/Finance/Career-Work/index.html Finance / Career & Work zh-cn Use Chinese Information to find breaking news, current events, the latest headlines, news photos, analysis & opinion on top stories, world, business, politics, entertainment, sports, technology, and more. admin@soulflying.com /Finance/Career-Work/20080221/412.html What's in the perfect job? Money, of course, matters, but it isn't the only measure of an awe-inspiring career. Creative opportunities, healthy interaction, a good challenge from time to time, and other intangible rewards all count, too. FastCompany 2008-02-21 Career & Work April Joyner FastCompany.com /Finance/Career-Work/20080221/411.html One morning in 2005, Daniel H. Marcus awoke in a pitch-black hotel room. The executive-pay consultant knew he needed to see a corporate client, his third in three days in three far-flung cities. 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A rising 2008-02-21 Career & Work Maureen Farrell Forbes.com /Finance/Career-Work/20080221/405.html An email that a veteran marketing executive recently blitzed to 12,000 contacts begins: On Sept. 11, to my complete and utter surprise, I was terminated... She identified her ex-employer and why the small market-research firm fired her. Copies of he 2008-02-21 Career & Work JoAnn Lublin WSJ.com /Finance/Career-Work/20080221/404.html When it comes to advancing a career, sometimes the best way to take a step forward is to take a step back. For most people, a promotion is the cure for a stagnating career. They've accomplished and learned all they can at one job, so they aim for th 2008-02-21 Career & Work William J. White WSJ.com /Finance/Career-Work/20080221/403.html Your boss is your enemy in a salary negotiation--he usually stands to lose by boosting your salary. 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Recessions and unemployment have long gone hand in 2008-02-21 Career & Work Aleksandra Todorova SmartMoney.com /Finance/Career-Work/20080221/394.html Think you'd like to work for one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For? Good luck. A few require applicants to jump through peculiar hoops, like the notorious test at Microsoft that poses questions like, How many golf balls can fit in a school bus? 2008-02-21 Career & Work Anne Fisher CNN.com /Finance/Career-Work/20080221/393.html Entrepreneurship creates jobs and drives the U.S. economy, making smart founders and savvy investors rich in the process, right? Not so, says Scott Shane, professor of entrepreneurial studies at Case Western University and author of The Illusions of 2008-02-21 Career & Work John Tozzi BusinessWeek.com /Finance/Career-Work/20080221/392.html By playing it smart, you can boost productivity at work, says leadership coach Stephanie Winston, author of Organized for Success. To save time: Try the fast exit. 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After working her way up the corporate ladder to become a vice president of marketing, 2008-02-01 Career & Work Adelia Cellini Linecker Investor's Business Daily /Finance/Career-Work/20080201/214.html Whirlpool to Lay Off 1,250 Employees As It Closes Plants in Tennessee and Mexico BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- Household appliance maker Whirlpool Corp. said Thursday it will close two of its refrigerator manufacturing plants, affecting 1,250 employe 2008-02-01 Career & Work Unknown ap.org /Finance/Career-Work/20080201/213.html Some Play, Others Pass on Super Bowl Ads Deciding whether to splurge on a Super Bowl commercial is one of the biggest calls marketing teams make each year. A glance at some who are playing and some who are passing for this year's game: ANHEUSER-BUSC 2008-02-01 Career & Work The Associated Press ap.org /Finance/Career-Work/20080201/212.html Monster Worldwide Heads Lower on Downgrade, Decline in January Employment Index NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Monster Worldwide Inc. slipped on Thursday, after an analyst downgraded the job Web site operator and the company's January employment index s 2008-02-01 Career & Work Unknown ap.org /Finance/Career-Work/20080130/96.html A Who's Who of the Federal Reserve Policymakers Who Hold Power Over Your Pocketbook WASHINGTON (AP) -- The men and women who hold considerable sway over your money sit on the Federal Open Market Committee, whose interest-rate decisions ripple throug 2008-01-30 Career & Work Jeannine Aversa ap.org /Finance/Career-Work/20080130/95.html NYC Asks Companies to End Sexual Orientation Discrimination NEW YORK (AP) -- City officials on Tuesday called on two dozen companies that have collectively received billions of dollars of local pension investments to ban workplace discrimination bas 2008-01-30 Career & Work Clare Trapasso ap.org /Finance/Career-Work/20080130/94.html What's in the perfect job? Money, of course, matters, but it isn't the only measure of an awe-inspiring career. Creative opportunities, healthy interaction, a good challenge from time to time, and other intangible rewards all count, too. FastCompan 2008-01-30 Career & Work April Joyner FastCompany.com /Finance/Career-Work/20080130/88.html Yahoo 4Q Profit Drops 23 Pct, Company to Lay Off 1,000 Workers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Yahoo Inc.'s financial funk deepened at the end of 2007, prompting the slumping Internet icon to draw up plans to lay off as many as 1,000 workers. The Sunnyvale-ba 2008-01-30 Career & Work Michael Liedtke ap.org