Career

It doesn't matter if you graduated at the top of your class, have an experience-laden resume and have top-notch references. If you can't hold a conversation, make eye-contact or prove your team-building skills, employers aren't going to want to hire you.  

Major League Soccer is striking a multiyear deal with Southern New Hampshire University that will provide full scholarships for players and internship opportunities for the school's current students.

With more than 27,500 open internships across the U.S., according to Glassdoor data, now is the time for college students and young professionals to apply to summer internships. But how can you make sure you land a great internship where you’re doing real world versus just fetching coffee?

College graduates are trading their notebooks for resumes as they search for their first job in hopes to launch their career, but some basic mistakes might be stopping them from getting an offer.

New analysis from the British Council based on British intelligence dossiers and academic research, finds that college degrees in technical areas like engineering create the perfect Islamic terrorist.

Smartphones make it easy to share everything online, but that doesn't mean it's a good idea.

Workers in Providence and nearby communities who travel by bus or train face longer commute times than their counterparts in other medium-sized metropolitan areas in the U.S.

Federal regulators are proposing limits on how employers use financial penalties and rewards to nudge employees to participate in fast-growing workplace wellness programs.

Seattle's new $15 minimum wage law began going into effect Wednesday, nearly a year after this pricey West Coast city was celebrated by activists as the first metropolis to push employers into providing higher wages.

Looking for a higher return on your investments in the stock market? If so, you may want to start considering company culture.

The federal government says its offices in the Washington area will be open Friday amid the region's latest winter storm, but they are on a two-hour delayed arrival and employees can telework or take unscheduled leave.

Maine's highest court on Thursday upheld workers' compensation benefits for the widow of a Salvation Army portfolio manager who died from a heart attack on a treadmill while monitoring the financial markets on TV and internal email on his BlackBerry.

An arbitrator has ruled that Iowa Workforce Development Director Teresa Wahlert overstepped her bounds when she promoted a judge who had been demoted after complaints that she created a hostile work environment.

A task force outlined recommendations on Friday for achieving wage equality between men and women and creating more leadership opportunities for women in the corporate world.

A San Francisco supervisor wants chain retail stores to give more predictable work schedules to their hourly employees, many of whom are struggling to juggle multiple jobs and family responsibilities.

The fired chief executive of the beleaguered Market Basket supermarket chain is offering to return as negotiations continue over his bid to buy the company.

New federal guidelines on job discrimination against pregnant workers could have a big impact on the workplace and in the courtroom.

Pregnant women have new protections against on-the-job discrimination.

Despite their contributions to the improving job market, midsized employers report growing angst about recruiting, engaging and retaining top talent.

Employers say that it’s beneficial to have older workers on the job but may face higher benefit costs. See more findings from the LIMRA Secure Retirement study.