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Some people simply work better alone. My colleagues are rolling their eyes now, so let me rush to provide full disclosure. I've worked mainly from home for more than 20 years, going into the office just enough that they don't give my desk away

Step Away from That Desk

Do you eat lunch at your desk? Alone? Continuing to work as you chew? Welcome to the new wondrous world of work in which employees feel intense pressure from bosses to labor right through lunch

Managing Emotions in the Workplace: Your Survival Guide

Our psychologist explains how to keep your emotions in check while you're on the job

A Modest Proposal: Three Weeks of Paid Vacation

Here's a modest proposal I offer free of charge to President Obama and Mitt Romney: Every American should get a mandatory minimum of three weeks paid vacation a year

How to Ace Your Performance Review

Most employees dread their annual review. Follow these tips, and you'll start seeing yours as a golden opportunity to get the recognition -- and salary -- you deserve

Getting Ahead in Hard Times

The workplace hasn't exactly been business as usual lately -- and neither should your career-development plan. Here are four ways to succeed in business today

What is 'Having It All,' Anyway?

This is becoming the summer of Women and the Workplace. Or rather, whether women can pursue the same career opportunities as men without sacrificing their roles as mothers

Starting a Business in a Tough Economy

Starting a business in a tough economy can be done, say our experts, as long as you follow these key steps

Why You Shouldn't Work at Night

An estimated 27 million people in the U.S. are going to work when the rest of us are going to bed. But working the graveyard shift appears to edge you closer to the graveyard

The 6 Hottest Tech Careers of 2012

There will be more than one million openings for the tech careers on our list

6 Resume Writing Tips for Business School Grads

Follow these rules to ensure your resume makes an impression and helps you land a job

LinkedIn Transforms Job Search for M.B.A. Graduates

Business schools are encouraging students to start early and be active on the social networking site

Why You Should Launch a Side Gig Now

Earning money on the side provides job insurance amid uncertainty

Are Your Biggest Earning Days Over?

Here's a disturbing prediction about future raises: Around age 40, you'll stop receiving them. However, you can take matters into your own hands with these six strategies

How to Say No to Your Boss

To create something that resembles a work-life balance, I've had to learn to say no to my bosses. Here's what I've learned

Weighing Costs of an Online Master's in Nursing

Unlike engineering or IT professionals registered nurses may see little movement in their paychecks if they advance their degrees. Here's why

3 Career Reasons Why Students Get Online MBAs

Here are three reasons why some students choose an online M.B.A. program to meet their career goals

How to Make 2012 Your Best Year Yet

This is the one time of year that most of us look toward the future.

Job Interview? Avoid These 6 Psychological 'Leaks'

Chances are, you are woefully unprepared for that upcoming interview and you don't even know it. Talking points rehearsed? Check. Company and interviewer researched? Of course. Answers to tough questions practiced? You bet. Psychological tells analyzed? Uh, come again?

Top 5 Personal Coaching Myths

Personal coaching is all the rage. As with any profession, there can be a lot of confusion. To help distinguish fact from fiction, here are the top 5 personal coaching myths

Should you have HARD goals?

Are you struggling to find a new career? Have you lost your motivation to lose that extra 25 pounds? Do you dream of achieving more in life but seem to always fall short? If reaching your goals seems like an impossible challenge, don't worry! There's a new science to achieving the life you want and a new way of working toward success

Why You're Stuck: Change Your Path to Change Your Life

I've written, lectured and counseled individuals on how they can close the gap between where they are and where they want to be in order to create a better life, but what I read hit me at my core and invigorated and inspired me. I'm hoping it has the same effect on you

How to Get a Job Using Google

With the economy in a state of slow recovery and an influx of recent grads in the job market, many Americans are searching for work. Among the many career sites available online, Google Search is a key resource for job seekers

Job Outlook Improving for Class of 2012

Employers surveyed by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) say they plan to hire 9.5 percent more graduates from the class of 2012 than they did from the class of 2011

The Unorthodox Success Strategies of Millionaires

Earning a college degree, taking an entry-level job, and slowly working your way up the promotion ladder has long been considered the safest path to success. But a slew of book authors, popular bloggers, and academics are increasingly urging a more do-it-yourself approach to getting ahead, and more young people appear to be following their controversial advice

A Hiring Bright Spot: Solar Energy Jobs

In an economy plagued by high unemployment and slow growth, one young industry has an optimistic outlook.

