for some lucky working parents: having grandparents or other relatives nearby to help out with child care.
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