Archive for September, 2008

Fastest-Growing Industries

Tara Weiss on Sep 26th 2008

Health care, human resources and consulting are likely industries for job growth.

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Fifteen Safest 2009 Cars

Forbes.com staff on Sep 24th 2008

These vehicles earned the industry?s highest marks for passenger protection, and boast enviable safety features.

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Homes Of America’s Billionaires

Forbes.com staff on Sep 16th 2008

Where the country’s wealthiest–including Gates, Buffett and Ellison– wind down.

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The Forbes 400

Edited by Matthew Miller and Duncan Greenberg on Sep 16th 2008

Our annual listing of America’s very richest.

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Applicants’ Personalities Put to the Test

WSJ.com: Career Strategies on Sep 15th 2008

Many companies are using personality and ability assessments as pre-employment or orientation tools to avoid a bad fit.

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Finding Your Way Out of Negative Thinking at Work

WSJ.com: Career Strategies on Sep 15th 2008

If your bosses consider you the office Eeyore, but you believe you’re merely a realist, the burden to change lies with you.

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Former Olympian Shifts Gears to Science

WSJ.com: Career Strategies on Sep 15th 2008

After eight years as a professional cyclist, Olympian Bunki Bankaitis-Davis traded her wheels for test tubes. She’s executive vice president and co-founder of a company that creates blood-based molecular tests.

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Get a Better Salary After Years of Low Pay

WSJ.com: Career Strategies on Sep 15th 2008

A reader asks how, after 10 years at one company, he can negotiate a fair salary in a new job. If you’re underpaid by thousands, address the gap with care.

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America’s Most Stressful Cities

Maurna Desmond on Sep 14th 2008

In these 10 spots, residents suffer from high prices, high unemployment and low quality of life.

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The Business Of Football

Edited by Kurt Badenhausen, Michael K. Ozanian and Christina Settimi on Sep 9th 2008

How much is your favorite NFL team worth?

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Best Cities For Singles

Edited By Elisabeth Eaves on Sep 4th 2008

Atlanta tops our annual ranking of America’s best places to live on your own.

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