Seven Deadly Words You Should Never Use

Comedian George Carlin famously spoke about the 'seven words you can never say on television,' but the following seven seemingly innocuous words/phrases might be even worse. To say them is almost like dousing your goals, hopes and dreams with sulfuric acid

Best Employment Security Plan for Older Workers

The jobless rate for older workers isn't as high as it is for the overall U.S. workforce. But older workers who do lose their jobs tend to remain jobless much longer than their younger counterparts -- if they're able to find work at all

Start Your Own Business in College

Many people know that Google and Facebook were started in dorm rooms. But a business doesn't have to be a household name, or even a dot-com, to make real money. Enterprising students are learning that the best, and most lucrative, jobs on campus can be the ones they create themselves. And they're doing it in ever-increasing numbers

Do One Simple Thing to Immediately Increase Your Power

In a population where the national unemployment rate is at 9.1 percent and 55 percent of Americans who are employed are dissatisfied with their work, what can you do to empower yourself to live a better life and achieve career success?

Take Charge of Your Professional Development

It's easy to get complacent about professional development when you're employed. If you already have a job, why should you go above and beyond to improve your skills, especially if it's not required by your company?

6 Ways the World of Work is Changing

Digital advances and expectations from a new generation of workers have shifted the way we produce and collaborate, transforming the workplace and with it, our lives. Here are six ways the workplace is changing

Mastering the New Freelance Economy

A new wave of people are opting to work themselves, driven by both economic necessity as well as a desire to take more control of their income. Here are nine strategies to help get your entrepreneurial idea off the ground

How to Deal with a Gap on Your Resume

Say you want to take time away from the traditional workforce to pursue a passion. Or have a baby. Or complete a project. One of the biggest fears we have when making these plans isn't the venture itself, but returning to full-time work afterward

How Social Media Can Help 50-Plus Workers Find Jobs

Social media platforms offer some important means to those ends through sharing expertise and making new connections. But older job hunters can be at a competitive disadvantage

Do You Need a Second Career?

Older workers face a working crossroads as they near retirement age

Should You Hire a Life Coach?

Paying for specialized advice can give your career a boost

10 Best Cities for Finding a Job

Looking for a job? Put on your parka and snowboots. Metropolitan areas in northern states are well represented among the ranks of places where unemployment rates are low and falling

10 Worst Cities for Finding a Job

Among U.S. metropolitan areas with 200,000 people or more, here are the 10 worst metro areas for finding a job

Older Workers See Entrepreneurship as Top Option for Career Reinvention

A growing share of start-ups are coming from older entrepreneurs these days -- and many of them want to change world, too. Entrepreneurs age 55 to 64 represent a rising share of start-up activity

Working Into Your 70s: A Smart Retirement Move

It doesn't take much imagination to see that retirement at age 65 is increasingly a nonstarter. Extending your working shelf life means extending your savings

Seven Rules of Successful Bloggers

Are you passionate about something? Do you enjoy writing? Are you looking to distinguish yourself in a competitive job market? Would you like to spend a few hours a week writing about topics that excite you? If so, starting a blog may be a smart option for you

Steve Jobs: 6 Secrets of Success

How did Steve Jobs create a globally loved brand and a religiously devoted following? By adhering to these six keys to success

Despite High Unemployment, Millions of Job Openings

Although there are about four active job seekers for every current job opening, the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey shows that even in a slow-growing economy, there are job opportunities for applicants with the right skills and education

6 Ways to Network While You're in College

Here's why you should build your network before you need a job -- and how to do it

How to Get the Salary You Want Even in This Economy

Asking for a raise takes common sense and confidence, but most of all, it takes preparation and practice. Here's what experts recommend for the best ways to make chatting with your boss about a raise successful

The Quitting Quiz

Answer these eight questions about your job, and we'll tell you whether to stick it out, start planning your exit, or hightail it out of there ASAP

Can I Afford to Quit My Job?

