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Make a Critical Trade-Off
Most important business decisions require compromise: To do one thing, you have to give up another. Next time you need to decide between conflicting priorities, try doing these three things:
How Not to Sabotage Yourself at Work
To paraphrase the old saw about suckers at a poker table: If you can’t spot the sneaky gossip at the office, it’s probably you. But you probably shouldn’t be looking for him or her at all. That’s the conclusion of an interesting …
Finding a Job in 2012: Real-Life Success Stories
Young people have it tough in the current job market. But chances are you already know all that, and are probably tired of hearing the bad news. So we set out to find an antidote: A series of stories about people actually landing …
Facebook Weighs In and Blasts ‘Shoulder Surfing’ by Employers
Employers’ practice of demanding access to job applicants’ privacy-protected social-networking pages has sparked concern among privacy advocates and outrage among ordinary Americans who object to tactics like “shoulder surfing”: …
10 Happiest Places to Work: Is Your Job on the List?
Vast Majority of Middle Class Expects to Work Well Beyond Retirement Age
America’s middle class has had a rough go of things in recent years, and few in the middle anticipate life getting easier as they get older. In a new survey, three-quarters of American middle-class workers say they expect to keep working past the normal retirement age (65), and one-quarter think they’ll have to work at least until they’re 80.
5 Tips on Asking for a Raise
One of the best ways to increase your income is at the source: during salary negotiations either when you land a job or during a performance review.
In recent years, of course, many people have been more worried about keeping …
Mastering the Art of the Informational Interview
Finding a job in this economy can be tough. Competition is fierce, and even if you have the skills, it can be a challenge to make yourself known to the right people. To gain an edge over other applicants, Michael Hampton, Director of Career Development and Services at Linfield College, recommends that job-seekers master the art of the …