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NEWS ABOUT: corporate jobs

corporate jobs stories: 5 news summaries

 Laid-Off Execs 
 Try Fatherhood 

Mr. Moms confess new gig hurts the ego

Apr 23, 09 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jobless Mr. Moms are becoming more prevalent at school pickup time and PTA meetings in Pelham Manor, a posh New York suburb where hedge-fund managers and execs raise families. Their blunt decisiveness is a remnant of once-successful careers, and while PTA moms welcome their help, they worry for them, too.... More »

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parenting • men • New York • unemployment • father • corporate jobs • Mr. Mom

NYC Firm Pays Lawyers for Not Going to Work

Cost-cutting measure gives employees $80K for taking a year off

Apr 13, 09 8:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amid nationwide layoffs and salary freezes, how could a New York law firm justify paying some of its employees $80,000 to stay away from the office? It makes more sense when you know that the lawyers usually make three times that: The partners have found a way to cut... More »

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layoffs • salary • lawyer • weakening economy • corporate jobs • law firm • furlough • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Job-Hunting Execs
Find It Tight at the Top

Financial crisis leads to surplus of six-figure jobseekers

Nov 29, 08 12:39 PM CST
(Newser) - Laid-off execs scrambling to find new six-figure salaries are facing fierce competition, Time reports. Thousands of high-end white-collar jobs have vanished recently, and many more are expected to go. Some top-level vacancies are still appearing, as execs retire or change jobs, but companies looking to fill their most powerful positions... More »

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Wall Street • unemployment • job search • job market • corporate jobs • executives • corporate execs • financial crisis

Japan Struggles with Slacker Salarymen

Anti-ambitious young Japanese opt out of the career fast track

Nov 1, 08 9:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new generation of Japanese salarymen is dropping out of the competition for raises, promotions, and managerial opportunities, the Wall Street Journal reports. Older Japanese are shocked at the attitudes of these ambition-shunning young workers who openly decline to climb the corporate ladder and switch jobs in pursuit of less-demanding... More »

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Japan • corporate culture • promotion • office workers • Japanese economy • corporate jobs

 Free Harvard Law 
 for Grads Who 
 Go Public-Sector 

School offers $40K break for third-year students

Mar 18, 08 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Third-year Harvard Law students can study for free if they vow to take public sector work for 5 years, the New York Times reports. Harvard announced the plan today to steer more students toward non-profit and government work; many graduates grab corporate jobs to pay off 6-figure debt. “We... More »

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Harvard Law School • college tuition • public interest • corporate jobs

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