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You mastered the entry-level position, impressed your boss and worked your way up to a management role within three years. Here are the steps you need to take after that..

Do you want to display confidence and stand out from the crowd at the office? A few mental tricks can help you power through your work, keep your cool, and form stronger relationships.

Your third job interview is winding down, and your future boss finally makes a financial offer. But the salary is much lower than you expected. Or (good problem to have) the salary is much higher than you ever dreamed. What you do next can make a huge difference in your long-term finances. Here a...

How do you know if your employer is invested in you? We all want to feel that our employer sees us and recognizes talents that make us valued long-term. Read on to learn more!

Your success in obtaining the job of your dreams will be realized in large part by showing that you and your employer are indeed joined at the hip in a journey toward mutual success. Your pitch is essentially “help me help you.” Toward that end, negotiate your dream offer with 6 these tips in mind.

Often what matters when making a job or pivot is a strong reaction to something that troubled you in your former or current job. Knowing your answers will help you seek out situations that will be better for you. 

One of the most frequent points people make when they are thinking about making a career change is the pull they feel to do work that makes a difference. 

No matter how high-tech job-hunting has become, the basics of resume writing still apply. Make sure your resume includes the fundamentals every recruiter needs to see before offering you an interview.

So, you have your eye on an internal opening within your company—now what? While it’s always a good idea to talk to your boss about applying internally, it helps to take a few initial steps first.

Imagine being in chill mode when your next job comes to you. It can happen. So what’s the secret sauce? Proactive job seekers position their job-hunting tools to work even when they don’t. The best part? You can adopt their accessible tactics to optimize your own job search efforts.

The best places to work are filled with engaged employees who bring their best to work each day. Here are common behaviors and signs of engaged employees.

Few circumstances disrupt your work life more quickly than a colleague's resignation. But once you've dealt with the initial emotional reaction, reality will set in, and both you and your boss will wonder, who's going to do the work? Quite likely, the answer is you—at least in the interim. It's i...

Let's face it: turning down a candidate isn't the most pleasant task in the world. And increasingly, businesses avoid it. Job seekers used to joke about papering the walls with rejection letters but these days, the rejection letter, call, or email is facing extinction. It’s vital, though, to comm...

You did a little happy dance when you found out you were hired, and imagined a bright future full of fun challenges, great coworkers, and plenty of advancement opportunities—just like you were promised! And then reality hit. Your first weeks are filled with signs that everything isn’t what you’d ...

We all have a list of companies we aspire to work at during the pinnacle of our careers. To get one step closer to making that dream a reality, consider these tips to get your foot in the door of your dream company — whether or not it has an open position you’re interested in right now.

You’ll want to create an amazing experience for those who apply so that the best candidate wants the job. Learn how.

No one says being the runner up is easy. But it helps if you know you gave it your best shot.

Every fall, hundreds of thousands of Americans apply for part-time and temporary work. Some do it to boost their income, others to pay down debt, or enjoy an extra-festive holiday season.

Maybe you’ve heard through the grapevine that getting a federal job is too difficult, too competitive and too long of a process. Well, it’s time to put away your Grapes of Wrath, because my new government insider, Corliss Jackson, is about to share her secret recipe for federal job success.