Many employers expect an increase in lawsuits, including discrimination claims, this year because of their interest in an applicant's criminal history, a recent study shows.
Litigatorslawyers who work to help clients win, or survive lawsuitscan have high-stakes careers. One female litigator's job, however, came with a less thrilling description.
Bloomberg asked three typography wonks which typefaces make a curriculum vitae look classiest, which should never, ever been seen by an employer, and whether emojis are fair game.
Anxiety about employment could be killing more Americans than diabetes, Alzheimer's, or the flu every year.
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