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July 30, 2014
14 Portraits Of College Grads Living At Home
"Yes, mom, I'll be home before midnight."
It used to be shameful to move back home after college--a sign of personal failure. Now, because of rising student debts and a sub-stellar economy, it's a common reality.
This project started out of my own struggle to find work after graduating college with more than $100,000 in debt.
The Best And Worst Paying Jobs In Design
Move to California. And learn to code.
In the U.S., a corporate culture of pay secrecy can make it difficult to figure out whether you're getting paid a salary you deserve. Co.Design took a look at designer salaries across the world, based on data from a Designer News survey that garnered 1,000 responses from 58 countries. The responses reveal wide discrepancies in how people are paid, at least among the group of people surveyed (an admittedly small, self-selecting sample). Here's how the field stacks up:
A Futuristic Office Design To Combat Your Constant Distraction
Fluidly move from space to space, if people around you get too chatty. Need to have a focused business meeting? Take a screen-free stroll on the meandering walkway on the office perimeter.
Most of us hate open offices because of the inherent distractions, but it isn't necessarily that much easier to focus in a space of your own, thanks to email and kitten videos. So what would the ideal workspace look like?
The Best States For New Parents Still Fall Very Short
A nice boss and strong work ethic can't protect new parents from employer policies that aren't held accountable to the greater good.
In June, President Obama held the White House Summit on Working Families to assert the administration's commitment to family-friendly workplace policies. At the same time, the National Partnership for Women and Families issued the report Expecting Better: A State-By-State Analysis of Laws That Help New Parents.
Want To Be Successful? You Should Talk To Yourself More
Who cares if you sound crazy. A new study shows talking to yourself can boost your job performance.
"C'mon Lisa, you can do this." I repeat this mantra to myself whenever I get stuck on a problem. While saying this in the middle of my neighborhood coffee shop may make me look like a crazy person, a new study from the University of Illinois, published in the European Journal of Social Psychology says I may be doing the best thing to boost my chances of success.
What's The Current State Of The American Dream? (Infographic)
A recent study shows we're less hopeful about achieving the "American Dream," but that the dream itself is shifting into something new.
What do we consider "living the dream" today?
5 Job-Hunting Survival Tips For Recent Grads
Don't let the summer slump stall your job search. Take the "work" out of networking, and get busy on social media.
There's no doubt the job market is different from what it was 15, or even 10 years ago. With the rapid adoption of social media for the job search and a recovering economy, college grads are likely wondering what their next move should be in this often daunting process.
July 28, 2014
How Google Searches Can Predict The Next Stock Market Crash
Researchers have created a method to identify search patterns that can predict stock market movement.
When will the stock market crash? As with most everything else, the answer lies within Google.
"Star Wars" Creator George Lucas Names Architect For New Chicago Museum
The director picks Beijing-based MAD Architects to design the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.
George Lucas has chosen Beijing-based MAD Architects to lead the design of his new museum, planned to open on 17 acres of what is currently parking space along the Chicago lakefront in 2018. The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will be based on the Star Wars director's personal collection of art and movie memorabilia.
Airbnb Takes On Business Travel With Concur Partnership
More than 35 companies have already signed up for Airbnb's business travel program.
Airbnb is displacing the hotel industry when it comes to personal travel, and now it wants to do the same for business travel. On Monday, the San Francisco-based startup introduced a business travel program and partnership with Concur, a travel and expense management service.
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