The United States created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months in January and the unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped to a near three-year low, giving a boost to President Barack Obama. Nonfarm payrolls jumped 243,000, the Labor Department said on Friday, as factory jobs grew by the most in a year. The jobless rate fell to 8.3 per cent – the lowest since February 2009 – from 8.5 per... 

A new study has found that workers are increasingly facing job stress, leading them to skip lunch breaks and overeat at their desks. One in three workers do not take a lunch break at work, saying they have too much to do and cannot afford to take time out, according to the research. The survey also found that workers are more likely to eat unhealthily during the day, snacking on crisps or chocolate... 

If you have recently landed a job, then yes, the worst is over. What’s most important is making a good impression your first week at work. Arshie Chevalwala highlights key benefits and methods of doing just that A first impression might not be the last, but it definitely is crucial. As said, initial impressions are ones that stick around for a while. As a fresher, one is bound to be nervous on... 

In any organization, it is naive to expect a politics-free, utopian zone. B-schools can never prepare you for the manipulations and mind games at play in a corporate set-up. Author and banker Ravi Subramanian says that you either accept that office politics will shape your growth, or you can sport an unflattering, defeatist attitude. He says, “People who whine about politics are, more often than... 

Having a female boss could work in your favour if you’re a man. However, if you’re a woman, you could be in for some rough times… We protest against the partial treatment meted out to them, rant against their sexist ways and cry hoarse about the universe’s unfair preference of Mars over Venus. But, for all we say about men being chauvinistic pigs (and swines of other categories,... 

If you have resigned or have been laid off recently, a deeper understanding of the notice period clause in your employment contract will help you last these final few days in the organisation, without attracting any major embarrassments. Unnati Narang tells you more Why do companies incorporate a notice period norm in the contract? Dinesh Divekar, a Bangalore based independent management training consultant,... 

Champions share a hard-to-define quality. It’s a combination of competitive drive, focus and desire that makes them winners — in sports, in the classroom and in life. You want to be that guy, but perhaps you think you can’t be. Maybe you believe that the winners of the world are born, not made. If so, think again. Research shows that the will to succeed is as much a factor of nurture... 

The US added 200,000 jobs in December in a burst of hiring that drove the unemployment rate to its lowest in almost three years. The figures raised hopes that the economy might finally be healthy enough to power an even stronger job market. Four long years after the start of a Great Recession that wiped out 8.7 million jobs, a Labor Department report on Friday showed that the past six months have been... 

AN executive who posted his CV online was forced out of his job because he was stated he was interested in ‘career opportunities’, a tribunal heard today. John Flexman is thought to be the first person in the country to bring a case for constructive dismissal after a dispute over putting his details on the professional networking site LinkedIn. The 34-year-old, who is a former manager in... 

A new survey has revealed that a majority of employees in Australia aren’t satisfied with their companies, and so wouldn’t recommend their employer to anyone else. The survey of 7000 Australians conducted by Insync Surveys and gift voucher business Red Balloon found only a third of employees were prepared to vouch for their employer, thereby classifying the rest as ‘badvocates’. “In...