Employee or Employer Whom Owns Ideas or Inventions Created on the Job?
It is a question of ownership in our high world and world of employment as well as hiring terms and employee to employer hire relationships. In the vast majority of cases invention ownership is and...
View ArticleHow to appeal to your targeted employers
1. Study organizations’ websites. Companies spend a lot of time, effort, and money compiling their public relations profiles for visitors. Look for repeated words and phrases, taglines, and hints about...
View ArticleWhat you should know about an employer before the interview?
Anyone who has a job has interviewed at some point in their career. However, every time an individual searches for a new job, she must go through the interviewing process all over again. Whether one is...
View Article6 Questions to Ask in a Job Interview
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Job interviews usually close with the same five words: “Do you have any questions?” It may sound benign, but for a job applicant, it can feel like the moment of truth. By this...
View ArticleThe Most Desired Workplaces for Recent Grads
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Given the choice, younger professionals are most interested in working at tech companies and government agencies, but they are comparatively disinterested in working in the...
View ArticleCollege Grads Hearing ‘You’re Hired’ More Often
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Fear not, college grads, there is a chance you may actually get a job after graduation. At the very least, your odds are much better than they were for the Class of 2010....
View ArticleMy Employer Can’t Pay Me: Now What?
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Saab, a Swedish car company, announced Wednesday that is doesn’t have enough money to pay wages to 3,700 employees. The announcement follows months of financial struggles,...
View ArticleGeneration Y Already Worried About Retirement
BOSTON (MainStreet) — Their retirements may be decades away, but 20-somethings are already doubtful they will have enough saved to sustain their golden years. Only 18% of Americans ages 20-29 are...
View ArticleWhen Is It OK to Criticize Your Employer on Facebook?
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — There certainly has been no shortage of cases of employees being fired or reprimanded for something they said on Facebook, but now the legal system is starting to poke back....
View ArticleHow to Groom Yourself for a Job (Literally)
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — It’s hard enough to land a job in this tough labor market, so the last thing you want is to send a bad first impression. But sometimes job hunters do just that by overlooking...
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