Do you have the “soft skills” employers badly need?
They say workers who have these abilities are even harder to find than applicants with "hard” skills, such as coding
Aimee Picchi is associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has been published by national news outlets including USA Today and Consumer Reports. Aimee frequently writes about retirement, and has been a National Press Foundation fellow for reporting on retirement and Columbia University's Age Boom Academy. She's also the editor of the Institutional Investor book "Cultivating the Affluent II," with noted wealth consultant Russ Alan Prince.
They say workers who have these abilities are even harder to find than applicants with "hard” skills, such as coding
Hotels are taking a page from the airlines’ playbook, adding fees for in-room coffee, safes and room guarantees
Drugmakers are creating dramatic ads that push buttons but don't mention a medication by name
Educated women are more likely to be married today than a generation ago, unlike those without college degrees
A 60 percent increase for middle-income Americans, far outpacing the poor
It's still called the "boiler-room" scam, but now these operations exploit caller-ID technology to dupe unwary investors
Some younger consumers are in a lather about the cleanliness of old-fashioned soap bars
It has already climbed out of reach for many Americans, causing some to cut back on the essential medication
Data indicates that consumers are losing interest in the game, which may benefit Internet rivals
How employees view the compensation of their company's leader can make a big difference in staff morale
Cutbacks in the amount and quality of prison food mean hungry inmates now value this salty staple more than tobacco
Marketed to poor or young Americans with bad credit, the cards carry high fees and interest rates that can be tough to handle
Private prisons will be phased out by the Justice Department, but it’s only a small part of the prison industry
Since 1989, the middle class has remained stagnant and the poor became more indebted -- but the top has done just fine
Some 24 million people around the U.S. are still without coverage, and they have a few things in common