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5 Ways to Make Boring Christmas Parties into Networking Gold
Lots of us will be attending holiday parties and networking events this season. You may have an office Christmas party, a non-profit related soiree or a holiday […]
Lawsuit: Center City Sheraton Fired Woman Who Reported Sexual Harassment By Guest
A former employee at the Four Points by Sheraton at 12th and Race Streets has sued the hotel and parent company Starwood Hotels & Resorts claiming […]
City With Biggest Unemployment Rate Drop is … Atlantic City?
Yes, there were four casino closures in the past two years. Yes, it had the highest foreclosure rate in the country for four consecutive months. Yes, the Revel casino […]
Study: Center City Retail Rising
The Center City retail market has been on fire recently, with a young-yet-affluent customer base sparking more than $740 million in retail demand, according to […]
784 Layoffs at Embroiled Mail-Order Pharmacy
After multiple reports that mail-order pharmacy Philidor Rx Services used questionable tactics to get insurance companies to pay for the drugs it dispensed, the company is […]
515 Layoffs Coming to Montgomery County
Two Montgomery County businesses have announced layoffs, and 515 people are set to lose their jobs permanently. Quad/Graphics is closing its plant in East Greenville, Pa., […]
QVC’s HR Chief on How to Ace a Job Interview
When people find out that I’ve reviewed more than 200,000 resumes and conducted thousands of interviews, they often give me a funny look. I can […]
Philly Makes List of Richest U.S. Metro Regions
With its healthy ‘eds and meds,’ powerhouse pharmaceutical industry and fast-growing real estate sector, the Philadelphia metro region ranked No. 19 on a new Bloomberg Business list […]
How to Get Hired at Top Philly Employers like Comcast, QVC
A handful of Philly companies consistently show up on job seekers’ wish lists. Eager candidates may even apply to 10 or more jobs in one company, […]
These Philly Companies Offer Unlimited Paid Vacation
It sounds like a dream come true — unlimited vacation from work. While most workplaces in Philadelphia have traditional paid-time-off policies, a few have decided to […]
$100,000 Salaries, Happiness for Center City’s Self-Employed
Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock What does the typical self-employed person in Philadelphia look like? If you said they’re likely a millennial earning low wages, you’d be […]
Hey Urban Outfitters, Stop Treating Employees Like They Won the Cool-Job Lottery
Urban Outfitters — known for its hipster-chic clothes and dorm-room-esque decor — made news for all the wrong reasons last week. Urban sent a message to salaried employees […]
Op-Ed: 7 Ways To Fight Poverty In Philly
(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from Community Legal Services attorneys Sharon Dietrich and Louise Hayes.) Philadelphia continues to have the highest rate of deep […]
5 Surprising Philly Jobs That Pay $75,000
Want to make $75,000 or more per year? You could become a doctor, lawyer, dentist or financial manager, but you knew that already. What you may […]
Urban Outfitters Ends Controversial Employee Policy Amid Government Pressure
Urban Outfitters is the latest retailer to end the controversial policy of on-call scheduling — at least in New York state. Announcing the change on his […]