“Having technology around you, on you, inside you, 24/7 is going to become totally commonplace.” –Becky Stern, Adafruit
We’ve been wearing technology, in a sense, since the birth of the wristwatch — and we’ve seen wearable technology advance to become more and more integrated with our bodies and movements in inventions like Google Glass and Nike Fuelband, and even our smartphones. Continue reading
According to the Law School Admissions Council, applications to law school were down 20 percent in 2012 compared to 2011, and down 38 percent if we take 2010 as the reference year. This is a very dramatic drop, and according to a recent New York Times article, this is likely to lead to the smallest graduating class since 1977. Continue reading
College. The institution without which we would be robbed of classics like National Lampoon’s Animal House, Old School, Revenge of the Nerds, Tommy Boy, and Real Genius (which filled many of us with the false notion that ice parties are a regular college event). Continue reading
We’re in the thick of Cyber Monday, a term coined in 2005 to explain the online version of Black Friday’s shopping craze. The highly anticipated day isn’t just about a handful of online deals, either: This Cyber Monday is expected to be the biggest online shopping day of the year for the third year in a row. Continue reading
A new CareerBuilder survey examines age disparity in the workplace.
Along with cubicles, screaming bosses and the boundary between home and the office, here’s one more thing to add to the list of things disappearing from the workplace: the correlation between seniority and leadership. Continue reading
“We need to get rid of the words ‘active’ versus ‘passive’. They just aren’t relevant words in the job search landscape anymore,’’ says Kassandra Barnes, Research and Content Manager at CareerBuilder. Barnes is referring to the findings of CareerBuilder’s recently released 2012 Candidate Behavior Study, a collaboration with Inavero highlighting the behaviors and perceptions of today’s job candidates. Continue reading
Though if you reach into the typical American person’s pocket, you’re more likely to come up with a handful of chocolate than actual gold (1. I don’t know that that’s actually true, and 2. it’s never a good idea to go reaching into people’s pockets), it turns out fewer American workers are nervously counting down the minutes to their next payday in order to keep the lights on, according to a new CareerBuilder survey among more than 3,800 full-time workers. Continue reading
Wouldn’t it be nice to have an ‘easy button’ when it came to recruiting? A way to pinpoint exactly where the candidates you need are hiding? A litmus test to predict which candidates will be successful in your organization? A navigation device to show you where you need to focus your recruiting efforts and what message you need to send to bring in a better quantity and quality of applicants? Continue reading
For many American workers, the recession has turned dreams of barbeques on faraway beaches, swims with faraway dolphins, and vacations with faraway children to… more work at the office?
It’s true — many workers are reluctantly saying “no” to their annual vacation, according to CareerBuilder’s annual summer vacation survey among more than 5,000 full-time workers and more than 2,000 managers, and instead choosing (or being forced to settle for) bright office lighting over natural sunlight. Continue reading
There’s more to look forward to this summer than just beach trips, baseball games and US Weekly’s annual “Best and Worst Celebrity Beach Bods” issue…
In a positive sign for the economy, seasonal hiring is expected to increase over the summer months, according to CareerBuilder’s annual Summer Job Forecast. Continue reading
