Mary is a copywriter for CareerBuilder, specializing in B2B marketing and corporate recruiting best practices and social media. In addition to creating copy for corporate advertising and marketing campaigns, she researches and writes about employee attraction, engagement and retention. Whenever possible, she makes references to pop culture. Sometimes, those references are even relevant. A New Orleans native, Mary now lives in Chicago, right down the street from the best sushi place in the city. It's awesome. 
What’s better than learning about all the stuff CareerBuilder has planned during the SHRM 2013 Conference and Exposition next month? How about learning about it from an award-winning celebrity chef and cookbook author? I thought so.
Watch the video of celebrity chef Stephanie Izard discuss what’s in store for this year’s SHRM attendees: Continue reading
Recent findings from Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. (EMSI) show that the U.S. lags behind the UK and Canada in terms of available jobs.
With a population of 315 million, EMSI found, the U.S. has only 138 million jobs available, which translates to 43.8 percent of the total population. Continue reading
When it comes to office distractions, your employees worst enemies are…also your employees.
According to a new study on workplace productivity, 61 percent of workers say “noisy colleagues” are the number one reason they do not get work done. Additionally, 40 percent say impromptu meetings – as a result of coworkers stopping by their work spaces – as another major office distraction. Continue reading
It’s summer (supposedly), which means that it’s time for yet another intellectually stimulating Fast and Furious movie, the highly anticipated debut of the new Miller Lite bottle and, of course, CareerBuilder’s annual Summer Jobs Forecast.
According to this year’s survey of more than 2,000 hiring managers and human resource professionals nationwide, 29 percent of employers plan to hire seasonal workers this summer. Continue reading
New research from CareerBuilder reveals that 66 percent of U.S. employers experienced losses in business last year due to bad hires.
But according to the survey of more than 6,000 hiring professionals worldwide, bad hires – individuals who turned out to be either poor cultural fits or poor performers – had a negative impact on businesses all over the world last year. Continue reading
Last month, a CareerBuilder study revealed how businesses in countries all over the world are struggling to find the right talent to fill open positions – and the negative impact it is having on business.
But is it better to leave a position unfilled or take a chance on a potentially wrong fit? Continue reading
The movie Nine to Five may be a timeless American treasure, but as a concept, working ‘nine to five’ is – for an increasing number of workers today – completely outdated.
With more workers setting their own hours, working remotely or choosing freelance and contract work over full-time positions, the traditional 40-hour work week has all but disappeared. Continue reading
Health care workers are among the most sought after talent in today’s labor market – and they’re also among the most unsatisfied with their pay.
According to new research from CareerBuilder, 75 percent of health care workers say they do not earn their desired salary – with 29 percent saying they do not make anywhere near it. Continue reading
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To stir up buzz for its upcoming “Tornado Week”, the Weather Channel is recording its interns sitting in the middle of “a Twitter powered tornado” – and livestreaming it. The winds grow stronger with every public mention of #TornadoWeek on Twitter, and if the hashtag reaches 1,000,000 mentions, the Weather Channel promises to “turn up the wind for a full blown EF-5 tornado inside the Weather Channel offices!” Ha ha…ha? Continue reading
Despite the widely known statistic that, on average, women are paid less than men, new research indicates that women make up the majority of workers in the two U.S. occupations with the highest average compensation rate.
According to CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists, Int (EMSI), women make up 57 percent of all oral & maxillofacial surgeons and orthodontists in the U.S. Continue reading
