careers start out as a climbing exercise: When can I get promoted? How can I get a raise? What job will be more challenging than my current one? But for all but a tiny fraction of workers, that climb ends before their career does. S

Making Sure Your Next Job Is the Best Fit
Researching a company can only tell you so much about how your experience would be if you made the transition from candidate to employee. But there are things you can do during the interview process that will help you determine if the opportunity

The One Question Your Resume Must Answer
When you’re the employer or hiring manager, you want to know: “What’s in it for me?” Here’s the problem: since our resume is about us, we tend to write it from the perspective of our own eyes. So it’s only natural to want to talk

7 Signs Your Interview Went Well
So you’ve had your job interview, and, as you wait to hear from the company, you keep replaying the interview in your mind and wondering how you did. But is there any way to know until you get an offer or rejection? No signs are 100 percent foolpr

Rachel & Ryan: Still Cozy
McAdams and Gosling get affectionate over breakfast in Toronto. Plus: Heidi & Seal, Beyonc , Rihanna and more RV travel Buddy Video “> http://www.rvtravelbuddy.com Nicole’s Maternity Chic See how the star kept up her fashionista status in edgy suits, gorgeous gowns and […]

Job Hunting: Price Yourself Like a House
Assess your skills according to what the market will bear, not by what your previous employer paid you. Name your price, and don’t be coy. Job-seekers want to know: How do I price myself in this erratic job market? If I set my sights too hi

Cities Where Getting a Job Is Easier, Harder
For many Americans, finding a job is becoming increasingly difficult. In the past year, unemployment rates have increased in nearly all of the country’s 49 largest cities (metros with populations of 1 million and over). Unemployment rates

Are You a Hall of Fame Employee?
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Top 10 Technology careers
As technology stocks waned in the last few months of the 20th century, some analysts worried that technology degrees wouldn’t be as valuable as they had been during the “dot-com bubble.” They couldn’t have been more wrong. It’s not ju

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