Career Advice & Insights

GOBankingRates ran a study to determine which states are the best — and the worst — for unemployment if you’re looking for a job. Read More

Research shows that open office plans can result in workers to “socially withdraw” – retreating to their desks and the privacy of the internet. Read More

Research reveals that 68% of employees say that their kids are tougher “to manage” during summer break than their workers. Read More

The world’s largest coffee seller, Starbucks, said it plans to ban plastic straws at all of its 28,000 locations by 2020 as part of a sustainability plan. Read More

All eyes are on the world’s best soccer teams right now, but what about which countries have the best work life balance for their employees? OK, so it isn’t quite as exciting but if you have no work life balance then you have no time to watch soccer so there you go. Read More

Recent research from Paychex revealed that when it comes to uncomfortable work situations, it is a little different for men versus women. The survey, which collected self-reported responses from 1,0005 Americans in 2017 ages 18 to 76, found that 63.4% of male employees don’t mind workplace “flirting,” compared to 48.8% of female employees. Read More

What does it mean to lead authentically when you are a woman in power? Do you play up the fact that you are a woman or do you hide it? New research advises women to leave gender out of it, finding it to be a limiting construct. Read More

Whether or not you decide to take the whole week of 4th of July off may depend on factors you cannot always control like your workload and what kind of manager you have. But it may also depend on your salary, according to a new survey on employees’ vacation habits. Read More

WalletHub took a look at “the 100 most populated U.S. cities” in terms of four factors: “Costs,” “Weather,” “Quality of Parks” and “Entertainment & Recreational Facilities.” … Read More