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Let’s stop leaving PTO on the table and start making the most of our paid leave. A few strategic vacation tactics will put you on the path to a better mood and higher energy levels.

While you may fantasize about making a dramatic exit after being downsized, the sweetness of such revenge would be short-lived. The road to your next job will be smoother if you make a few strategic moves.

learn about six ways you’re hurting your chance of advancement.

So is there a solution to the Monday scaries? Yes. While it might not be possible to embrace Mondays like a long-lost friend, there are ways to make the transition back into work a little easier.

Americans need to start figuring out how to relax when they can’t take a vacation. Whatever the reasons, if you're one of the millions of Americans who can’t take a vacation, here’s how you can relax with the time you have.

Other than a salary increase, most employees’ top request would be for more vacation time. Learn what to do—and what not to do—when considering asking your boss for more days off.

You're just settling into your pool chair with a juicy thriller and an adult beverage when you hear a familiar ping. Ugh. The office. What could they possibly want now? Don't they know you're on vacation? What should you do when you're on vacation and your coworkers won't stop emailing you?

If you are an elder Millennial or older, you might remember what it was like to work in a pre-smartphone, pre-Facebook world. Take a trip down memory lane, when emails were cutting-edge, and people still wore business suits.

Your recruiter set you up on a phenomenal job interview. You definitely want the job, and you can hardly wait to hear back. But days go by, and all you hear is crickets in the background. What should you do? 

Want in on a little secret? There are a plethora of built-in perks for those who decide to pursue skilled trade professions that typical office workers just won’t find.

Searching for a job is stressful. You put yourself out there to be judged by strangers, you deal with the sting of rejection, and unless you’re working, you’ll find your funds rapidly diminishing. It’s a rough time, and as a result, many people become depressed and begin living unhealthily. Don’t...

Whether you’re a soon-to-be college graduate or a worker laid off because of COVID-19, searching for a job during a pandemic and increasing unemployment was not in your career plan. Here are some steps you can take to make yourself relevant.

Want happy employees? First, you’ll need to make that a keystone goal, understand change must come from within the work environment, and strive for change every day. Then try these five tactics.

By prioritizing the following action items before and after your vacation, you can ensure a smooth absence and pleasant reentry to the working world.

Most full time employees get a certain amount of vacation time per year, but not everyone takes advantage of all of it. Read on to find out how maxing out your paid time off will actually improve your personal and professional life.

It may seem like you dedicate a lot of time in your work day to meetings. It's important to stay productive between meetings you can’t get out of. Whether you have twenty minutes, or just five, here are ten things you can do between meetings.

While money is nice, sometimes there are perks that pay off in different ways. There are some company benefits that are worth their weight in gold. Read on to learn more!

When you work in an office, your gabby neighbor, needy family members and others don’t expect you to be free during the day. Your inner domestic engineer or social media butterfly isn’t coming up with tasks or distractions either. But when you work from home—as a telecommuter, business owner or p...

While your salary is certainly important, it isn’t the only thing you should consider when negotiating your job offer. In fact, sometimes the benefits you can build into your employment contract can have more value than the monetary amount of your paycheck. Even if you’re being offered an extraor...

While keeping your personal issues separated from your work life is an important step toward being a true professional, there are times when the two are bound to intertwine.