Intimidated? Don’t be. Recruiters share tips to help you succeed
If you’re excited about the possibility of landing a technical job at Microsoft, chances are you have a passion for coding, solving problems and the incredible things technology can do for people around the world.
A technical interview is your chance to show you have the skills to match. (more…)
Those with more different-race friends seen as more helpful at work
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Employees with a racially diverse group of friends outside of work may actually perform better at their jobs, a new study suggests. (more…)
Eine Freiburger Soziologin hat untersucht, wie Romane die Arbeitswelt des 21. Jahrhunderts darstellen
Wirtschaftskrise, Hartz-Reformen, Agenda 2010: Die Realität für Arbeitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmer hat sich in den vergangenen beiden Jahrzehnten stark verändert. Dies spiegelt sich auch in literarischen Texten wider. Die Soziologin Annemarie Matthies hat in ihrer Dissertation erforscht, welches Bild der Gegenwartsroman von der Arbeitswelt und ihren Akteurinnen und Akteuren zeichnet. Sie kam zu dem Ergebnis, dass die Romanprotagonistinnen und -protagonisten die Arbeitswelt des 21. Jahrhunderts als negativ wahrnehmen und sich den Verhältnissen am Arbeitsmarkt machtlos ausgeliefert fühlen. Gleichzeitig zeigt keiner der Texte eine Alternative zur bestehenden Ordnung auf. Erstgutachter der Arbeit war der Freiburger Soziologieprofessor Ulrich Bröckling.
Recent University of Delaware graduate Radhika Samant always envisioned herself beginning her career in the environmental field but when she was offered a job to work at Thomson Reuters in New York City following Commencement, the opportunity was too good to pass up. (more…)
Flexible Arbeitszeiten, das Verschwimmen von Grenzen zwischen Beruf und Privatleben oder die Erwartung einer ständigen Erreichbarkeit am Smartphone sowie per Mail – das sind nur einige Faktoren, die Arbeitende in unserer Gesellschaft nur zu gut kennen. Jürgen Glaser, Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologe, versucht Strukturen in der Arbeitswelt zu verbessern. (more…)
Research tracks relationships between CEO greed and company performance
That gut feeling many workers, laborers and other underlings have about their CEOs is spot on, according to three recent studies in the Journal of Management, the Journal of Management Studies and the Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies that say CEO greed is bad for business. (more…)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Many New Year’s resolutions often involve finding a different career path. A new joint study by University of Missouri and Lehigh University researchers found that job seekers with attitudes focused on “learning” from the job-seeking process will have more success finding their dream jobs. (more…)
Study shows how to convince those with low self-confidence to pursue their career choice
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new study shows just what it takes to convince a person that she is qualified to achieve the career of her dreams.
Researchers found that it’s not enough to tell people they have the skills or the grades to make their goal a reality. (more…)