It's not an easy decision to make. That's why career and money experts recommend putting a lot of effort into preparing to quit before making any big announcements

Green Your Commute

Whether you're ready to ditch your car keys completely or just want to find ways to become a more planet-conscious driver, these easy tips will help you go green while getting around

Many Once-Standard Workplace Benefits Disappearing

Employers have significantly cut many of the benefits they offer to workers over the past five years. Here's a look at the workplace perks that have significantly declined

5 Factors to Consider Before Relocating

It's not surprising that the Kelly Workforce Global Index found that more than 75% of those surveyed said they would be willing to move for the right job. At the same time, though, many employers are reducing or freezing their company-paid relocation programs. Here are 5 Factors to Consider Before Relocating for a Job

Staying Sane in an Insane World

Here are six things that you can -- no, scratch that -- that you must do today (and every day!). They may not jump-start the economy, but they can certainly jump-start your well-being during these difficult times

How to Make a Career Back-Up Plan

These recently laid-off workers avoided financial catastrophe by falling into their own safety nets

Navigate the Booming Computer Science Market

Computer science students with either bachelor's or master's degrees are in demand now and are expected to be for the next decade. According to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report, there will be an estimated 1.8 million new IT jobs by 2018, a 22 percent jump from today's market

How Higher Education Affects Lifetime Salary

While those earning master's, doctoral, or professional degrees still earn more during their careers than those with less education, the gap is closing

How to Run a Meeting that Won't Tick Off Employees

So how do you hold a meeting that won't annoy your colleagues? Here are a few ways to make your next office meeting as productive as possible

Job Opportunity for Entrepreneurial New Grads

Recent college graduates who are interested in entrepreneurship but not yet ready to leap into self-employment may want to check out a new program that will soon place young workers at startups

12 Ways to Be More Creative at Work

It's not just Walt Disney designers who need to be creative at work -- it's all of us. If you find yourself wondering how to constantly create at your own job, here are a dozen ways to rev your creativity engine

Why New Graduates Should Consider Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship is on the rise: More people worked for themselves in 2010 than during each of the previous 15 years. But is self-employment a good choice for new college graduates?

6 Careers to Watch

Here are six careers that should provide plenty of job openings in 2012 and the years to come

Do You Have What It Takes to Be an Entrepreneur?

This isn't meant to put you off your desire to get out of a cubicle. But it is meant to serve as a reminder that becoming an entrepreneur is like stepping onto a never-ending roller coaster

How to Master the Art of Negotiation

Many people miss out on higher starting salaries and other benefits because they fail to make simple requests. The power of 'asking for it' can result in higher salaries. Here's how

How to Land a New Job

Whether it's rewriting your cover letter, reviewing the way you approach interviews, or rethinking what kind of job will make you happy, here are some tips for landing a new job in the new year.

How to Boost Your Reputation and Build an Audience Online

Social media offers the most powerful way to connect with others, allowing you to network with thousands of people (literally!) from the comfort of your own home. Through harnessing the power of word-of-mouth marketing, social media can transform your business, product, service and passion to the next level

The World's 25 Best Multinational Workplaces

Employees have spoken, and three technology companies took the top spots in a new survey of the best multinational workplaces: Microsoft, software-maker SAS, and data-storage company NetApp

New Fund Could Help Finance Your Startup

While jobs remain scarce for any one who's looking, one subset of the population suffers from a jobless rate of almost twice the national average: young people. This high rate of unemployment has lead some members of the business community to advocate abandoning the traditional path to employment

How to Be Successful: Think Like Larry Ellison

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is known for his supreme confidence. Here's how you can channel his energy to reach your own potential

How to Take Off After a Layoff

A generation of workers who are being forced to reinvent themselves in the wake of pay cuts, layoffs, and other types of career disappointments. The sluggish economy and so-called 'jobless recovery' means more workers face lower earnings than they expected and little in the way of job security. Financial success often requires being more entrepreneurial and reinventing oneself, even as retirement approaches

Unemployed for Life?

Across the country, in every region and at companies large and small, unemployed people are being told they are ineligible to apply for vacancies

Employers Increasingly Trimming Or Cutting Disability Benefits

The same pattern that has emerged in health insurance -- employers' shifting more costs onto workers' shoulders and trimming or eliminating benefits -- is occurring in disability coverage. This fall, as employers spell out insurance options for next year, evaluate what's offered and what it will cost, and make sure you're adequately covered

Boost Your Mood with This Simple Trick

Big positive change doesn't require a lot of effort or time. Sometimes the small things can produce massive change -- like a small spark in a dry forest. A fun way to add some positivity to your day and to create a better life is through 'sparking.' Sparking is when you add brief but healthful things to think or do throughout your day. Here's how you do it

Self-employed Americans Down by 2.1 Million

Fewer Americans are working for themselves. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of self-employed Americans went down by 2.1 million to 14.5 million in August

How to Create a Career without a Full-Time Job

Rather than working the traditional 9-to-5 job, more workers are turning to so-called portfolio careers, or cobbling together an income from various part-time or freelance-based jobs

Become Unbreakable: 10 Tips to Create More Personal Resilience

Resilience is the ability to adapt well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, and stress related to work, health, family and relationships. A resilient person is not only able to handle the crisis of the moment more effectively, but that they are also able to recover and get back on their feet more quickly. You can create more personal resilience with these ten tips

Get Over Yourself! Learn This Secret to Boost Your Confidence

Nobody cares about you. When you walk into a networking event, what are you thinking? I think to some degree, all of us have this fear of constantly being watched, criticized, and judged.

