The 10 Worst Things About Job Hunting
6. Employers who insist on knowing your salary history but won’t reveal what the job pays. Employers regularly insist that candidates name their salary history or expectations up front, while simultaneously refusing to divulge the range they plan to pay. There’s no reason for employers not to share that info, other than to make the hire at a lower price. It’s unfair and they usually get away with it, but we’d all be better off if employers simply shared the range they plan to pay and put an end to the drama and coyness.
How to Plan an Affordable Summer Vacation
If you’re still looking for the perfect summer getaway, here are eight strategies to consider.
Why Women Will Rock the Economic Recovery
But women tend to be better educated than men, with more relevant skills, which means economic power will continue to shift toward women, as it has been for the last 20 years. The unemployment rate for women, for example, is 8.1 percent, while it’s 8.3 percent for men. During the recession, the gap was much bigger, favoring women by more than two percentage points for many months. That overall trend is likely to persist throughout the recovery. “Women are uniquely positioned to take advantage of jobs in tomorrow’s growth industries,” Bank of America Merrill Lynch wrote in a recent report, “and tend to enjoy stronger earnings growth relative to men.”
Some grumbling about our tax bills is natural at this time of the year. But Americans might want to take a closer look at how their government actually spends their tax money and remember the observation of former Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., that “taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society.”
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5 Ways to Save During Prom Season
No prom-goer wants to arrive at the dance wearing the same dress as someone else, so alternative options like consignment shops, Etsy.com, and eBay.com offer more unusual styles at an affordable price. Kimberly Foss, a certified financial planner and founder of Empyrion Wealth Management in Roseville, Calif., recommends frequenting consignment shops in the upscale part of town to find the best selection. “They have some fabulous clothes that most of those people wore one time,” she adds. Of course, shopping online requires extra time for shipping and consignment shopping can be hit or miss, so these strategies also require extra lead time.
What Kim Kardashian Could Teach Don Draper
Jon Hamm, the actor who plays a 1960s-era advertising executive on AMC’s Mad Men, got a lesson in 21st century marketing when he called Kim Kardashian an idiot last week. Hamm, who’s in the midst of promoting Mad Men’s fifth season, told a British magazine, “Whether it’s Paris Hilton or Kim Kardashian or whoever, stupidity is certainly celebrated…. Being a [f—-ing] idiot is a valuable commodity in this culture because you’re rewarded significantly.”
Kardashian, who has more than 14 million followers on her Twitter account, quickly Tweeted, “Calling someone who runs their own businesses, is a part of a successful TV show, produces, writes, designs, and creates, ‘stupid,’ is in my opinion careless.”
Search for Grad School Money Is Half the Battle
“The theme that transcends any graduate student remains the same: Set aside time each semester or quarter to apply.”
9 Warning Signs You're About to Get Audited
Contact typically starts with a letter requesting more information and can lead to in-person meetings. Perry says it’s usually triggered by a tax return that contains something unusual, such as an above-average deduction or change in income from previous years. As long as the taxpayer can defend his filings with the proper paperwork and logic, Perry says he has nothing to worry about—other than the time it takes to respond.
