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5 Reasons Your Company is a Lousy Place to Work

Reason No. 1: Your Leadership Doesn’t Care Whenever people attend a cocktail party, invariably someone in the room will have an occupation that others will …

Get Your Employer to Pay For Tuition Reimbursement

One of the most important and generous benefits a company can offer is tuition reimbursement, a contractual arrangement between employer and employee that outlines specific …

The 50 Best Jobs in America

From CNN Money and the compensation experts at Salary.com MONEY Magazine and Salary.com have unveiled an exclusive list of the 50 Best Jobs in America. …

What Expenses Should My Employer Pay If I Work From Home?

Q: I have started a new job under the assumption that I would be working out of my employer’s home-based office for about four months. Now …

Will My company Take Back My Unvested Options If I Get Laid Off?

Q: I was awarded 25,000 options at my last job. Recently, the company laid off 100 employees, including me. I was not vested at this …

Should I Earn More For Being Bilingual?

Q: I am a bilingual executive administrative assistant, using both English and Japanese in my job and occasionally serving as an interpreter or translator. Previously my …

Resume Tips that Get You Noticed

There is no right or wrong way to write a resume. But competition for jobs is fierce right now. You need to develop a resume …

5 Reasons to Let Employees Work from Home

Telecommuting Can Increase Employee Satisfaction and Productivity Research conducted by Pennsylvania State University suggests myriad benefits of working from home. Telecommuting can reduce business expenses …

Executive Compensation: Executive Negotiation Checklist

Whether you’re already an executive or just an aspiring big cheese, it’s never too early to begin studying the sophisticated art of negotiating executive compensation. …

Should Tattoos Be Allowed in the Workplace?

Professionals with Tattoos in the Workplace Maybe it’s a tribal armband, orchids on the lower back playing peek-a-boo with coworkers, or—gulp!—they’re wearing it on their …

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