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How satisfied you are with your job and your pay may depend on your gender.

Men and women are about equally likely to say that they are satisfied with their jobs; about 65 percent of both sexes say they are satisfied. Plus, for both sexes higher job satisfaction is associated with higher job pay.

But it typically takes a lot less money to get women to say they are satisfied with their work than it does to get men to say it.

via Money, Gender and Job Satisfaction – Economix Blog – NYTimes.com.

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It’s going to be harder for new graduates to find a job this year, says a recent study.

This year has been extremely rough: New college graduates had 40% fewer job prospects, a new report shows. And the outlook for 2010, while better, is still not very promising.

Jobs for graduates with bachelor’s degrees, which account for most new graduate hires, will drop nearly 1% next year, according to Michigan State University’s survey on recruiting trends.

Overall, hiring of grads with any degree will decline by 2% compared to 2009.

via Survey says job market for 2010 graduates still gloomy – Nov. 17, 2009.

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From Business Week:

The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) said that 77% of business schools surveyed by the group reported an increase in application volume in 2008, up from 64% in 2007. It’s the second-largest year-over-year surge in applications to full-time programs since 2002, and the highest level of increase in five years, GMAC said. And early signs are that the upcoming admissions cycle will continue to be strong.

The strong demand for business school did not surprise admissions officers, who note that applications for MBA programs typically go up when the economy slides. A similar upturn was seen following the dot-com crash earlier in this decade.

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Business Week has published its list of top undergraduate business schools.  You can view the article here, or go straight to the slideshow list here.

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Anne Fisher, a Fortune senior writer, has a column where she answers career-related questions and provides other business advice. Not only could this column be useful for someone in the workforce (or for someone about to start a career) but it could also be a good place to look for business topics for papers. She covers a lot of issues such as business ethics, appropriate business dress, dealing with rude coworkers, starting a new job, and more.

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