Tag Archive: Business and Economy

The Job Market is So Bad for College Graduates that Companies are Bending Over Backwards to Hire Them

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This headline makes absolutely no sense, but please don’t shoot the messenger just yet. If you’re confused about what’s really going in with regards to Generation Y/Millennials in the workforce, turn off the news and stop reading the papers. The media is more confused than you are. Either that, or they’re purposely trying to confuse…

9 Year Olds Getting Rich with their Lemenade Stand

Dylan and Charles have been on summer break for three days and have quite a little enterprise brewing.  They’re working hard and making money. This morning, I noticed them at the end of my street with a table and chairs set up.  Dylan was pouring liquid refreshment and making change. Charles was busy waving down…

Seasonal Employers: Don’t Shun the Fun or Your Workplace Will Come Undone

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Are your seasonal employees going to have a blast this summer? Not away from work; but rather, at work? If not, they’re likely to vaporize before Labor Day. Job seekers are attracted to opportunities where ‘fun’ is included in the job description, so employers use the heck out of it.  (Good thing for them the…

Young Pros Need to Up their Quid to Get the Quo

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Quid pro quo (from the Latin meaning “this for that”) is a commonly used term in business negotiations. It’s also the foundation of every employer/employee relationship. To illustrate, let’s say the quid represents the compensation an employer is willing to part with in exchange for labor they need to operate their business. The quo, then,…