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Are You As Busy As You Think?
We all have the same 168 hours per week, but since time passes whether we acknowledge it or not, we seldom think through exactly how we're spending our hours.
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For Some, All in a Leap Day's Work
On Feb. 29, some people will be celebrating, others will take the day off to go shopping or do something fun. But many Americans will spend their leap day at work.
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Co-Workers Change Places
Some businesses are giving employees the chance to complete a stint in a different department or swap places with a colleague overseas to help sharpen skills and stay motivated.
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Facebook as Job Predictor
A new study found that impressions taken from Facebook profiles correlate to job performance.
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Tax Bill Passed by Congress Broadens Jobless Program
The economic package that cleared Congress on Friday includes changes to the nation's unemployment-insurance program aimed at helping more Americans stay in jobs and others go back to work.
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Unemployment Claims Drop
The number of workers filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in nearly four years, as a series of reports offered mostly positive signs about the U.S. economy.
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Banking May Be Bad for Your Health
A study that followed entry-level investment bankers fresh out of business school found some developed a stress-related ailment.
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News & Trends in Management
Companies are seeing fewer applicants per job opening, but recruiters say they are still seeing too many unqualified candidates. Plus, a study says a simple surname can be a big perk career-wise.
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Agency Aims to Help Pregnant Workers
Federal regulators are trying to bolster workplace-discrimination protections for pregnant women and people caring for relatives, in response to complaints by workers who say they have been fired or mistreated because of their status.
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Where's the Boss? Trapped in a Meeting
What do chief executives do all day? It really is what it seems: They spend about a third of their work time in meetings.
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To Be a Better Boss, Spend Time in the Trenches
For executives, participating in "Undercover Boss"-style stints—from making Subway sandwiches to driving a delivery truck—may offer valuable lessons in leadership.
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Speaking Up Is Hard to Do: Researchers Explain Why
Have you ever clammed up in a meeting for fear of saying something stupid? Scientists offer an explanation of why many people become, in effect, less intelligent in small group settings.
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News & Trends in Management
Mean bosses would be nicer if they exercised more, a new study says. Plus, M.B.A. applications rise sharply at Penn State, and more.
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For Students: Wise Words From Warren Buffett
Several Fridays a year, Warren Buffett entertains business students from all over the country who descend on Omaha, Neb., to pick the billionaire investor's brain.
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Newark Schools Standoff
Newark's new schools superintendent, Cami Anderson, outlined a broad plan on Friday to reshape the state's largest school system, including closing poorly performing schools and lifting standards for charters.
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U.K. Sets Up Leadership School for Civil Servants
The U.K. government is setting up an academy to hone the leadership skills of its top civil servants to make sure they deliver state infrastructure projects on time and on budget.
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Meetings Are Stand-Up Jobs
Stand-up meetings are part of a fast-moving tech culture in which sitting has become synonymous with sloth.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics Forecasts Fastest-Growing Jobs
BLS expects total U.S. employment to rise 14.3% over the current decade, resulting in 20.5 million new jobs. Here's a look at projections for the fastest-growing fields.
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Do the Job You're Meant to Do
We all have a sweet spot where everything seems to flow: It's the intersection of our strengths, weaknesses, passions, and differences. We should plan our work and our lives so that we operate in that intersection.
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JetBlue Chairman Teaches Entrepreneurial Lessons
Joel Peterson, the founder of private-equity firm Peterson Partners and chairman of JetBlue Airways Corp., teaches entrepreneurial management and leadership courses at Stanford Graduate School of Business in Palo Alto, Calif.
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Law Grads Claim Schools Misled
Lawsuits accusing a number of U.S. law schools of fudging post-graduate employment statistics were filed amid mounting controversy over the high cost of tuition and grim job prospects for debt-laden graduates.
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To Colleagues: I'm Outta Here
The farewell email: It's a chance for departing employees to have the last word at work. But ultimately, a mass email can create confusion.
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News & Trends in Management
Move over M.B.A.s, engineers are far more prevalent in companies' top ranks, a new study says. Plus, CEOs are making transparency a priority.
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'Rank and Yank' Still Liked by Some
Forced ranking—rigorous employee rankings that reward top performers—seems to have fallen out of favor, but champions of the controversial system remain.
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For Job-Seekers, a New Push to Keep Financial Skeletons Buried
With the nation's unemployment remaining stubbornly high, a number of states are taking a step to help job seekers: banning credit checks.
