Employment

Major U.S. retailers Kohl’s and Target plan on making it a happy holiday for many folks around the country by hiring more than 100,000 holiday employees, reports The Wall Street Journal. SEE ALSO: 67 Percent Say They Are Romney’s 47 Percent Although Target, one of America’s favorite department stores, plans to employ 80,000 to 90,000 […]

Although dogged by allegations of racism, the U.S. Capitol Police force has taken a big step by adding two Black female captains to its ranks. Yogananda Pittman (pictured left) and Monique Moore (pictured right) are the first African-American women to achieve the rank of captain for the Capitol force, although their peers say that discrimination […]

——————————————————————— Throughout my career as a business journalist and career coach, I’m regularly asked what separates top performers from the rest of the pack. It’s a great question. What I’ve consistently observed over the years is that elite performers who’ve experienced long-term success, have a go-getter mentality. SEE ALSO: Here’s What To Do If You […]

——————————————————————— Today, and everyday, countless people awake to go to a job they hate. A job that makes them sick to their stomach to think about. A job where they count the hours until it’s time to leave. And then, they’re up and at it again the next day. (Study finds professionals dissatisfied with their […]

One of the best decisions a young professional can make is to be come the CEO of their cubicle. This can mean the difference between striving and thriving in your career. When I began my career as an executive assistant with children’s television network Nickelodeon, I hated my small cubicle. Here I was working for […]

——————————————————————— It’s a tough job market out there. With the unemployment rate for 16- to 24-year-olds at 16 percent, scores of college educated young professionals are struggling to find work. Here’s the good thing: There’s something very simple you can do to set yourself apart from the competition. It’s called the informational interview. What Is […]

WASHINGTON  — Federal job discrimination complaints rose to an all-time high last year, led by an increase in bias charges based on religion and national origin. SEE ALSO: Obama’s Base Focused On Jobs The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received nearly 100,000 charges of discrimination during the 2011 fiscal year, the most in its 46-year history. […]

Although Serena Williams has won more career prize money than any other female athlete in history, she admitted to CNN that she “actually never liked sports.” SEE ALSO: Why Black Women Are The New Face Of The Weight Loss Industry The 23-time Grand Slam title winner and part owner of an NFL team, continued: I […]

A recent report suggests that senior citizens will not be retiring anytime soon. Americans in lower-income brackets will need to work as old as 85-years old to survive financially, according to a study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute. The Huffington Post Reports: Only by retiring at 75-years old would a majority of those in […]

Federal authorities on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Kaplan Higher Education Corp. for allegedly discriminating against black job applicants by screening the credit history of potential employees. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says the practice of rejecting job seekers based on their credit history has a discriminatory impact on some racial and ethnic groups. The […]

Toys R Us will hire about 45,000 employees to help with the holiday season, doubling its U.S. work force.

Now that we are a week removed from the march on Washington organized by the self-named rodeo clown, Glenn Beck, it’s clear that the event was nothing more than an exercise in ego worship. It’s still unclear if the event was about the troops, restoring the honor of America — whatever that is defined as […]