Steven Hawking needs a new assistant.
Sometimes who you work with can be just as important as the job itself. And if physics is your passion the opportunity of a lifetime has just popped up, as Stephen Hawking is now looking for a new assistant…
Continue reading… “Think You Got What It Takes To Work For Stephen Hawking?”
It‘s just not fair: Middle children are in a bad spot
Throughout your childhood, not only did your big brother steal your Halloween candy, but as an adult he probably makes more money than you, too, say recently released survey findings.
Continue reading… “Birth order can affect your job and salary”
That’s a net gain 6,700 jobs in one year!
Don’t let the Solyndra talk fool you: The clean energy sector is still booming. And even booming industries — maybe especially booming industries — see a fair share of once-promising companies go belly up. It’s unfortunate that the Obama administration once touted Solyndra as an example of the fast-growing renewable power sector, but its bankruptcy is a poor reflection of the industry’s health as a whole. In fact, renewable energy remains one of the few sectors to see consistent growth over the last couple years.
A new report highlights that health, revealing that the solar industry employs over 100,000 people, and added over 6,700 jobs in the last 12 months alone…
Continue reading… “U.S. Solar Industry now employs 100,000 people, grew 6.8% since August 2010”
Having a dead-end job is bad for your health.
There are some who don’t need an excuse to skip a day’s work – but this could be a good reason to quit your job altogether. A badly-paid or temporary job can be as bad for a person’s mental health as none at all, researchers claim.
Continue reading… “Dead-end Job is Worse for Your Health Than Being Unemployed”
Study finds no one is immune to the possibility of experiencing underemployment.
While unemployment has been a frequent topic of discussion during the recession, underemployment and its effects have not, even though the number of underemployed workers has also increased. A study published online last week in the Journal of Management, “‘I Have a Job, But…’ A Review of Underemployment,” by University of Nevada, Reno Assistant Professor Frances M. McKee-Ryan and University of Alabama Assistant Professor Jaron Harvey brings attention to the topic and its potentially detrimental effects to individuals, organizations and society.
Continue reading… “Unemployment Rates Decline While Underemployment is on the Rise in the U.S.”
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