Testing. Just the word conjures up Big Brother images. “Okay, let the games begin,” I told the secretary who administered the day-long tests. They were for personality and temperament, skills and ...

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The recent and dramatic increase in corporate downsizing in response to the recession has surfaced debate about the costs and liabilities inherent in the outplacement process The recent and dramatic ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Thomas J. Brock is a CFA and CPA with more ...

Losing your job has never been easy. But today, outplacement — a cushion many laid-off workers relied on to soften the blow and ease their transition to a new job — is getting much stingier. And ...