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How Candidates And Managers Can Identify And Combat Age Discrimination

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Ageism is when employers treat an applicant or employee less favorably because of their age, which can apply to younger people with less experience, or older people who are close to what is traditionally considered retirement age. . Do the images only showcase employees in their 20s and 30s?

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Hot Jobs and Job Ruts

On The Job

Most of the remaining fast-growth occupations are in environmental services and education. The fastest-growing major occupational group—professional and related occupations—is made up mostly of occupations that generally require postsecondary education or training. Interviews with almost 2,000 employees at U.S.

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Coworking Labs - Our New Research Blog for our Coworking Project

Small Business Labs

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   Conduct two surveys augmented by in-person interviews. When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it.   We will be making our research findings public. 

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Why Employers May Not Be Hiring Veterans

On The Job

According to a Society of Human Resources survey , 46% of surveyed employers said they believed PTSD and other mental issues would be a problem in hiring veterans. While some veterans do suffer from severe PTSD and need medication and counseling, others are able to cope with minimal assistance, experts say. LinkedIn Corp.

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Poor Handwriting Skills a Problem

On The Job

Here goes: * When I was interviewing bosses for my book, "45 Things That Drive Your Boss Crazy.and How to Avoid Them," I was surprised by the vehemence some managers had for employees who could not write them a simple note. Whatever challenges older applicants face, demographics are increasingly on the side of retired workers.

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Is Corporate Social Media Sales Media?

Small Business Labs

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   Recent survey results from the Network Solutions Small Business Success Index  also show this.  When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it.

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The Most Critical Lessons From This Crummy Job Market

On The Job

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, May 19, 2010 The Most Critical Lessons From This Crummy Job Market When I was a kid, one of those "grown-up" sayings that made no sense to me was "never say never again."

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