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| Seven Tips for Career Growth in Tight Times | |||||||||||||
| Working in today's cutthroat economy has become a lot like the old joke about two guys being chased by a grizzly bear, where one remarks that he doesn't have to outrun the bear - just the other guy. With high-tech firms laying off nearly 20,000 workers in the past month alone, outrunning the other guy is fast becoming the survival mode for IT. | |||||||||||||
| [Full Article] Dec-04-2008 | |||||||||||||
| Blind Workers Turn Disability into Strength | |||||||||||||
| Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act to prohibit employers from discriminating against people with disabilities. But that's not the only reason employers should consider hiring the blind, who are some of the most educated yet most unemployed people in the world. Usually blind people are highly committed, say experts. If you hire a blind person, he or she is likely to work really hard, stay with the company and be a really devoted employee. | |||||||||||||
| [Full Article] Dec-04-2008 | |||||||||||||
| The Employee Survey: What's in It For Me? | |||||||||||||
| Employee surveys are a staple of HR outreach to the employee base. But when a survey reaches the employees' hands, they may ask: "Why should I take this?" Many find themselves without enough reasons to make the effort. As a result, the opportunity to make their feelings and thoughts known is lost, and the company misses out on important feedback. | |||||||||||||
| [Full Article] Dec-04-2008 | |||||||||||||
| The Dislocated Americans | |||||||||||||
| More and more workers have relocated abroad in recent years, but despite the growing numbers, family issues remain a major factor in the failure of overseas postings. The initial excitement of an exotic new posting can turn to culture shock, loneliness, identity loss and depression, and it is often the employee's spouse and children -- without the familiar routine of work -- who are most affected. | |||||||||||||
| [Full Article] Dec-04-2008 | |||||||||||||
| Most Common Pitfalls New Tech Managers Face | |||||||||||||
| Tech managers are often promoted from the ranks due to their technical savvy. But the transition to management is not always easy due to a few pitfalls. Linda A. Hill, a Harvard Business School professor, offers some insights into the pitfalls technical people frequently face when they take on a management position. | |||||||||||||
| [Full Article] Dec-02-2008 | |||||||||||||
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