Unfinished College Degree Means Less Money

As incoming college freshman start this next chapter of their lives, more than 40 percent of them will not graduate. According to analysts, college dropouts will cost the United States billions of dollars in lost earnings and therefore millions of dollars in lost tax revenue

Start Living Your Miracle Life

The Miracle Question is just the first step. It's only designed to get you thinking about what you want to be different. The next step is a crucial one. It's discovering what you need to do to start living those differences

Workplace Benefits That Are Rapidly Disappearing

Employers have significantly cut many of the benefits they offer to workers over the past five years. Some 77 percent of companies report that benefits offerings have been negatively affected by the slow pace of recovery. Here is a look at the workplace perks that have significantly declined since 2007

5 Common Resume Misconceptions

In most cases employers still want a resume to learn about your skills, experience, and career path. Here are five common misconceptions about resumes and how you should approach them during your job search

Can You Answer the Miracle Question?

I'm a big proponent of asking solution-focused questions. Solution-focused questions focus on a better future, as opposed to problem-focused solutions that focus on a troubled past. The solution-focused applicant focuses on what has worked, what their strengths are and what might work in the future

Getting Ahead in Hard Times

Success during The Great Recession means you need to boost your performance, outshine your co-workers, and more important, let your bosses know what kind of butt you're kicking without looking like you're kissing theirs. Here's some advice from real job experts on how to get it done

6 Tips for the Hopeful Entrepreneur

As the job market continues to be tight, the option to start your own venture sounds pretty good. If you�ve ever thought about working for yourself, here are six tips to help you plan an approach to making it happen

Think Startups are Fueling the Recovery? Not So Much

While 'startup' has become a buzzword, there actually aren't that many of them, a new report shows. Which means that while new businesses may be raising the bar on innovation, they aren't creating enough of what our economy needs most: jobs

How the Crippled Housing Market Affects Job Seekers

The technology industry offers tales of woe: jobs aplenty in hot spots like Silicon Valley, but candidates across the country who, anchored by houses that have dropped in value, can't move to fill them. And yet a new study tells a different story.

5 Business Lessons You Can Learn From Mark Zuckerberg

Want to pick up a few career tips from the Facebook billionaire? Our tech-career expert examines the Zuckerberg Effect

How to Use Twitter to Change Careers

Whether you want a more lifestyle-friendly career or a job that offers a bigger paycheck, transitioning to a new field can be a daunting task. It requires making new contacts, acquiring new knowledge, and maybe even gaining new skills. That's where social-networking site Twitter comes in

Tips for College Grads Starting First Jobs

Starting a new job after graduation usually means a new boss, new tasks, and a new salary. It also means new financial challenges, as young workers figure out how to navigate the world of retirement savings, a post-work social life, and professional demands. Here is a nine-step guide to taking control of your money before you even receive that first paycheck

5 Ways Your Negative Friends Can Drag You Down

Why is it that those who mean the most to us can also the meanest? Learn the five ways negative friends or family members can drag you down and what do to about it

Healthcare Jobs on the Rise

Unemployment overall may be hovering near 10 percent. But a growing and aging population, the promise of wider health insurance coverage, and advances in medical technologies are translating into attractive salaries and signing bonuses for many of the people delivering care

Job Market Sucks? Not for Techies

Even as large numbers of unemployed scramble to find positions in this faltering market, one group continues to land jobs easier than ever: techies. Engineers, programmers and developers they're in high demand and short supply, enjoying not only their pick of jobs, but being courted by companies that want to bring them on board even when they're already employed

How to Land a Job in Tech Even if You Don't Write Code

Job seekers who aren't programmers or developers sometimes make the mistake of overlooking technology companies for their next job, but even workers who don't know how to write code can take advantage of the abundance of jobs in that sector. Here's how

5 Creative Ways to Showcase Your Resume Online

If you're applying for a job that requires creativity, innovative thinking, or problem-solving, one way to make yourself stand out is through a unique digital resume. Showcasing your resume online can not only help you emphasize your creativity, it can also demonstrate skills like design, programming, and more

Can Profanity Help Your Career?

