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David Southern, of Urbana, talks with Ashley Dilts and Andrew Donahoe from the KTH company, during a Champaign County Job Fair in Urbana Wednesday, May 22, 2013. More than 40 potential employers participated in the job fair at the Champaign County Community Center. Bill Lackey/Staff

Best and worst college majors and jobs

Technology moves at such a quick pace that many jobs we know today could be extinct tomorrow. Salary.com recently ran a list of 12 jobs on the brink of extinction. Among the professions listed were librarian, professional typist, video store clerk, travel agents, newspaper deliverer, switchboard operator, and more. The ...

New list names those fired for internal retail theft

New list names those fired for internal retail theft

Employers take note. Internal theft is a big enough problem in retail that now there's a "violators list" with the names of employees who've been fired for sticky fingers. But what if you're innocent?

Fighting for a fatter paycheck

Wages are stagnant even at a time of slow economic recovery. But that doesn't mean you have to settle for an anemic paycheck. New stats show that American workers have no more purchasing power today than at end of Great Recession. The reality is that corporations have whacked at labor ...

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8 money moves for new graduates

Assuming adult financial responsibilities may be one of the toughest tasks you face after college graduation. But if you approach the challenge in a logical and organized manner, it doesn't have to be as daunting as it sounds. To help you get started, here are eight critical financial moves you ...

Air Force Airman Marcus G. Lugrand

Expired coupons help troops

We have some amazing people in the Savings.com DealPro network. From the blogger that's a total thrift store fashionista, to the somewhat "extreme" couponer - there's one thing in common with all of our DealPros: they all care about others and want to give back in any way possible!  As ...

Are you truly happy at work?

How do you motivate people in the workplace? What managers say motivate workers and what really motivates them are two different things entirely. Gallup did an exhaustive poll where they asked 1,000 people every single day for almost four years about their jobs. What emerged is that people feel worse ...

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Finding summer jobs for teens

The talking heads say teen hiring for summer jobs isn't looking optimistic this year. But that doesn't mean you have to be locked out of a summer income. With a little advance planning and initiative, it is still possible to make money before school starts up again. Consider the following: ...

5 affordable ways to honor a veteran

As we prepare to celebrate Armed Forces Day on May 18 and then Memorial Day, thinking about the sacrifices our soldiers, veterans, and their families make will surely be on our minds. These holidays are more than barbeques and days off of work, they're times to reflect on the little ...

Diane Crompton (left) and Ellen Sautter, both of Right Management, are the co-authors of "Find a Job Through Social Networking."

The power of face-to-face networking

People looking for work right now are having a terrible time and it's been particularly brutal for last year's college graduating class. So how should you be looking for a job? LinkedIn has had a resurgence in popularity for networking. People are now even using the site to host videos ...

Affordable treadmill desk now available

Years ago, I talked about the Walkstation, a desk at which you stand that was equipped with a treadmill! People who had this thing would do their work while walking all day long at half a mile an hour. You can drop some tremendous weight by doing that. The Walkstation ...

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