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Max Nisen

Management

Study: There is a Downside For Organizations That Allow Working From Home

When fewer people work in the office, they don’t get the social or productivity benefits they expect from being around friends, close colleagues, and managers.

Management

You’re More Likely to Find a Better Job While You're Still In Your Old One

Future employers love to hear you brag about your current job.

Management

GE Had to Kill Its Annual Performance Reviews After More Than Three Decades

The company got rid of formal, forced ranking around 10 years ago.

Oversight

Five Airlines Are Being Investigated For Price Gouging By The Transportation Department After a Train Derailment

The department sent a letter informing American, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, and United of the investigation.

Management

Setting Your Own Schedule Actually Makes You Work More

Telework can be both a blessing and a curse.

Management

Why Getting a Referral Is So Powerful In a Job Search

It's always important to tap into your employees' professional networks.

Management

Recruiters Read a Tiny Part of Your Résumé, If They Read It At All

Obsessing over a perfect résumé is often a waste of time — time better spent making connections.

Management

Where in the World You’re Most Likely to Be Working Too Much — Or Napping

The work-life balance in Europe is very different than in the United States.

Management

The Real Reason Many Men Work Extremely Long Hours

It's mostly about status.

Management

Here’s How Quickly Interviewers Decide Whether or Not to Hire Someone

It's way quicker than you imagine.

Management

How People Succeed in High Pressure Jobs Without Working 80-hour Weeks

Success, without burning the midnight oil.

Management

Advice for Job-switchers and Newbies from Google’s Hiring Chief

"Use the format 'accomplished X by doing Y as measured by Z.'"

Management

The Risk of Letting Employees Know Where They Rank Versus Their Peers

If your organizational culture is more collaborative, doing so could hurt performance.

Management

You Are Almost Certainly Starting Salary Negotiations Wrong

Range is much more important.

Management

Even the Best Cover Letter Isn’t As Good As a Two Minute Conversation

It's harder to ignore the phone than written correspondence.

Management

The Architectural Theory That’s Killing Personal Space at Work

Communal space at work can help spark creativity, but it has a cost.

Management

The Salary Increase You Can Expect From a Graduate Degree, By Major

A graphical guide to the returns on extra schooling.

Management

How to Influence Your Manager When You’re Never Both in the Same Office

Face-to-face isn't the only way to communicate.

Management

No One Ever Really Fits a Job Description, So Let Applicants Write Their Own

Most of the time, regular job postings are terrible.

Management

The Case For Intense Background Checks For Hires

Research firm Muddy Waters has adopted a distinctive hiring process which relies on outside researchers to poke holes in candidates’ backstories.