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For shift workers, this is the high cost of missing a single day of work Sheila McClear

Almost 80% of U.S. employees live paycheck to paycheck, so the chunk of cash gone from missing a day’s work hurts. (As we learned during the government shutdown, missing weeks of paychecks will devastate). If you’re in an hourly position, missing one shift can have crippling economic consequences, with a ripple effect lasting days or … Read More

These ‘jobs of the future’ are already popular now Alexandra Villarreal

Cognizant created the Jobs of the Future Index to track 45 real jobs and five proxy jobs that are growing or slated to grow in industries that are evolving. Read More

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Employees in these 13 fields have the most extra-marital affairs Taylor Tobin via Fairygodboss

The spectre of on-the-clock cheating (or cheating after-hours with a co-worker or client) exists prevalently in pop culture (“Mad Men”, “Scandal”, “Grey’s Anatomy”, “Fatal Attraction.” The list goes on and on and on). And while cheaters can certainly pop up in a wide range of professions, data shows that 13 fields have a higher percentage … Read More

The Future of Work

Job ambiguity: The future and you CW Headley

I couldn’t tell you the exact number of meditations I’ve read in a panic on the topic of job ambiguity but I could tell you how many I’d recommend. Read More

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This is how to help guarantee you’ll beat out robots for a job Alexandra Villarreal

As artificial intelligence floods the market and robots become more sophisticated, people are entering the next phase of workplace identity. Read More

Advice

Your first day on the job: Stoicism and the absorption of failure CW Headley

Before you start your first day, repeat this mantra: “I have a brain that occasionally makes mistakes. There are many like it but this one’s mine.” … Read More

How To

How to protect your job in an uncertain economy Emilie Aries

The economy feels…sketchy. And for my fellow millennials, this can be a triggering reminder of the Great Recession of 2008. Read More

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Survey: This is how many Americans would consider relocating for a job Alexandra Villarreal

Why are so many people ready to pack their bags and leave? … Read More

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Where’s my computer? Survey finds onboarding needs improvement Sheila McClear

Onboarding is an essential part of the employee experience, and in a tight job market, employers will have to do it better if they want to retain new hires … Read More

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