en Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:36:07 +0800 128 While numerous studies focus on gender gaps in wages and career opportunities, the pay gap between mothers and childless women is found to be even bigger than the pay gap between women and men, according to Sociologist Shelly Correll, Stephen Benard, and In Paik.To carry out their study, they used f...

]]> Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:30:43 +0800 How do you keep yourself from spending money unnecessarily? Well, here's a simple quote you can keep in mind:"Save a part of your income and begin now, for the man with a surplus controls circumstances and the man without a surplus is controlled by circumstances." - Henry H Buckley [via Consumerist]...

]]> Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:21:30 +0800 Most of us are most likely in a line of work where "appropriate" dressing is required - meaning, in short, no fun clothes - meaning the lack of sexiness to one's self esteem. The Frisky came up with some ways for "an adventuress girl stuck in a boring suit" to make yourself feel "sexy" without actua...

]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:52:02 +0800 The economic downfall is eating us up, and engulfs us in depression, anxiousness, and fear, writes Judith M. Bardwick of The Huffington Post. So how to we get over it? Bardwick gives us 5 ways to overcome this anxieties and find success.1. Initiate and SucceedIdentify no more than three specific tas...

]]> Sat, 23 May 2009 13:11:16 +0800 The key factor that gets you a job is not that fancy resume - it's YOU, writes an executive coach, Eli Davidson of The Huffington Post. There are three specific formulas to get you a job. All you have to is firstly, clarify to yourself all your experience, skills and passions. Secondly, you have to ...

]]> Fri, 22 May 2009 08:43:43 +0800 A researcher found that some bosses find women who choose not to have a family lack an 'essential humanity', which affects their chances for a bright career future."Women who explicitly choose career over kids are often vilified at work and face enormously unjust treatment," Researcher Dr Caroline G...

]]> Tue, 19 May 2009 16:19:07 +0800 Success to most of us is finally purchasing your own BMW, landing the penthouse apartment you had always dreamed of, finding the man of your dreams, moving into a house with him and raising 3 beautiful children whilst maintaining a high-paying successful career. But you should know now that tha...

]]> Thu, 14 May 2009 10:37:48 +0800 Instead of feeling like your work is burdening you and pulling down your spirits, change your outlook on your company. Create for yourself the enthusiasm and passion to make a difference in your business;Ask yourself:1. What do people need that my organization could fulfill?Great purpose based organ...

]]> Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:05:26 +0800 ZURICH (Reuters) - A Swiss insurance worker lost her job after surfing popular social network site Facebook while off sick, her employer said on Friday. The woman said she could not work in front of a computer as she needed to lie in the dark but was then seen to be active on Facebook, which i...

]]> Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:05:26 +0800 Times are bad and money is scarce. Fancy a job at smuggling pigeons? A man has been caught with two pigeons stuffed in his trousers after he got off a flight from Dubai to Melbourne.Australian customs officials say the live birds were wrapped in padded envelopes and held to the man's legs by a pair ...

]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:12:32 +0800 These five easy steps will help you establish an e-mail filing system that allows you to efficiently process and access e-mails. Use one or more of the following methods to get organized.1. File By Client NameIf your work involves a lot of different clients so it makes sense to make folders for each...

]]> Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:23:14 +0800 With global recession going on, the desperation of just having a job is heightening. But there are some places that are so difficult to live in that employees are able to ask for more just to agree to working there.  From risks of diseases and problems with sanitation and political violence, th...

]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:17:54 +0800 We could all use a little extra spending cash in our pocket these days. Help wring a little more cash into your savings account with these five tips from Wisebread... 1. Go In Together: Remember how your mother always told you to share? She was right. From buying to bulk to carpooling, sharing ma...

]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:58:05 +0800 In times of bad economy and struggles for career opportunities, you're very glad you still have your Marketing Executive position. You have everything: a degree, brains, you don't look bad at all, you have a boyfriend, a wonderful family, good friends, and everyone at work adores you. You are the ...

]]> Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:56:30 +0800 Creating a BudgetI have no idea where my paycheck goes. Is there a simple (and painless) way to create a budget?Most people are unreasonably afraid of the B-word. But knowing where your money goes can show you where you have room to spend, as well as where you need to cut back. It's as easy as remem...

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