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It's a weighty question to be sure, but it's one career-finding platform Sokanu set out to answer with a survey of workers across the country.The survey looked at happiness by location and by job.

"Every day, I tell myself I want to be skinny.

California Democratic Party Chairman Eric Bauman called for the boycott of the chain after a state filing showed In-N-Out donated $25,000 to the state’s Republican party.

By now, we all know the importance of feedback in terms of employee growth, development, and engagement.

In order to gain a competitive advantage, organizations are beginning to embrace a scientific, data-driven approach to hiring and developing their workforces.

There are nearly 75 million women in the workforce, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. An astounding 40 percent of them have experienced unwanted sexual attention or outright coercion at work, according to a study from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

Add a new category to the never-ending list of disruptive technologies: cognitive technology, which is sometimes referred to by the broader labels of "augmented intelligence" or "artificial intelligence.""Cognitive technologies can perform and augment low-level tasks; provide evidence-based insights for better human decision-making; and create improved engagement and interactions that previously required human intelligence such as planning, reasoning from partial or uncertain information, and learning," explains Ryan Renner, principal and cognitive advantage leader for Deloitte Consulting LLP.Included under the "cognitive umbrella" are things like machine learning, deep learning neural networks, natural language processing, rule engines, robotic process automation, and "combinations of these capabilities for higher-level applications," Renner says.Early adopters of these technologies in the business world are excited about the impact on their companies.

Seven in 10 teenagers polled for CompTIA's latest study, "Youth Opinions of Careers in Information Technology," said they are open to the possibility of a career in the tech arena.

According to a recent survey from Mental Health America (MHA) and the Faas Foundation, 71 percent of US workers are thinking about leaving their jobs or actively looking for new opportunities.

Holidays are a time for family, fun, and celebration – but the hangover that comes afterward can cause distractions at work, to the point that 62 percent of companies have reported dips in workplace productivity during the holiday season.

The Latest on changes at the Los Angeles Times (all times local): 3:10 p.m. Los Angeles Times Publisher and Chief Executive Ross Levinsohn has been given an unpaid leave of absence amid allegations that he engaged in improper "frat-boy" behavior while working for other companies.

There isn't much room in today's market for businesses that don't stay in touch with the latest technologies.

Co-located teams are fast becoming commonplace.

A sizable contingent of the workforce believes robots will replace all of us at the office, push us into unemployment, and build a global defense matrix that eventually becomes self-aware and hunts us down with human-esque robots that strongly resemble a certain former governor of California.That's probably not going to happen.Moreover, here in the recruiting sector, many recruiters actually feel pretty good about automation and artificial intelligence, according to "Recruiter Perspectives on an Automated Future," a new report from recruiting software firm Jobvite.

Yes, as a freelancer, your probably have a LinkedIn profile and/or website to which you can direct prospective clients.

An employee is severely depressed and unable to complete a task.

In the first installment of this myth-busting series, I shared research asserting that at least half a million open IT positions are going unfilled in the US. Today's tweens and teens are a critical part of the solution to this problem, but unfortunately, a number of myths surrounding careers in technology may discourage them from exploring the industry.Last time, we tackled the myth that all tech careers revolve around coding, math, and science.

Job seekers often turn to networking when looking for new positions.