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Looking healthy, vigorous and well-moisturized is key to getting a promotion, an increasing number of men seem to believe. The New York Times reported late last year that men are spending more on skin- and personal-care products - despite the sluggish economy - as they try to make themselves stand out in a still-tight job market. Sales of men's premium skin-care items rose 5 percent in 2010 and ...read more

Outsourcing and advisory firm Capgemini Group reported its 2011 results today - and North America proved to be the multinational firm's strongest region. Paris-based Capgemini saw its North American sales surge 11.5 percent last year, largely on the back of increased consulting revenue. Capgemini, which specializes in technology consulting, reported that its North American division was its most p...read more

Now is a very good time to have a background in information technology. Employers nationwide are ramping up IT hiring - and it's not just ace programmers who are in demand. ISC2, an information-security industry group, reports this week that the market for cybersecurity professionals is red-hot: Just 7 percent of security workers were unemployed last year, while nearly 70 percent of the employed ...read more

Both job seekers and corporate executives are cozying up to social media platforms - and that's good news for members of Generation Y. Gen Ys (a.k.a. Millennials) have grown up around the internet. That means tweeting, Facebook-ing and tumblelogging are second nature for them; Facebook and Tumblr were even founded by Millennial entrepreneurs. So who are old-line companies (the Hewlett-Packards, ...read more