On The Job Archive

Interviewer Asking for Your Facebook Password? Be Wary

If a potential employer requests that you hand over your log-in information to social media sites during an interview, expect worse if you're hired.

Planning to Ask for a Pay Raise?
Prepare First

Before talking with your boss, make sure you're presenting the best case as to why you deserve a salary increase.

Social Networking for Job-Seeking Boomers

Advice for seasoned professionals on how to benefit from social media during a job search.

How to Handle Sticky Situations at Work

Tips on navigating five difficult work scenarios with your manager.

How to Impress a Hiring Manager

Make yourself stand out from other job candidates during and after the interview.

7 Job Interviewer Pet Peeves (And How to Avoid Them)

Advice on what not to do when interviewing for a new job.

Give Your Career a Boost in 2012

Advice on how to jump-start your professional life in the
New Year.

How to Survive the Holidays at the Office

Advice on how to navigate sticky workplace situations during the holidays.

Holiday Networking Tips for Every Stage of Your Career

Whether you're a new grad or senior manager, the holidays are an ideal time to perfect your business networking skills.

6 Tips for Job Seekers Over 50

Advice for older workers on how to keep age from interfering with an effective job search

6 Ways to Stay Relevant in the
Current Job Market

Tips for professionals -- just starting out or revamping their careers -- on how to remain competitive in today's working world.

Is It Time to Resign?

Advice on identifying when it’s time to jump ship and look for better career opportunities

6 Bad Reasons to Stay in the Wrong Job

Career advice on why you shouldn't stay in a dead-end position.

7 Tips to Help Size Up a Job Offer

For job-seekers on the hunt, seal the deal while getting what you need to grow professionally in the process.

Cautionary Tales: Three Job-Offer Jugglers Gone Wrong

Here's what not to do when you get to the bargaining table.

How to Juggle Multiple Job Offers

Tips on how to entertain several job offers without burning any bridges with potential employers.

7 Ways Job-Seekers Sabotage Themselves

From over-speaking during an interview to not knowing your worth, it only takes a single misstep to ruin your chances of landing a new job.

9 Steps to Take If You Fear a Job Layoff

Think your job is on the chopping block? Don't get caught off-guard. Prepare yourself for the worst case scenario.

8 Warning Signs That You Might
Get Laid Off

Worried about your job security? Don't let a layoff catch you off-guard.

9 Ways for Parents to Help Their Job-Hunting Kids

Here are nine ways to help get your new college grad off the couch and into the workforce.

8 Tips to Help New Grads Land a First Job

Here are eight essential job-search tips every new college graduate should know to help stand out to prospective employers.

10 Tips to Ace Your Next Job Interview

Here are my favorite interview tips for job candidates, from new grads to ultra-experienced hires

10 Jobs That Didn’t Exist 10 Years Ago

If you're looking for a career change, consider one of these new fields.

The New Rules of Job Interviewing for Boomers (and All of Us)

Today, it isn't the pleasingest job-seeker who gets the nod. It's the person the employer most believes can solve its problems.

How to Stand Out When Applying for Jobs Online

Regardless of what questions you’re asked, craft answers that emphasize your strengths and past accomplishments.

13 Careers for the Next Decade

We offer a baker’s dozen of professions that promise income growth, work-life balance and social impact.

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the
Year. . . to Land a Job

The holidays are the time to postpone job searching, right? After all, no one’s hiring. Half the time, no one’s even there, right?

A Shortcut to Your Dream Job

No degree? No experience? No problem.

10 Ways to Conquer Your Procrastination

Put aside your big project for just a moment longer to read this article.

Why I Like to Hire Ugly People

How the unattractive suffer ... and can end up sitting pretty.

The Smartest One in the Room

Tips for you...and for dealing with you.

Casting Your Lot With China

If you believe the American empire is falling and the Chinese rising, you may be tempted to try to make your living in China.

Land a Government Job Now

Most of the new jobs being created by the President's economic-stimulus package are outside the Washington, D.C., area. Here's how to benefit, no matter where you live.

Doing Well By Doing Good

How to run a business focused on profits as well as people and the planet.

What to Do if You're Fired

This step-by-step guide will help you find new employment fast.

Know Thyself

Here's an easy way to get constructive feedback that may save your job in these tough times.

Career Trends for 2009

As layoffs soar, some industries are poised to add more jobs.

Kindness, Gratitude and Your Career

Is an attitude of goodwill a strength or a weakness in the workplace?

13 Hot Jobs in Hard Times

When the going gets tough, these careers get going.

The Case for Selfishness

Want to make the biggest difference to the greatest number of people? For-profit work may be the ticket.

A Career Survival Kit

How to protect your job -- or find a new one -- in a scary economy.

Six Secrets of Top Communicators

Sharpen your skills to make sure you're heard loud and clear.

Biotech Careers: Smart Choices

You don't need a Ph.D to profit from this hot job field, but don't settle for a menial bachelor's-degree position, either.

Career Advice for Men

In today's workplace, people skills and teamwork rule. Guys, learn how to show your softer side to get ahead.

Go From Great to Greatest

Ready to take your career to the next level? These smart moves will propel you to the top.

Why Networking is Overrated

Many job searchers should network less and answer ads more.

Making Work Fun

Eight ways to increase your enjoyment on the job.

Charm School for Your Career

Poor social skills holding you back? Here are seven valuable lessons.

Hot Career Trends for 2008

Opportunities abound in these insecure times -- if you know where to look.

Do What You Love and Starve

Forget the inspirational mumbo jumbo. In reality, following your passion can be a risky career move.

Standing Out Without Going Overboard

Unconventional traits can hurt your career. Use them to your advantage instead.

Entrepreneur's Guide to Success

Hint: Try the opposite of what is taught in business school.

Help for the Long-Term Unemployed

Even if you've taken extended time off, you can still land a great job. Here are four steps to overcoming the gap in your résumé.

The Case Against Going Back to School

You may not need the classroom to get what you want out of your career. Though unconventional, spending your time and money on a real-world education could pay off.