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Why Recruiters Are Scouting New Talent Outside the Office (and Where They’re Looking)
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Zety.com. As traditional hiring channels become saturated, decision-makers are turning to unconventional environments to find their next high performers. Zety’s latest Off-The-Clock Recruiting Report surveyed 1,001 employees responsible for hiring and found that 59% feel very comfortable recruiting candidates outside of work—and many are already doing so at restaurants (42%), grocery stores (32%),…
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How to Master a 30-Second Pitch That Gets You Noticed
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Zety.com. What’s a good elevator pitch? It’s the one that gets attention. Makes people genuinely interested in you. Lands you a job of your dreams, or helps build a lasting relationship with a strategic client. Read on and you’ll learn everything you need to know to create an elevator speech that works every…
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5 Things to Know About Trump’s New Retirement Plan — Including a $1,000 Government Match
Millions of working Americans have no access to retirement plans at work. No 401(k). No employer match. No automatic payroll deductions nudging them toward the future. Just their own willpower — and for most people, willpower alone doesn’t build a retirement fund. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed squarely at fixing that. Here are five things you…
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Most Americans Get These 3 Longevity Questions Wrong. Their Retirement Accounts Are Paying for It.
Here’s a quiz: Three multiple-choice questions about how long you’ll live in retirement. Before you scroll ahead to the answers, actually try to answer each one. Researchers from the TIAA Institute and Stanford University asked 3,371 Americans the same questions. Only 6% got all three right. Six out of every 100 people. Here’s why that matters — and following, the…
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29 Summer Jobs for Teachers Who Want (or Need) to Earn Extra Money
wavebreakmedia / Shutterstock.com While many of us dream of having the summer months off, lots of teachers use their vacations to earn extra cash. The average salary for U.S. teachers in 2025 was $72,030, according to data from the National Education Association. When adjusted for inflation, teachers were making 5% less on average in 2025 than they did 10 years…
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5 Social Security Rules Costing Surviving Spouses Thousands Every Year
When your spouse dies, Social Security is probably the last thing on your mind. And that’s why so many survivors make costly mistakes with their benefits. More than 3.8 million widows and widowers were collecting survivor benefits as of September 2025. But a huge number of them claimed the wrong benefit at the wrong time — and they’ll never get…
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When Is It OK to Apply for an Internal Transfer?
Johnny C. Taylor Jr. tackles your workplace questions each week for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of SHRM, the world’s largest trade association of human resources professionals, and author of “Reset: A Leader’s Guide to Work in an Age of Upheaval.” Question: I recently started a new job, but a different role at the same company just opened…
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Why Job Seekers Are Abandoning Applications Faster Than Ever in 2026
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Monster. In today’s job market, candidates may still be applying broadly, but that doesn’t mean they’re willing to apply everywhere. According to Monster’s Job Search Deal-Breakers Report, certain hiring practices can stop job seekers before they ever click “apply.” The research, based on a survey of more than 1,000 U.S. workers, shows that…
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Religion
Dallas pastor Sarah Jakes Roberts recovering, ‘almost paralyzed’ in accident
(RNS) — Pastor Sarah Jakes Roberts, co-leader of the Dallas megachurch founded by her father, Bishop T.D. Jakes, is recovering after suffering a neck fracture that she said almost paralyzed her in mid-April. Jakes Roberts, 37, a popular conference speaker, author and co-senior pastor with her husband at The Potter’s House church, posted on social media that she was injured…
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History
This Victorian-Era Performer Learned that the Stage Life in the American West Wasn’t All Applause and Bouquets
The California Gold Rush. The very words evoked the strong reaction of an American populace driven by adventure and a lust for easy riches. Drawn inexorably west in the wake of the Jan. 24, 1848, strike at Sutter’s Mill were argonauts from every walk of life—shopkeepers, former soldiers, fallen women and those willing to parade their talents onstage for bemused…
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