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Your paycheck and the 12 Days of Christmas
Published: 12/01/2008
Finally, some lighthearted and fun news from the financial sector!
The analysts and economists at Pittsburgh-based PNC Bank have released their annual list where they discuss the costs of all of the gifts that are mentioned in the “Twelve Days of Christmas” carol.
You can take a look at the details of the costs of each item [...]
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Just another Cyber Monday
Published: 12/01/2008
I was surprised this morning when I checked my e-mail. I had significantly more e-mails than I usually do. When I opened my inbox and took a look at who the senders were, I saw that just about every one of my favorite retailers had sent me a message enticing me to visit their site [...]
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Black Friday
Published: 11/28/2008
Did you wake up at 4 am this morning to take advantage of those Black Friday specials?
There are several theories as to how the day after Thanksgiving came to be called “Black Friday”. Some trace the origin of the term to the idea that retailers would be in the “black” (profitable) based on the sales of the day. Others [...]
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Happy Thanksgiving from The Work Buzz!
Published: 11/27/2008
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Hope you’re having a great holiday.
If you’re experiencing turkey overload, take a few minutes to think about that new job search you’re thinking of launching.
Here’s a “starter kit” of some of our most helpful articles.
STARTING YOUR SEARCH:
Cover Letter Do’s and Don’ts
Resume Tips
Who’s Hiring?
JOB INTERVIEW TIPS AND RESOURCES:
Interview Checklist
What NOT to Wear
Answers to [...]
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Beep beep
Published: 11/26/2008
We’re just a day away from Thanksgiving, and the news stations are reporting on how many of us are traveling this season.
Our infrastructure works pretty well during the holidays thanks to a number of dedicated employees…
On the road:
There are transportation department workers who analyze traffic flow and patterns. If there’s snow, they’ll clear the roads.
One [...]
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Supporting the home team
Published: 11/25/2008
In this climate of economic upheaval, companies are making changes and cutting costs wherever they can. Extra expenditures have been snipped from the budget and open positions are not being filled. Many companies are scaling back their holiday gatherings, or canceling them altogether.
If you work at a company that’s making these changes right now, no one [...]
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Cyber Monday: Clicking away at work
Published: 11/25/2008
Cyber Monday always follows Black Friday on the calendar…
What it Cyber Monday? Well, for years retailers have had “Black Friday,” the enormously busy sales day on the Friday after Thanksgiving.
Cyber Monday (a term coined by the National Retail Federation for the first Monday following Thanksgiving) is the following Monday, when employers see a spike in workers [...]
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Disappearing act: When jobs slip away
Published: 11/24/2008
The Wall Street Journal was talking about an incredibly timely topic recently.
The life cycle of the hiring process at your company probably averages between two and six weeks, depending on what kind of research and due diligence human resources is doing for all the candidates and how crucial the job is to the core business [...]
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Ham or fruitcake? Annual holiday gifts
Published: 11/21/2008
Are you a ham or a fruitcake? Giftwise, that is.
That’s the question asked by HON, a company that designs and manufactures office furniture. HON surveyed over 800 workers across the country about what kind of gift they received from their employers.
Here’s what the survey revealed:
Over half of the employees who responded (54 percent) received a cash bonus.
On the flip [...]
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The Twilight Effect: A career in writing
Published: 11/21/2008
Stephanie Meyer's "Twilight" books are one example of a career in writing. The Work Buzz talks to Vance Briceland, a writer who's had over a dozen books published, to get behind-the-scenes.
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