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Teens who tie on the apron and work during high school earn 20 to 25 percent more than their non-working peers and are more likely to finish college.

Study shows teens should get jobs while in high school

According to a study published by Drexel University’s Center for Labor Markets and Policy, teens who spend some time bagging groceries or cyphoning fries into happy meals have a larger shot at success throughout their career.

Posted in Education
Tagged careers, drexel, employment, job, study, teen, work | Reply
Members of the Stage Coach company get silly.

When the office gets goofy: Improv for professionals

When most people think about improv comedy classes, they think about over-the-top performances and aspiring future Saturday Night Live cast members.

Posted in Career
Tagged careers, classes, humor, Improv, office, workplace | Reply
Are Jim and Pam from "The Office" the model colleagues?
Credit: Getty Images

Study: The most annoying things people do in the workplace

Using jargon phrases such as ‘think outside the box’ and ‘touch base’ will make you an unpopular colleague, and can destroy workplace morale, according to a new study of the worst office habits from Britain’s Institute of Leadership and Management.

Posted in Career, National
Tagged annoying habits, careers, coworkers, Institute of Leadership and Management, office etiquette, workplace | Reply
Who knows? You could apply for your next gig while waiting 
for your latte to brew.

Put the ‘app’ in job application

Mobile job search apps, which enable you to apply for a position from your phone, are popping up all over.

Posted in Career, Lifestyle, Tech
Tagged application, careers, jobs, smartphone, tech | Reply
Michael Zammuto is the president of Reputation Changer, a company that helps people manage their online reputations.

5 important tips for managing your online reputation

Here are the five things you must do to make sure you are managing your online reputation.

Posted in Career, Lifestyle, Tech
Tagged careers, jobs, online, technology | Reply
A client video chats with her therapist via prettypaddedroom.com

Working it: Bea Arthur, Web entrepreneur

Bea Arthur is the founder and CEO of Pretty Padded Room, a website that provides online therapy to women on their own time. We sat down with Arthur to ask about her experience running her own business.

Posted in Career, Lifestyle
Tagged careers, jobs, therapy, working it | Reply
You should get comfortable with technology if you want to work in your jammies.

Working from home still means work

Working from home sounds like a dream, but the reality is that it requires a lot of skills.

Posted in Career, Lifestyle
Tagged careers, Home, jobs, technology, telecommuting, work | Reply
Ashley Milne-Tyte says women need to stick to their guns while being polite when negotiating a raise.

The Broad Experience: Negotiating While Female

  How often do you negotiate a raise? If you’re female, the answer is quite likely to be not often, [...]

Posted in Career, Lifestyle
Tagged careers, jobs, negotiating, Women, workplace | Reply
Penut butter jelly time

BuzzFeed requests PB&J instructions in lieu of cover letter

BuzzFeed seems to understand that the worst part about job searching is writing cover letters.

Posted in Career, Lifestyle
Tagged Buzzfeed, careers, penut butter and jelly | Reply
Pierre Khawand says that optimizing productivity depends on working in bursts.

Work in bursts to maximize productivity

  Some days, you feel like you got nothing done at work. It’s not uncommon: The email inbox grows, an [...]

Posted in Career, Lifestyle
Tagged careers, jobs, productivity, tasks, work | Reply
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