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9 Tips to Beat the Heat and Look Professional: Women
At many offices across the country, today is Casual Friday. If you’re wearing a company polo and a nice pair of khakis, or something even fancier, pat yourself on the back. If you’re wearing a halter top and other people can see your back, read this article twice–unless you’re working from your own [...]
9 Tips to Beat the Heat and Look Professional: Men
On the official first day of summer, we thought you’d like some tips to beat the heat while continuing to dress professionally for work. A late-’90s survey of 500 businesses showed that relaxed workplace dress leads to relaxed manners, relaxed morals, and relaxed productivity. Now less than 10% of Fortune 500 companies allow [...]
Take Your Dog To Work Day
Feel bad leaving Spot at home alone all week while you toil at the office? There’s good news! June 22 is the ninth annual Pet Sitters International Take Your Dog To Work Day, and thousands of businesses across the country will participate.
The goal of this special day is to reinforce [...]
Stay-at-Home Workers Miss Office Atmosphere
While digging through the latest employment news, I found a funny, honest reflection by Abby Ellin. “Plugged In at Home, but Somehow Left Out” chronicles Ellin’s experience as a freelance writer, working from home. Away from the bustle and chatter of office life, she comes to depend on the periodic interruptions of her [...]
Recruiters Can Be Liable for Discrimination
George recently wrote about recruiting discrimination on Kennedy Information’s Recruiting Trends website. George is on the Advisory Board of the site, which offers guidance and industry news.
The article warns recruiters that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to them, too. Recruiters may be considered “employers” themselves, or they [...]
