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A New Dawn for STEM Education

Rep. Barbara Lee | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Education, Careerbuilder, American Education, Public Schools, STEM Education, Elementary School Science, Science Education, Education News

The STEM gap is a real and complex issue. We cannot overcome the challenges we face without the collaboration of educators, parents, industry partners and mentors and policymakers with the courage to fight for bold investment in STEM education.

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Thank You, Please!

Brian Harke Ed.D. | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Good Manners, Attitude of Gratitude, Business, College, Careerbuilder, Career Search, Success Tips, College News

Maybe you don't or can't empathize with a generation of mentors, instructors, and potential employers who grew up writing (and expecting) thank you notes. If this is you, it is time to wake up. These little notes are expected and part of the professional world.

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'Smash' Star: 'I Can Be A Pain In The Ass' Protecting Animals

Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Anjelica Huston Luck, Video, Anjelica Huston, Anjelica Huston Animals Film, Careerbuilder, Anjelica Huston Animal Rights, Anjelica Huston Animals, Green News

Anjelica Huston ("Smash") told "Piers Morgan Tonight" guest host Rosie O'Donnell that she's willing to "be a pain in the ass" if it means preventing a...

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WATCH: How To Move Up At A Company, From Tory Johnson

Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Career Advice, Mondays With Marlo, Marlo Thomas, Careers, Careerbuilder, Women Career Growth, Video, Women News

Career expert Tory Johnson, CEO of Women for Hire, explains how to achieve your desired career growth. var src_url="http://pshared.5min.com/Script...

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WATCH: Job Interview Dos And Don'ts, From Tory Johnson

Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Marlo Thomas, Tory Johnson, Video, Careerbuilder, Mondays With Marlo, Career Advice, Career Tips, Job Interviews, Interview, Women News

Career expert Tory Johnson, the CEO of Women For Hire, sat down with Marlo and offered up some crucial dos and don'ts when it comes to job interviews....

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Zoo Wants CareerBuilder To Stop Using Chimps In TV Ads

AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Lincoln Park Zoo, Super Bowl Commercials, Animal Rights, Careerbuilder Commercial, Chimps on Tv, Careerbuilder Super Bowl Commercial, Humane Society, Careerbuilder, Careerbuilder Chimpanzees, Chicago News

CHICAGO — A Chicago zoo is mounting a campaign to stop a company from airing a Super Bowl Sunday commercial featuring mischievous suit-and-tie w...

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Labor Advocates Won't Let Up Against Jobless Discrimination

HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Howard | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: National Employment Law Project, indeed.com, Video, Fair Employment Act 2011, Unemployment, Richard Blumenthal, Unemployment Rate, Sherrod Brown, Careerbuilder, Rosa DeLauro, Monster.com, Kirsten Gillibrand, Unemployment Discrimination, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- For the past several months one labor advocacy group has continuously hammered companies that list job postings discriminating against t...

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Worker Activists Deliver Petitions Against Jobless Discrimination To Capitol Hill

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: National Employment Law Project, Labor Advocates, indeed.com, Rose Delauro, Unemployment, Richard Blumenthal, Usaction, Hank Johnson, Hiring Practices, Careerbuilder, Progressives, Unemployment Discrimintion, Activists, Credo Action, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Labor advocates delivered 250,000 petitions in support of an initiative to ban hiring discrimination against the jobless on Wednesday, h...

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How Many Hours Do Telecommuters Really Work?

The Huffington Post | Alicia Ciccone | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Small Business News and Trends, Rosemary Haefner, Telecommuting, Work From Home, Careerbuilder, Productivity, Small Business News

According to a new survey by CareerBuilder, 31 percent of telecommuters work in their pajamas. The study, which surveyed nearly 5,300 employees, a...

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The Truth About Graduates Today

Jennifer Openshaw | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Career Advice, Glee, College Tuition, College, Career Path, Careerbuilder, College News

Are you among those who invested a good part of your retirement savings into your child's college education? Factors in today's job market in the U.S. will affect both recent grads and future retirees for a long time.

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What Are College Minors Good For?

Her Campus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Careers, Minors, Campus, Academics, Future, College, Careerbuilder, Her Campus, Higher Education, College News

Taking on a college minor can be an extremely productive way to fill up open spaces in your schedule. A minor can look great on your resume, and can put you ahead of competitors.

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For CareerBuilder Chimps, Sadly, the Joke Is On Them

Brenda Scott Royce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Center for Great Apes, Apes, Superbowl Commercials, Advertising, Adage, Careerbuilder, TV Commercials, Zoos, Chimpanzees, Media News

AdAge has joined the growing cry to halt the use of great apes in advertising, editorializing that despite their comic potential, "It's time to stop u...

