Aug 01 2011

Mirroring Has Many Advantages — But Beware

Tag: Work LifeMarianne English @ 4:05 pm
Mimicking your interviewer during a job interview may not be the best way to enhance your chances for the job.

Jul 15 2011

Depression Takes Toll at Work, Too

Tag: Mental Health,Work LifeMarianne English @ 12:15 pm
Even slight signs of depression can chip away at productive hours at work, research shows.

May 26 2011

Hand Sanitizers Can Influence Alcohol Test

Tag: Drugs and Alcohol,Work LifeMarianne English @ 6:30 pm
Can using hand sanitizers get you drunk? No, but they can make you appear so on one kind of alcohol test.

May 24 2011

Weight Affects Women’s Chances of Employment

Tag: Health,Work LifeMarianne English @ 5:27 pm
Being overweight can hurt a woman in the workplace, according to a new study.

May 13 2011

Dirty Jobs’ Mike Rowe Goes to Washington

Tag: Education,Money and Business,Politics,Work LifeLori Cuthbert @ 3:30 pm
It wasn't the first time Mike Rowe of "Dirty Jobs" had testified before Congress, but what he had to say to them on Wednesday sure was fresh.

May 02 2011

Top CEO Names Revealed by LinkedIn

Tag: Work LifeMarianne English @ 2:35 pm
What's in a name? Apparently, more than you'd expect.

Mar 03 2011

OMG Cell Phone Capacity Development Vid RULZ

Though electricity and clean water are scarce, cell phones are abundant and make for a cheap way to bring the benefits of information, in the form of videos, to those in developing countries.

Nov 17 2010

Entrepreneurship: Nature Vs. Nurture

Tag: Genes,Work LifeLiz Day @ 1:52 pm
The genes behind the extroversion and openness to experience may boost your chances of becoming an entrepreneur.

Nov 11 2010

Wandering Minds Less Happy Than Focused Ones

People often think about things other than what they're doing and it generally makes them unhappy.

Nov 10 2010

Work Absences Often Due to Stress

Tag: Health,Mental Health,Work LifeLiz Day @ 11:59 pm
Close to one in five employees have missed work due to stress, and almost all have lied to their bosses about it.

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