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Want an inside track to a successful career? Skill and hard work are important, yes--but one of the most valuable career assets any professional can have is a mentor: a more-experienced person in your field who guides you and helps you develop. "Peop...

For job seekers over 40, "Botox" is the answer, according to journalist and image consultant Lisa Johnson Mandell.But that's Botox for your resume--not your face--says Mandell, the author of "Career Comeback: Repackage Yourself to Get the J...

Whether you're trying to navigate kids' school schedules or avoid soul-crushing rush-hour traffic, finding a flextime job or a job that allows telecommuting can substantially improve your quality of life. ......

Facing challenges ranging from the threat of pandemics to the recent snowstorms on the East Coast, employers and employees are taking another look at telecommuting and other "flexplace" work options.=========================================Also...

A manager can't figure out how to tell her colleague to stop staring at her chest when they talk. An employee is afraid to ask her supervisor not to yell at her in meetings. A boss can't figure out how to let his assistant know that he gets complaint...

So, has Chris in Accounts Receivable given you your March Madness bracket yet? It's that time of year again: spring, when an employee's fancy turns away from profit-and-loss statements, PowerPoint presentations, and office politics--and turns to NCAA...

Cities with colleges, military bases, and a wide range of industries have the strongest outlook for hiring in the second quarter of 2010, according to a recent survey from the employment-services firm Manpower. Anchorage, Alaska, and Burlington, Vt.,...

Long-term unemployment can wreak havoc on a person's sense of self-worth and well-being. Worse, big resume gaps, or current unemployment, may also mark a job seeker as "damaged goods" and make a long job search even longer. ......

Leonardo da Vinci was the ultimate Renaissance man--a genius by anyone's standards. The Italian polymath excelled as a painter, a sculptor, an inventor, an engineer, an architect, a musician, a scientist, a mathematician, a botanist, an anatomist, an...

Even though the recession has been responsible for the loss of 8 million jobs and the lowest pay raises in over thirty years, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. A recent survey by Hewitt Associates, a global human resources consulting and out...

Engineering majors dominate a new list of the top 10 highest-earning and most in-demand bachelor's degrees, according to a new report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), which surveyed bachelor's degree candidates with 10...

Joe Hankin was on the fast track to law school. The 25-year-old Maryland native graduated early from Brown University and soon landed a paralegal job at a corporate law firm in New York City. After two and a half years, however, he had a change of he...

Over the past couple of months, Glassdoor.com career expert Jeff Hunter has surveyed a group of recruiters and HR managers in order to provide job seekers with insight into the hiring process. His list of ten questions inspired interesting respons...

Unemployment rose in most states in January--even breaking records in several states, according to government data released Wednesday.Joblessness in five states--California (12.5 percent), South Carolina (12.6 percent), Florida (11.9 percent), Georgi...

Congratulations! You've received a job offer during one of the worst recessions of our lifetime. Now there's just the sticky matter of pay. Although the economy is technically in recovery, employers are still very pessimistic about the overall outloo...

Americans' expectations about employment may be shifting away from traditional notions of what a job looks like: a recent Yahoo! HotJobs poll asked respondents whether they were likelier to accept temporary work this year than last--and 75 percent sa...

Want to increase your chances of landing a professional job? Move to Dubuque to be a paralegal at a law firm specializing in bankruptcies.According to a new survey conducted by Robert Half International (RHI), a staffing firm based in Menlo Park, Cal...

Most savvy job seekers realize the power of leveraging both online and in-person networks to find a new position. But once you've landed your dream job, your network can transform into an even more valuable tool for helping you get ahead in your care...

It's three months after the start of the New Year--how's that "get a new job" resolution coming along? If you haven't made much headway because the idea of making cold calls and pounding the pavement is too daunting, start small: with your resum...

You work hard--meeting deadlines, delivering results, and showing up on time. But each year you've been getting a raise in the measly 2 percent range (if that). Meanwhile, certain coworkers stroll out of their review meetings with big smiles on their...