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Now that we are fully into 2017 and facing the long, dark winter days – with few holidays to look forward to – leaders need to take a hard look at how they can best support and encourage team members.

Facebook Inc. is giving employees more paid time to grieve after the death of family members.

Welcome to Top 10, Recruiter.com's weekly rundown of the best of the best in recruiting!

At Badger Maps, we've successfully developed an internship program that prepares young professionals from various countries and backgrounds for lifelong careers.

"Ask Brianna" is a Q&A column from NerdWallet for 20-somethings or anyone else starting out.

SBA NOMINATION MOVES FORWARD Linda McMahon's nomination as head of the Small Business Administration is moving forward, having won approval last week from the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship.

I get the question all the time in my LinkedIn workshops: "How do I let recruiters know I'm not currently working?" My answer has been somewhat noncommittal.

Welcome to Recruiter QA, where we pose employment-related questions to the experts and share their answers!

No matter your job title, all deliverables boil down to return on investment: How can this project be most beneficial and profitable for the company?When real-time, continuous feedback enters the conversation, it's almost always in the context of millennial talent or how modern workforces need regular check-ins.

Recruiting more women as potential leaders is the first step toward building a more diverse and inclusive organization.

The directive from the interviewer to "tell me about yourself" strikes fear into the hearts of even the most confident candidates.

Explaining why you left a previous employer in your interview is never easy, and there are a lot of traps you can fall into that can cost you your next job.This article is going to walk you through how to safely explain your reasons for leaving an unpleasant company without hurting your chances of getting that next job.1.

Interviewing for a job is an incredibly personal process for job seekers.

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is "in" right now – but it's not a trend so much as an important evolution of the business world.

Will 2017 be the year that flexible work finally becomes the norm?While flexible work arrangements have been steadily gaining acceptance over the past few years, standard schedules still prevail.

Medical sales reps tend to be pretty happy at work, with 70 percent reporting they are either somewhat or very satisfied with their jobs.

Recruiting and hiring professionals often chastise job seekers for using weak, meaningless buzzwords on their resumes and social profiles – but maybe they should get their own houses in order before they start wagging their fingers at others.According to new research from LinkedIn, recruiters are just as guilty of smattering their LinkedIn profiles with empty clichés.By analyzing millions of recruiter and company pages on the website, LinkedIn came up with lists of the ten most common buzzwords deployed by recruiters and employers:The 10 Most Overused Buzzwords on Recruiters' LinkedIn Profiles: Specialized Leadership Experienced Focused Strategic Passionate Excellent Expert Generalist SuccessfulThe 10 Most Overused Buzzwords on LinkedIn Company Pages: Solutions Unique Leading Expert Vision Great Innovative Creative Platform StrategicIt's easy to see why these words are so common.

Article by Jenny HargraveWhat is the one thing everyone wants to know at the end of an interview – and yet rarely asks about?

Even in the best of workplace environments, you may at times find yourself doubting your career choice, dealing with office politics, and/or wondering why you're not as far ahead as you'd like to be.

When it comes to employee happiness, the biggest obstacle may be work/life balance, according to the Happiness Index 2016, a new report from employee intelligence platform Butterfly.The index is the result of a year-long study that explored the employee happiness and engagement trends of more than 5,000 employees in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.