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Chimps at the Super Bowl

Ryan Huling | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Super Bowl Commercials, Animal Rights, Super Bowl Ads, Peta, Careerbuilder, Chimpanzee, Animal Abuse, Green News

It's unusual that a company has chosen to include something in their upcoming Super Bowl ad that young people overwhelmingly disagree with: cruelty to animals.

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PHOTOS: The Most Popular Jobs In America

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Job Market, Janitors, Popular Jobs, Careerbuilder, Fast Food, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Slidepollajax, Careers, Jobs, Teachers, America's Most Popular Jobs, Cashiers, Business News

By Kaitlin Madden, CareerBuilder.com: The following is a list of jobs with little in common. Annual salaries for these jobs range from just over $18,0...

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You Are So Much More Than the Sum of Your Resume Parts

Paul Lamb | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Profile, Resume, Job Market, Career, Work, Careerbuilder, Careers, Jobs, Career Tips, Job Search, Career Change, Biography, Healthy Living News

Regardless of what it says on your own resume or bio, and how you plan to represent yourself to prospective employers, it's worth it to remember how one dimensional that piece of paper really is.

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A Different Way to Rest: The UnNap Nap

Matthew Edlund, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Stress Management, How to Be Happy, Work-Life Balance, The Balanced Life, Workplace, Stress Reduction, Careerbuilder, Sleep, Healthy Living News

Here's the paradox: with all your attention placed on one spot, the rest of the body relaxes. People often feel the rest of their muscles "dissolve."

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7 Industries In Need Of Workers Now

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Retail Sales, Careerbuilder, Employment, Work Supply, Jobs, Teaching, Slidepollajax, Engineering, Business News

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What All Good Mentors Do

Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mentors, Career, Boss, Workplace, Careerbuilder, Mentoring, Mentor, Career Advice, Jobs, Careers, Career Tips, Business News

Most people we know have benefited from having a great mentor, someone who has helped accelerate their career. Because of that, they're now in a posi...

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Save Your Career Now!

Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Job Market, Career, Career Path, Careerbuilder, Career Advice, Planning, Jobs, Job Search, Healthy Living News

Having a successful career takes planning. To build the career you want think of yourself as the architect of your ultimate dream. You need a vision, a blueprint and the resources to build it.

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Reignite the Spark in Your Career

Nicole Williams | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Career Advice, Jobs, Careers, Multi-Tasking, Careerbuilder, Healthy Living News

Using the same practices for spicing up your love life, you can rekindle the fire for your work and actually start enjoying your job again.

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Living Right on a Financial Diet!

Meredith Haberfeld | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Stress, Personal Finances, Career, Inspiration, Money, Careerbuilder, Career Advice, Careers, Work-Life Balance, Money Saving, Meredith Haberfeld, Healthy Living News

Oh, no, it's the "R" word! Currently heard and seen everywhere. Call it what you will -- recession, slump, downturn, it has everybody edgy and fearing the worst.

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Super Bowl XLII Ads Sell Well Despite Economy: Pepsi, CareerBuilder In, GM Out (VIDEO)

Wall Street Journal | Stephanie Kang and Suzanne Vranica | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pepsi, Gm, Super Bowl Ads, Economy, Careerbuilder, Super Bowl Commercials, Nbc, Anheuser-Busch, Super Bowl XLII, Business News

Marketers may be tightening their belts amid the economic downturn, but you'd never know it from the sale of Super Bowl ads. The National Football Le...

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Stuffy Office Environment

Christine Hassler | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Stress, Baby Boomer, The Balanced Life, Workplace, Gen Y, Careerbuilder, Career Advice, Work-Life Balance, Twenty Something, Work Environment, Culture, Healthy Living News

Baby-boomers did not grow up with messages like "work should be fun" and "be passionate about your career." To them, a job is a job.

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Feeling Good About What You're Not Doing

David Allen | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: The Balanced Life, Careerbuilder, Stress Reduction, Getting Things Done, David Allen, Healthy Living News

From my experience, a majority of the stress most people feel comes from not too much to do, but from broken agreements with themselves. You can fool ...

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How To Cope With Massive Anxiety

Christine Hassler | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: The Balanced Life, Sick Days, Careerbuilder, Anxiety Coping, Healthy Living News

Dear Christine, "I can't seem to concentrate at work. I'm going through a break-up, fighting with my roommate, and I found out my grandmother is goi...

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