The Bad, the Good, and the Weird

As we’re all well aware, there’s some pretty discouraging news about the economy out there.  Americans are worried about the state of our economy, as well as the global economy, as evidenced by this recent poll by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.  There are bits of good news scattered throughout, however, such as this [...]

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NYTime’s Motherlode blog

Lisa Belkin’s article “Palin Talk”, found in this Sunday’s New York Times Magazine, caught my eye today.  In it she examines reactions to Sarah Palin’s take on work-life balance, and how the candidate’s decision to take on a larger political role while balancing family concerns has us all investigating our own take on the balance [...]

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Wage & Economic Disparity – 2 Reports

If you haven’t already heard of this study, then you need to take a look at “Is the Gap More Than Gender? A Longitudinal Analysis of Gender, Gender Role Orientation, and Earnings”.  From the press release:
When it comes to sex roles in society, what you think may affect what you earn. A new study [...]

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LinkedIn Valued at $1 billion

LinkedIn, the popular online business networking tool, recently received another round of venture funding, led by Bain Capital, which valued it at $1 billion.  While this doesn’t make it the highest valued social networking site at present (Facebook holds this title, at $15 billion), the valuation does lead to some pretty high expectations.  The FT [...]

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Glassdoor – The New Word-Of-Mouth for Potential Employees?

Check out this article from Wired about Glassdoor, a startup website that allows employees to post anonymous ratings of their job, environment, salary, and bosses.  Maybe this could be the new word-of-mouth for potential employees?  The author of the article seems to think this will take off, and I’m inclined to think so as well–but [...]

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25 Most Desirable MBA Employers

Fortune has a list of the 25 most desirable MBA Employers, as reported by MBA candidates, and guess which company took #1? Google, of course–who wouldn’t want to work there if they let you deck your cubicle out in Simpsons chotckie, like the photo shows. Great news: two Boston-based companies are in [...]

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Bold Ideas for Work and National Employer Survey

The 2008 National Employer Survey by the Families and Work Institute is due out tomorrow.  Advance word is that not much has changed since 1998, meaning that benefits and options for managing the work-life balance have not seen increased use to American companies.  The differences from the 1998 report are in the decrease of companies [...]

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Interviewing While Pregnant

A study by researchers at Rice, Lawrence, and George Mason universities has concluded that pregnant women who interview for traditionally male-dominated positions face more hostility from interviewers than women who are not pregnant.  I’m sure this doesn’t come as a surprise but it’s an interesting study to read.  See the blurb about the report at [...]

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Men Harder Hit Than Women In Job Loss?

I don’t usually post content from the same source twice in one day, but today’s top story on Businessweek’s website certainly caught my eye.  The story reports on a recent household survey published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics which shows that between November 2007 and April 2008 men aged 20 and older have lost [...]

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Graduating Into a Recession

I don’t know how I missed this one, but thanks to Megha Bhutani for keying me into Businessweek’s special report on “Graduating Into a Recession” from last week.  Topics include the job market outlook for recently-graduated MBA students, tips from students who have found jobs during a recession, and how a recession can actually help [...]

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