Can profanity help your career? What about raising your voice or slamming down your phone? Most of us do our best to fit in at the office and keep our emotions in check, but could swearing, getting angry and making a scene actually help you keep your job, or even get promoted? If done correctly, I think they could

Business Schools Hope to Shatter Sturdy Glass Ceiling

While a woman nearly ascended to the White House in 2008 and the number of women at the helm of Fortune 500 companies has grown fivefold since 2000, the glass ceiling in the business world isn't starting to show the cracks that many people assume it has, the results of a new study indicate

Failure Is Now Fashionable

Nothing succeeds like success, but don't sell failure short. That's the sunny-side-up view of life that appears to be busting out all over the big-thinking world of the business and economics press these days

How to Mesh In-Person and Online Networking

Combining old-school networking strategies with new-media opportunities is a great way to increase the effectiveness of your job search. Yet this doesn't come naturally to all job seekers. Some struggle to use the Internet and social media for their search, while others rely too heavily on the digital world. Here are a few ideas for how to play in-person and online efforts off one another

How Facebook and Your Free Time Can Get You Fired

Congratulations! You're famous. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other websites have catapulted all of us into the limelight of our own social networking universe. But this 'fame' comes at a high price. While you don't have to worry about paparazzi, you do have to worry what photos your friends snapped of you at happy hour last night

Why You Should Ditch the Quest for the Perfect Career

For twenty- and thirty-somethings, the constant search for the perfect career can be both a blessing and a curse. The grass-is-always-greener mentality can serve as motivation, but it also has a tendency to become a trap, causing us to live in the future rather than enjoying the present

Best Travel Companies to Work For

If you'd like travel to be part of your work, consider trying to snag a job at Southwest Airlines or Virgin America. Those companies rank at the top of a new list of best travel-related employers compiled by career website Glassdoor. The ranking is based on evaluations by employees who work at those companies. Here's Glassdoor's full list of top travel companies to work for

The Oprah Effect: Ultimate Star-Maker Moves On As Should We

I am actually a huge Oprah fan. I think she's done a tremendous amount of good in her 25 years hosting the show. Oprah created stars and best-sellers. An appearance on her show changed people's lives forever. But when you spend all your time focused on the near impossible, you cheat yourself and others of your message and gift. So, why is it great news that Oprah is off the air?

Companies with the Most Older Workers

As baby boomers begin to approach traditional retirement age, the workforce is aging rapidly. But not all industries are aging at the same rate. Some companies employ significantly more older workers than others. Here are the Fortune 500 companies that employ the most and least older workers

9 Companies Hiring Now

While it's smart to approach your dream company about a job regardless of whether it has advertised openings, it's also a good idea to know which employers are hiring and think about how you might fit in there. To help you think outside your box, here are nine companies hiring right now

Find New Law Jobs in a Slow Economy

More than ever, attorneys must pay attention to changing national trends. Many who are thriving in the current environment are also showing an entrepreneurial spirit and a willingness to work at small firms. To get an idea where to look for jobs, follow the money

Make a Difference (And a Fortune!) Sharing Your Advice

What if you could make money doing what you already know and what you're passionate about doing? We're all experts at something. Everyone has their own abilities, skills and unique life experiences that they can share with others. Why not make a business out of it?

Business Management the Dog Way

Your dog may look a bit funny in a suit, but it can surprisingly teach you about business management, according to professionals who have learned to handle workplace situations thanks to their own dogs

How to Position Yourself to Change Careers

More people than ever, it seems, want to change jobs or switch industries. That's partly a result of the lifting of the recession; as the economy improves, employees who have long wanted an out now feel more confident about finding a new position. It might also have to do with our constant quest to find the perfect career. Here are some smart ways to position yourself to make the transition

Can I Afford to Take a Sabbatical?

How to Create Superstar Employees: Beyond Work-Life Balance

The 10 Worst Cities for Job Seekers

Hate Your Job? 3 Ways to Find a Better Job

Alternative Career Options for Burned-Out Lawyers

Where the Engineering Jobs Are

Top 25 Companies for Work-Life Balance

Tips for Communicating Well at Work

Where the M.B.A. Jobs Are

Not Too Late to Find a Summer Job or Internship

When Surviving is Not Enough

Navigating the Digital Job Market When You're Not Tech Savvy