The economy is destroying jobs and retirement plans, but if you stretch the concept of good news, employers are coming to the rescue with talk of small pay raises this year. On the whole, I wouldn’t spend that expected 3.5 percent pay hike in Bermuda or Hawaii. Suffice to say, that merit pay increase isn’t… Continue reading
Archive for March, 2009
Academic Underachievers Unite!
If you pulled a B or C average in college, good luck getting an interview with Google or other intellectually rigorous global employers. But according to Alan C. Guarino, an author and recruiter, companies that overemphasize academic performance systematically overlook valuable talent. “Success, defined as business achievement, comes to a wide range of people. For… Continue reading
