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Part-Time Work Opportunities for Baby Boomers in Unexpected Places

While Baby Boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964) are retiring in droves or nearing traditional retirement age, many are choosing to work past age 65 – either because they’re not ready to stop working or need the income. So reports Fox Business.

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Workaholic Culture Leads Some to Feign Participation

A Boston University study shows that employees at one “large consulting firm” may be faking their participation in the company’s high-intensity workplace culture. So reports the Huffington Post.

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‘Holacracy’ at Zappos Dissected by Pundits

It’s unclear what the self-management trend “Holacracy” will yield for clothing seller Zappos, but the debate has provided plenty of fodder for experts. So reports Forbes.

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Ever Wonder What Sets Successful Entrepreneurs Apart?

It may have something to do with their early-morning routines. So reports Entrepreneur.com, which also illustrates this with an interesting infographic.

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Even in the Post-Post-'Mad Men' Era, Sex Discrimination Lives On

The runaway hit cable series “Mad Men,” about Madison Avenue in the 1960s, is now in the rearview mirror. It’s in some ways a stretch to understand the show’s appeal, with its retro look at a (thankfully) bygone era when sexism, racism and numerous other flavors of bigotry ran amuck in a free-wheeling corporate world prior to the advent of the EEOC and political correctness. So reports HR Morning.

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Are Wall Street Employees Prepared for Another Crash?

For Wall Street employees who weren’t permanently downsized or traumatized by the economic downturn that started in 2008, there’s good news and bad news. So reports CNBC.

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Los Angeles Joins Cities Raising Minimum Wage

Reflecting a growing trend in both the public and private sectors, the city of Los Angeles recently announced it will raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour over the next five years – the largest municipality in the nation to enact a similar hike. So reports the Huffington Post.

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NAPW Welcomes Rocca Petruzzelli to Woman of the Year Circle

The National Association of Professional Women honored the Resicom Group Human Resources Administrator Rocca Petruzzelli with an invitation into the 2015-2016 Woman of the Year Circle. So reports Virtual-Strategy Magazine.

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Philip Berry to Head HR at Clinton Foundation

A member of the board of trustees for the City University of New York will head the Human Resources Department at the Clinton Foundation as Philip Berry has been tapped to replace Terry Sheridan. So reports Capital New York.

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How Can the Cloud Benefit HR Operations?

Using a cloud-based HR system could alleviate some of the growing pains of new businesses. So reports Entrepreneur.

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