Preparing for job interviews, relentlessly networking and successfully negotiating your first starting salary? We've been there. And more importantly, so have our expert authors and contributors. They're here to tell you how to best use social media while job hunting, supply you with salary negotiation tips which are never more vital than your first job and help position you for promotions, raises and career success down the line. And don't worry about being new to office life and the workforce, because our advice sections have you covered on everything from office politics to how to decorate your cubicle.
Job Search 101: How to Evaluate an Offer
Just like an interview, a job offer can tell you a great deal about a potential employer. An offer can reveal how serious the employer is about the offer, how valuable you are to the company, and most importantly, whether you should make … Read more...
The Power of Flexibility
There are alternatives for employees who would like to work part-time but cannot. According to SHRM, 26 percent of all companies support telecommuting. Of the larger employers (those with more than 5,000 employees), 12 percent offer on-site … Read more...
The Science of Schmooze
At MIT networking sessions, students learn the basics: Arrive early and study the nametags. Never stnd between a potential contact and the bar. Try to position yourself under lights, where you are more visible. Best bet: stand near the … Read more...
Life and Work in a Temporary Job
Many job seekers see the combination of schedule flexibility and a constantly changing work atmosphere as a professional alternative to the tedium and concreteness of working full-time. While flexibility, work diversity, and free training … Read more...
Self-employment
The dream of working independently is a reality for almost 10 million people in the United States, or roughly 10 percent of the workforce, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The rewards of self-employment include independence from … Read more...
Insurance
The purpose of insurance is to protect people against financial disaster when they are unable to earn a living because of sickness or injury, or to give their dependents some type of income after they die. Whether to purchase insurance is … Read more...
Negotiating Benefits
Did you know that you may be able to negotiate some of your benefits? Even though companies put fixed policies on most benefits, some benefits are negotiable - and sometimes, all you have to do is ask. Read more...
What's the sexiest job?
It turns out that making a lot of money doesn't necessarily make you sexy. In a recent poll conducted by Salary.com, firefighter hosed down the competition and won the title of "sexiest job" with 16% of the nearly 5,000 votes. These brave, … Read more...
Interview Etiquette
Understanding personality typing and Method acting well enough to fake being decisive yet change-friendly is one way to prepare for these trials. Another is, never let them see you eat. If they ask how many golf balls you could fit in a … Read more...
First-Time Home Buyer Tips - Making the Offer
Good real estate agents are invaluable when it comes time to make an offer on a house. Invariably the agent will provide you with a preprinted form of a purchase contract, which together you rework to fit your needs. The contract begins by … Read more...
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