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A Backyard Pup Tent Retirement Plan For Broke Boomers

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A Backyard Pup Tent Retirement Plan For Broke Boomers

By RICK BELL, workforce.com– Since the financial meltdown hit and my retirement investments largely were blown to bits, I joke with my kids that they’d better buy a house on a big enough plot of land for me to comfortably locate my future digs. Nothing fancy, I tell them; enough room in the backyard for […]

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Minimum Wages Key To Cutting Working Poverty, Says ILO

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Minimum Wages Key To Cutting Working Poverty, Says ILO

ILO News– The International Labour Organization (ILO) has called on its 185 member states to adopt minimum wages as a way of reducing working poverty and providing social protection for vulnerable employees. “Minimum wages help protect low-paid workers and prevent a fall in their purchasing power, which in turn hurts domestic demand and the economic […]

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Advice For Starting A New Job – FOT-Style

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Advice For Starting A New Job – FOT-Style

By STEVE BOESE from Fistful of Talent— For me as well as for I am sure many other folks in FOT Nation these first days of 2013 are not just the start of a New Year, but also are the start of a new job.  In a bit of shameless self-promotion, and for anyone that cares, the […]

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HR Blog Welcome To The Occupation Going One Step Beyond

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HR Blog Welcome To The Occupation Going One Step Beyond

From Paul Smith— A month ago, Welcome To The Occupation had its 3-year anniversary. For those three years, I have put a great deal of effort into effecting change in the Human Resources field. Unfortunately I have recently realized that changes in my professional life have limited my ability to continue to deliver my message. […]

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It’s Up To Me – Day One At The HR Technology Conference

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It’s Up To Me – Day One At The HR Technology Conference

From Paul Smith’s Welcome to the Occupation blog–  Attending the HR Technology Conference for the fourth year in a row, I wondered if this year’s conference would have any impact on me. In the past, I’ve gone home with more ideas than I could implement in one year. The question after four years is, are there any […]

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Billionaires Behaving Badly: Wealthy Show Contempt For Working People

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Billionaires Behaving Badly: Wealthy Show Contempt For Working People

Gina Rinehart – the world’s richest woman – hates you and isn’t afraid to let you know. Rinehart and American David Siegel are just two examples of what many the world’s wealthy think of working people – and that includes you upper middle class folks. Gina Rinehart earned her wealth the old fashioned way: inheritance. […]

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Is HR Right For You? 10 Traits Of Human Resources Professionals

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Is HR Right For You? 10 Traits Of Human Resources Professionals

From Paul Smith’s Welcome to the Occupation blog- Is HR right for you? This was the title and subject of a small article in the Metro newspaper. (Click here for the online article.) Despite my skepticism, the article offered some realistic, albeit general, advice that I concurred. “Solid analytic and math skills“, “strong sense of ethics […]

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Disability Employment Awareness Month 2012: The Value of Work

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Disability Employment Awareness Month 2012: The Value of Work

By KATHY MARTINEZ— What can YOU do? It’s such an interesting question because it’s wide open to interpretation. But I’ve found that most people, especially adults, tend to answer in the context of employment or occupation. And each time they do, it reaffirms my basic belief in the intrinsic value of work. Put simply, work […]

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Dis Engagement – How To Know When To Quit Your Job

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Dis Engagement – How To Know When To Quit Your Job

From Delivering Happiness at Work– Knowing when to qQuit Your Job for a Better One? Not if You Live in Idahouit your job can be challenging, but making the right decision is very rewarding. Key Take Aways For Knowing When To Quit Your Job: – Being disengaged at work means it could be time for a […]

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Job Clubs Unsung Heroes Of The Economic Recovery

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Job Clubs Unsung Heroes Of The Economic Recovery

By Ben Seigel, from the DOL’s Work In Progress blog- Job clubs are one of the unsung heroes of our economic recovery. They offer practical and technical tools for a successful job search, including networking, social media training, and direct access to employers seeking qualified and dependable employees. But they also offer much more: fellowship, […]

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