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Women who want to succeed at work should shut up - while men who want the same should keep talking

It is a conclusion likely to upset most feminists - and perhaps even most women. Female employees who want to succeed in the workplace should keep their mouths shut. Research suggests that women who talk too much in the office are seen as less competent than their quieter pee …

Romney Excuses JPMorgan's $3 Billion Gambling Loss As 'How America Works' (VIDEO)

When the financial industry melted down in 2008, it nearly dragged the world economy to its knees. Americans across the nation lost their jobs, their homes, and their money. All because the nation’s biggest banks gambled on derivatives and lost trillions of dollars. Ameri …

Easy Useless Economics

A few days ago, I read an authoritative-sounding paper in The American Economic Review, one of the leading journals in the field, arguing at length that the nation’s high unemployment rate had deep structural roots and wasn’t amenable to any quick solution. The auth …

Obese Women May Be Discriminated Against In The Workplace

Obese women are more likely to be discriminated against when applying for jobs and receive lower starting salaries than their non-overweight colleagues, a new study has found. The study, led by The University of Manchester and Monash University, Melbourne, and published in the …

The wacky job titles that can command double the average wage

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14 Life Lessons From Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin was a man of action. Over his lifetime, his curiosity and passion fueled a diverse range of interests. He was a writer (often using a pseudonym), publisher, diplomat, inventor and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. His inventions included the l …

How do you explain being fired?

Just as you can quit a job for any reason or no reason, companies can generally terminate you for any reason or no reason. Because you were a recent hire, your management likely didn't change, and neither did your race, gender, or age (substantially). If you announced a pregnan …

Intelligence Is Overrated: What You Really Need To Succeed

Albert Einstein’s was estimated at 160, Madonna’s is 140, and John F. Kennedy’s was only 119, but as it turns out, your IQ score pales in comparison with your EQ, MQ, and BQ scores when it comes to predicting your success and professional achievement. IQ test …

N.H. To The Unemployed: Try An Unpaid Internship

Across the country, unpaid internships are on the rise for older adults looking to change careers or rebound from layoffs. In New Hampshire, a state-run program encourages the unemployed to take six-week internships at companies with the hope of getting a permanent job. In New …

Is Georgia Waiting for Its Jobless to Just Kill Themselves? How State GOPers Made Unemployment Hell on Earth

His name is not important; his story is. Let’s call him Joe. Life has been bad lately for Joe and others like him. And now, thanks to the heartless actions of the Republican-dominated Georgia General Assembly, things are about to get worse for many more Joes. As leg …

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