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Teaching Global Business
Bhaskar Chakravorti, director of the Master's in International Business program at Tufts' Fletcher School, explains why understanding the big picture – political, historical, sociological -- is fundamental to doing good business.
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When Stress Is Good
How to get the benefits of stress—spurring peak performance and well-being—without suffering harmful physical effects.
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Your Résumé vs. Oblivion
Companies inundated with job applications are relying on technology to winnow out less-qualified candidates.
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Learn From a Pink Slip
You can use the transition to create a list of resolutions that can be applied to your next job or even used as a template for a new career.
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From Rising Star to Senior Manager
For three young executives, finding creative ways to solve thorny business problems put them on a fast track to senior management.
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How to Lower Your Workplace Stress
Workloads, expectations and stress levels are up. But there are ways for employees to take control of their happiness at work this year.
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Quit: Do It Now
Choosing to walk away from an unhappy project is one of the hardest things to do, but doing so can save you stress, heartache and years of wasted effort.
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Big Companies Try Crowdsourcing
Crowdsourcing—breaking a project into tiny tasks and farming those tasks out to the general public—can be cheaper and more efficient than hiring temps, some companies find.
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Pressing for Women's Gains
Elissa Ellis Sangster, executive director of Forté Foundation, spoke with The Wall Street Journal about how companies and business schools can recruit more women and why diversity matters.
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Workplace Wonderland
Davison International Inc., a 285-employee company that designs and creates kitchen gadgets, toys and other consumer products, turned a 61,000 square-foot Pittsburgh, Pa., building into a hub of unusual work spaces, adding areas such as a pirate ship, a tree house and a castle.
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For Grads Seeking to Work and Do Good
Venture for America places recent college graduates in jobs at small businesses to help start-ups and early-stage enterprises get off the ground and create jobs.
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Firms Hail New Chiefs (of Diversity)
Some companies are adding a new executive to their c-suite lineup: Chief Diversity Officer.
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B-Schools Send Rejections to Unlikely Group: Alumni
More schools are bypassing alumni in admissions interviews to meet directly with M.B.A. candidates.
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Race Affects How Leaders Are Assessed
Deep-seated stereotypes that black leaders were intellectually inferior came to light in a recent study reviewing media coverage of college quarterbacks. Plus, new topics among the top 50 interview questions reflect the weak economy.
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Job Seekers, Creativity and Flexibility Count
In addition to the standard prerequisites, in 2012 employers will be looking for workers who can quickly adapt to new responsibilities.
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Taking the Nonprofit Route for Launching Your Career
College graduates will continue to face a tough job market in the new year, but volunteering for nonprofit work like the Peace Corps can fill an experience gap and provide a competitive advantage.
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Where Business Thinkers Learn Their Lessons
What literature inspires business leaders and thinkers? From "Henry IV, Part I" to "Frog and Toad Together" there's always a takeaway.
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Start-Ups Need Staff to Get Investors' Cash
Many Silicon Valley start-ups have had a tough time finding qualified computer engineers amid a growing talent war here. Investors are adding to the pressure.
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How to Ace a Google Interview
Brain teasers like the ones used for hiring by the Internet giant are spreading to other picky employers. Match your wits against puzzles that trip up even the cleverest applicants.
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'Must I Say My Last Boss Fired Me?'
Readers weigh in on whether to disclose on your resume that you were fired from a job.
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Interns Targeted in Battle for Talent
Silicon Valley's talent wars are going younger. Bay Area tech companies, already in a fierce fight for full-time hires, are now also battling to woo summer interns.
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When the Admission Decision Is ... Maybe
The first wave of admissions decisions have gone out from top-tier business schools. So what's an eager candidate to do if the answer isn't yes?
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Students Shift to Computer Science
A survey of New York-area schools shows interest in a geek-chic education is already on the rise ahead of the opening of a new applied-sciences campus, a $2 billion project announced this week and backed by Cornell University and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.
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Welcome to Amazon Town
Retirees in RVs—aka "workampers"—flock to Amazon.com warehouses in remote towns to help the online-retail giant fulfill its influx of holiday orders.
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Performance Reviews Lose Steam
It's that time of year again: Many workers and managers are preparing for the dreaded performance review. While most companies continue to do them, a few are scrapping the practice altogether.
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'A Sabbatical? Me?'
Yes, you. Taking a break from work might be easier than you think. Some employers even encourage employee sabbaticals as a way to recharge batteries.
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Oldest Baby Boomers Face Jobs Bust
Many older Americans fear they will be working well into their 60s because they didn't save enough to retire. Those without full-time jobs are short of money and afraid of what lies ahead.
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