Order a sandwich at Subway, and you'll be assisted by one of their "sandwich artists." When perusing the Apple store for a computer or iPad, be sure to ask a "genius" for help. Job titles have evolved over time for a variety of...

Knowing a second language can pay off more than you think. While it's a definite perk in many career fields, in a tough economic climate, knowing another language is especially important. According to a recent Korn/Ferry...

Historically, college graduation has been a time of celebration. The years of hard work and studying have come to end, and life in the real world -- with a real paycheck -- can finally begin. Yet for the students who graduated...

Some years ago, I was chatting with a prospective employer, sharing tales of my experiences and selling him on the many reasons he should hire me, and doing it by using very specific examples. At one point in the conversation he turned quickly around in his chair and started furiously typing. As it turned out, he was Googlin

Why did you leave your last company? Why did you get laid-off? Why did you get fired? These are questions most interviewees fear and most interviewers ask. Learning to traverse these difficult interview questions is important...

If you haven't yet discovered the addictive time-suck that is Pinterest, here's the deal: It's a web-based bulletin board where users pin beautiful, inspirational pictures. Most people use it to pin pictures of pretty clothes,...

A lot of LinkedIn's 150 million users don't know how to unlock its true potential. The company's co-founder, Reid Hoffman, said as much in a recent profile by WIRED. Here are his tips.

Let's face it -- job searching is stressful. So if anything can be done to help bring positive energy to the experience, it's worth exploring. That's why the practice of feng shui is so intriguing. While feng shui may seem like...

Twitter is like a window into the soul of America. It shows us faster and more accurately what is on our collective minds than any other medium currently in use. So it was only a matter of time, in a bad economy and a worse job...

Business Roundtable finds that 42% of its members expect to hire over the next six months, up from 35% three months ago.

Being bilingual makes you smarter and can have a profound effect on your brain.

In their efforts to vet applicants, some companies and government agencies seeking Facebook profile access.

The case asks: Does an employee who leaves a job involving social media have a right to take a Twitter account and followers along?

Editor’s note – guest post by Larry Mirabile, Test Lead, HR Business Process Outsourcing at Aon Hewitt. Life Changes Like many, my career was derailed during the economic downturn. To ...

In the last four blogs I talked about: Barriers to Change Why your team my drive you nuts Why your boss may suck 3 Aspects of job that can cause Career Insanity In my opinion what I am writing about now is the most important. In fact, this is the THIRD TIME I am writing about this topic in the last year. REWARDS

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