BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Pink-collar Job
- a sexist term for a position normally held by a woman, especially a young one
Additional Resources
- New Executive: Getting gals to think Pink; Limited snags Avon Lady to lead Victoria Secret's hot new spinoff brand.(Profiles)
- Byline: Elisabeth Butler When deborah Fine's closest friends heard about her new job, they were quick to send gifts, including a jar of pink jelly beans, a couple of pink rabbits' feet and two pairs of pink Manolo Blahniks. Whether the 45-year-o...
- Research articles 2005-03-28
- Stop Looking for a Job: Three Alternative Choices For Recent Grads
- If you just graduated from college, congratulations! It's a huge achievement and you should be proud of yourself. Normally there would be plenty of job opportunities just waiting for raw and eager talent, but this is 2009. Finding a good job is not going to be easy. The way I...
- Blog posts 2009-08-04
- Six Essentials to Prepare for Your Next Job Search
- From what I hear, the rate that pink slips are being passed out is falling, but it's still pretty nasty out there. If you've been caught in the Economic End Times, I've got six tips for dealing with your imminent layoff and the hunt for the next job. ...
- Blog posts 2009-06-03
- Protecting Your Job in a Recession
- Most of us have already made the critical calculation: What are my chances of getting laid off? Instead of feeding an ulcer about how we might lose employment, a better use of our time might be to figure out a strategy for keeping our jobs. And according...
- Blog posts 2008-10-31
- Tech Watch: A pink slip bash links the out-of-a-job set.(party for unemployed tech workers to be held at nightclub in Chicago)(Brief Article)
- A networking event celebrating the hottest trend in town debuts Feb. 28. And, no, it doesn't tout the wonderful world of wireless. Chicago's first ``Pink Slip Party,'' a bash for the burgeoning numbers of unemployed tech workers, will be held at Kust A networking event celebrating...
- Research articles 2001-02-12
- How To Handle The Job Hopping Question
- As the economy changes and pink slips pop up, the once optional choice of changing jobs has become a mandatory step towards the top. Nowadays, in the wake of company mergers, corporate acquisitions, dot.com shutdowns, mass lay-offs and restructuring, hiring managers are more forgiving of job hoppers. They are realizing...
- White papers 2008-01-01
- Wave of Job Cuts Follow Mergers and Downturns.(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
- The fallout from several major media mergers -- as well as the dot-com downturn and ad-sales pullbacks -- was felt throughout the cable industry last week, and left an avalanche of pink slips in its wake. More than 3,000 layoffs are slated...
- Research articles 2001-01-29
- Toxic paint job: how mercury slid by the E.P.A. (Environmental Protection Agency; includes related article on lead poisoning)
- Last summer a Detroit-area family painted the interior of their home. Ten days later, their 4-year-old son became irritable and shunned light. He suffered uncontrollable tremors, he lost his ability to walk, his fingers and toes turned pink and his skin sloughed off. The boy was ...
- Research articles 1990-02-19
- COLOR IT PINK.
- It's time to "Banish black" as fashionistas are viewing the world through pink-colored glasses. About 20 years ago, I had a young British girl as an assistant. After a few years, she went back to England and found a job with a fashion publication...
- Research articles 2003-12-01
- Pink Slips - MEXICO
- Spanish banks, still digesting a series of billion dollar acquisitions in the region, have begun trimming their Latin American workforces. In Mexico, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, which recently bought Bancomer, laid off more than 7,000 employees and was preparing pink slips for 2,000 more. In Brazil, Banco Santander Central...
- Research articles 2001-07-01
- Pink Slip?: What's Next?
- Have one lost his or her job? If so, one is not alone. There are always companies that are cutting jobs or restructuring operations. It's a normal part of conducting business in today's economy. One may, however, be able to turn a layoff into a new career. This paper overviews...
- White papers
- Media's pink slip blues: This year's reality is that cornerstones of American business are in deep financial trouble and there's no turnaround in sight. (Cover Story).(Statistical Data Included)
- Carole Black recently had a fairly attractive job opening: vice president of marketing for Lifetime TV. Like many TV executives eager to "brand" their networks' programming, Lifetime Chairman Black wanted someone with a background in push Carole Black recently had a fairly attractive job...
- Research articles 2002-01-28
- Pink slips flowing at Ameritech; Low-level posts hit first; managers next.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- The first wave of job cuts began at Ameritech last week, aimed at approximately 300 clerical workers at service garages and other front-line posts across the local telephone company's five-state region, according to union officials. The steps foll The first wave of job...
- Research articles 2001-11-12
- No longer just pretty in pink: Women come to fore as valued clients. (At the Bell).
- After leaving her job as Hillary Rodham Clinton's press secretary in 1996, Lisa Caputo was in debt. The time-consuming and costly legal troubles that dogged the Clintons during their first term in the White House also had snared Ms. Caputo in...
- Research articles 2002-05-06
- Job Interviews: Handling A Hesitant History
- Have you been downsized, pink-slipped or let-go at work? Were you recently invited to depart from your place of employment? If so, then you may be ambitiously and aggressively pursuing possible job openings. You may be polishing your resume, perusing the classified ads and surfing employment listings online. How will...
- White papers 2007-08-30
- U.S. Productivity Gain Brings Greater Job Security for Workers
- Fearing you may lose your job can really kick your work effort into higher gear -- especially when your struggling employer is putting pressure on to squeeze more productivity out of a shrinking workforce. That's just what happened in the third quarter when U.S. worker productivity posted...
- Blog posts 2009-11-05
- 3Com Pink-slips 1,200 - Company Operations - Brief Article
- LAST WEEK SILICON VALLY networking vendor 3Com Corp., Santa Clara, Calif., announced the layoffs of 1,200 workers, a 10 percent reduction in staff. The cuts include 900 full-time employees and 300 members of 3Com's "alternative workforce." The job cuts are part of a $200 million savings plan announced in January...
- Research articles 2001-03-05
- Viacom, AT&T Join List of Job-Slashers
- Seth Gilbert submits: The deceleration of the economy and the utter implosion of both the banking and auto industries has officially tipped the dominoes of misfortune to the media industry. The flow of advertising dollars has shrunk. Car dealerships are spending less to promote their products. Banks are buying fewer...
- External links 2008-12-05
- How To Avoid Being Laid Off From Your Job
- With the faster economy shrinking, many workers fear they're going to be laid off and end up homeless wandering among strangers. This is a legitimate fear given recent news that tens of thousands of workers are being rifted by major companies. And we all know who will be the first...
- White papers 2009-01-28
- Workers at Canadian Commercial Printing Plant in Salem, Ill., Await Job News.
- By Shera Dalin, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 28--The nearly 900 workers at Quebecor World Inc.'s plant in Salem, Ill., may find out Wednesday if they are getting pink slips from Marion County's second-biggest employer. The 880 employees...
- Research articles 2001-04-28
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