Employment

If you didn’t know it by now, employers are using social media outlets like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn as an active part of their recruiting process. In fact, a new survey suggests that even if you are not providing a recruiter with your social media information, most are still looking at them anyway.

Thanks to technology, a good chunk of the population can do their jobs at home if need be. Likewise, when most workers go on vacation they are just a smartphone away from being back at the office — and thus not really on vacation.

If you need any other indication that the job market is tough these days, consider this survey by online casino Roxy Palace.

In this tough economy, people will try just about anything to get a job. However, according to a new survey from Monster of 4,000 adults, what you do may not matter because many believe whether or not you land a position is simply a matter of luck.

Pay equity between men and women has been a hot topic in Washington as of late, and this should add fuel to the fire: a new study reveals female doctors are being paid less than their male counterparts.

It seems that there might be a correlation between long-term unemployment and poor health.

Babysitting is pretty good work if you can get it. Just how much can you make?

Most of us probably never stop to consider if what we do for a living is healthy for us or not. Maybe we should.

There are fewer high stress situations than a job interview. You’re being asked to endure intensely private scrutiny that a proctologist would find invasive and have to pretend to be interested in the boring speeches and conversation of a man who you will spend the rest of your life pretending is not boring and interesting.

Nearly one in five Americans employed in the private sector has a food industry job, and according to a new study, the vast majority aren’t being paid a living wage.