Walt Disney World employees this week will consider a deal to raise wages to a minimum of $15 an hour within three years. This, my friends, is a Dumbo-ear-sized deal. It’s obviously good news for Disney employees. But it’s also a coup for the region’s economy in general. See, Orlando’s dirty secret...
Companies strike balance between office-bound, all-virtual workers
Workplace book club helps bind staff together
MILWAUKEE — The explosion in digital devices has triggered a rush by companies to hire digitally trained employees to provide and deliver the content for all those smartphones and computer tablets. John Komp has been working in the digital industry for more than 20 years. He was hired last year...
Here's a breakdown of the median salary for certain majors. Median salaries, rather than averages, are used for comparison.
Technological advances, reliance on computers to scan resumes, and staff cutbacks in human resource offices are causing most large companies to use computers for a first read of submitted resumes.
What do you want to accomplish? Why? What could hold you back? These are some of the key inner dynamics to clarify on your path to achieving your goals.
When you're job searching, simply getting the attention of potential employers can be a challenge. Of course, there are always a few tricks to keep employers intrigued, no matter what job you're eager to land. Wondering what hiring managers want to see? Here, job-search experts weigh in on what...
In today's knowledge-based economy, coming up with new ideas under pressure is essential.
TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s unemployment rate dipped in July, hitting an 11-year low of 3.7 percent, according to numbers posted Friday by the state Department of Economic Opportunity. The latest estimate represents 383,000 Floridians considered out of work, or 4,000 fewer than in June, from a workforce...
Lake County public school teachers who went without a pay raise last year are in line to get one this year under terms of a contract agreed upon by teachers union and school district negotiators. “It’s roughly about a 3 percent increase,” Stuart Klatte, president of the Lake County Education Association,...
Five Democrats are battling for the chance to become the first member of their party to be elected governor of Florida in 24 years. Even though they’ve been shut out of the Governor’s Mansion since Republican Jeb Bush’s first election in 1998, Florida Democratic candidates are unafraid this year...
SeaWorld is eliminating 125 positions amid a companywide restructuring. The announcement comes a day after Orlando-based SeaWorld released second quarter financial results that showed growing revenues and attendance, impressing analysts. The company’s interim CEO had hinted cuts were coming as...