Social Media

For all the high-profile woes Facebook has encountered in recent months because of its botched $16 billion stock offering last spring and complaints by users about privacy, the social-media powerhouse remains an attractive company to work for. In fact, Facebook Inc. topped the latest list of best employers, as ...

By Abby Rogers Updating your Facebook status or adding to your shopping cart on Amazon at work isn't just a violation of company policy. It might also be against federal law, according to a new paper by two Boston College professors. ...

Everyone knows it's terrible out there for young Americans, aka Generation Y or the millennials, who are just entering the workforce. While the national unemployment rate has slid below 8 percent the past two months, the official tally for Americans between the ages of 18 to 29 was 12 percent in October. ...

By Vickie Elmer Change is good. And changing things up on your online profile can attract attention, whether it's a recruiter or an angel investor or some new followers. This fall brings many good reasons for freshening up our online images: Stepped up networking events, new or renewed emphasis on ...

Question: I need to do a better job of avoiding "insecurity work" (constantly checking social media updates, email, etc.). What strategies do you use to ensure that technology does not get the best of you during the day? ...

In the staffing world, everyone in my industry knows that September brings an uptick in hiring. Managers come back from summer vacations after Labor Day and realize that they need to hire before the end of the year. That being said, while there will be more jobs available, they won't all translate into ...

Have you seen Britain's Prince Harry lately? Of course you have -- photos of the prince's pixelated privates have been all over the Web and the news for the past couple days. For Harry, the private-photos-made-public (thanks, TMZ) will likely result in few consequences, save a possible reprimand from his ...

Competition for tech talent in Silicon Valley is particularly keen among companies that produce electronic games. The need for workers with software programming skills is so acute that gaming companies have taken to the Web, producing recruiting videos that showcase corporate culture and the products they make ...

You value your privacy and are not one to jump on the social media bandwagon, so when someone Googles your name, they'll find a White page's listing and a link to Ancestry.com. You're okay with that, but what does it mean for your job search? Is it true that if someone can't find you among the 955 million ...