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Where are the jobs? Education and health services, that’s where.

“Where exactly are these jobs you keep talking about?” That is one of the questions we frequently receive here at The Work Buzz. And we do our best to point you in the right direction. Today the Bureau of Labor Statistics made locating these open positions a simpler task by releasing the current January Job Openings and … Read More

New Report Reveals How Changing Demographic Trends Are Affecting US Politics

Hi All! Here is some very timely, interesting info to be aware of. Without me re-hashing their overview info, here are the details that were provided to me: This new report, authored by NDN Fellows Morley Winograd and Mike Hais and based on a 2,500-person poll, takes an in-depth look at how America’s population is … Read More

The biggest triumph is getting out of bed

Psychology Today did an interview with me. It was about my most triumphant moments in my life, and how I overcame obstacles to get there. I knew immediately that the interview was going to be a disaster, so I told them I wanted to do the interview written, rather than on the phone. Then I … Read More

Are workers just mutants in a sci-fi movie?

In Total Recall, Arnold Schwarzenegger is just a mild-mannered construction worker from 2084. Or is he? Turns out, he’s a secret agent, who ends up fighting against the forces of corruption who use a technological arsenal to track him, erase his memories, and generally make his life miserable. I sort of get a Total Recall … Read More

11 Questions for Employee Engagement based on Daniel Kahneman’s Work

Dual Selves – Stories and Experience – Employee Engagement – $60,000 Happiness Background . Daniel Kahneman is a leading psychologists who created the field of behavioral economics. He is an expert on economics and irrational approaches to understanding ourselves and our world. Using examples from vacations to colonoscopies, Nobel laureate and founder of behavioral economics … Read More

Talk to The Work Buzz! Contest: Ask us a question about interviews

Hello, everyone- As our last post said , we’re holding a contest where we ask you to submit your questions based on that week’s topic. We’ll choose one person’s question to answer and then send him or her a copy of Career Building , which will bring you hours of joy for the rest of … Read More

Announcing the Talk to The Work Buzz! Contest

Ever since we launched The Work Buzz, we have grown fond of you, our inquisitive readers. We post about news, pop culture happenings, studies and anything else that we think will help your job hunt or workplace issues. And you always let us know how you feel about our posts in our comments section. Sometimes … Read More

Broken teeth and stressed out workers

Last week, my buddy emailed me about a strange occurrence. I was eating a Kashi oatmeal bar - in my on-going attempt to eat better - I chomped down and broke off a chunk of my back tooth. The universe is trying to tell me to stick with blueberry muffins I think. It seemed a … Read More

Employee Engagement: 50 Companies to Admire and Imitate

Finding Engagement in a Hay Stack! Employee Engagement Drives Loyalty and Business Performance at World’s Most Admired Companies The Hay Group and FORTUNE magazine completed their 13th annual World’s Most Admired Company WMAC survey. They have done a wonderful job of offering elaboration and insight into top companies and employee engagement. Here area key conclusions … Read More

12 Employee Engagement Eclectic Resource Zingers (No. 11)

12 Employee Engagement Eclectic Resource to Improve Your Work and Your Life. David Zinger offers you informative links and resources to enhance and improve your work and life engagement. This edition of 12 Eclectic Resource Zingers range from employee engagement and community to stop the busywork. Don’t try harder. Try Different. http://bit.ly/bkd9S2 Podcast: The tyranny … Read More