If you’re offered a job interview — on the phone or in person — it is perfectly acceptable for you to ask questions.
While the interviewer is trying to figure out if you...
Managers use new tricks to lure, keep workers
In April, Jennifer Hwang’s bosses at Seattle startup Julep told her to report immediately to a conference room for an unexpe...
No one expects a bank to hire a convicted embezzler. There are many safety reasons — financial and physical — why employers don’t hire people with criminal pasts.
But so...
Butler County's jobless rate for July 2013 dropped slightly, from 6.7 percent to 6.3 percent, the lowest rate in the nine-county area. Eight counties saw their rates dec...
Enter “dumb interview questions” in a search engine, and you can spend hours reading examples from job hunters and human resource professionals alike.
The interesting th...
Chelsea Lanzoni was on her way from the lacrosse fields of Vanderbilt University to a summer internship at National Geographic in Washington, but her first stop was a dr...
Through experts and workplace fashion observations, here are clothing tips for interns and college graduates. Better to go conservative until you know the culture:
• No...
WASHINGTON — A measure of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits over the past month has fallen to its lowest level in almost six years, signaling fewer layoffs...
4-step method is helpful tool
Question: I need to know what today’s employers are really looking for when they ask for a job applicant’s “salary requirements.” I recently...
QUESTION: No matter how hard I try, I can’t get my boss organized. He’s always late and constantly asks for information at the last minute.
I have offered numerous sugge...
'Quit rate' hits highest level in last 4 years
Patrick McAvoy knew his job had some drawbacks. As a contract employee at the University of Maryland-Baltimore, he lacked b...
Graduates should combine networking with true passions
In the boardroom of large public companies, where few women sit at the table, there’s a dysfunctional dynamic going...
Question: The issue of employee cell phones is driving me crazy. I manage a small medical clinic with 15 staff members who interact with patients all day. Initially, I t...
Railroads hire veterans who return from war
OMAHA, Neb. — Mark Major once led a team of soldiers in combat in Iraq. Now he leads a team of railroad employees. The differe...
The seasonally adjusted jobless rate for Butler and eight surrounding counties all fell from February to March, the latest month for which figures are available. March's...
QUESTION: After being promoted to a deputy director position in my agency, I initially felt excited and grateful. However, I have now become disillusioned, because t...
At 52, corporate veteran Bob McEwen and his wife sold their home and moved into a friend's basement so they could cover payroll for their young commercial sign company.
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Looking for the hot jobs this year? Trend watchers say health care will continue to be the hottest sector, but that doesn’t mean you have to be a hands-on care giver.
Op...
They write prescriptions, keep patients happy
If doctors no longer can meet the growing demand for basic medical care, specially trained registered nurses are poised to f...
Unemployment is much worse
Should you take a job that’s beneath your skill?
That question needs to be answered with another question: How much do you need the money?
If y...
Here’s good news for college-educated workers seeking professional or management jobs in some niches.
For the first time in a long time, you’re in the driver’s seat inst...
MINNEAPOLIS — Michael Lee has been living on the road since 1993.
The 63-year-old trucker from Willmar, Minn., goes by “Gypsy Lee,” and he's busy. Christmas Day he was h...
Veterans find jobs in clean-tech field
When military veterans search for jobs, they often want more than a paycheck. Many say they look for rewarding work and a team of d...
The jobless rates for Butler County and surrounding counties for October 2012 are in bold numbers while September 2012's seasonally adjusted unemployment numbers are in ...
QUESTION: After being laid off, I took a part-time job just to get by. This position has absolutely no relationship to my career. Should I include it on my resume?
ANSWE...
U.S. manufacturing industry executives have bemoaned a skills gap in the nation’s workforce, but a new report says the shortfall isn’t a big deal — yet.
By the end of th...
Factory jobs not paying off
CHICAGO — Jim Ellis had a job with benefits but gave it up for a shot at something with a bright future, if he could just get his foot in the ...
Tips will help job seekers
Searching for your next job means thinking and working fast. Dawdlers need not apply.
Sanjay Sathe, chief executive officer of outplacement com...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Last week, Martha Atlas ceased to be invisible.
“I’m very excited,” the 62-year-old Prairie Village, Kan., woman said. “And a little scared.”
Confiden...