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How to Leave the Office at 5:00
The recession has certainly been hard on the people who have lost their jobs, but it’s also taken its toll on those left behind. As staff sizes shrink, employees are under more pressure than ever to do more work in less time. So the ability to say no
How to Leave the Office at 5:00
The recession has certainly been hard on the people who have lost their jobs, but it’s also taken its toll on those left behind. As staff sizes shrink, employees are under more pressure than ever to do more work in less time. So the ability to say no
Post-Recession Bounce-Back Plan: Recover Your Earning Power
During the recent economic downturn, many Americans vastly lowered their expectations about earnings. One survey of career-fair attendees, conducted by Next Steps Career Solutions, found that 65 percent of respondents were willing to accept compensat
Post-Recession Bounce-Back Plan: Recover Your Earning Power
During the recent economic downturn, many Americans vastly lowered their expectations about earnings. One survey of career-fair attendees, conducted by Next Steps Career Solutions, found that 65 percent of respondents were willing to accept compensat
Post-Recession Bounce-Back Plan: Recover Your Earning Power
During the recent economic downturn, many Americans vastly lowered their expectations about earnings. One survey of career-fair attendees, conducted by Next Steps Career Solutions, found that 65 percent of respondents were willing to accept compensat
Get on Your Boss’s Radar
In a perfect world, diligently doing a good job would be enough to ensure pay raises and career advancement. But the truth is that you also have to put yourself and your work on display for your boss and other managers. Shy, unassuming people are oft
Find a Mentor to Improve Your Career Outlook
Want an inside track to a successful career? Skill and hard work are important, yes–but one of the most valuable career assets any professional can have is a mentor: a more-experienced person in your field who guides you and helps you develop. “Peop
Negotiating Pay in a Recovering Economy
Congratulations! You’ve received a job offer during one of the worst recessions of our lifetime. Now there’s just the sticky matter of pay. Although the economy is technically in recovery, employers are still very pessimistic about the overall outloo
How to Get a Raise
You work hard–meeting deadlines, delivering results, and showing up on time. But each year you’ve been getting a raise in the measly 2 percent range (if that). Meanwhile, certain coworkers stroll out of their review meetings with big smiles on their
How to Get a Raise
You work hard–meeting deadlines, delivering results, and showing up on time. But each year you’ve been getting a raise in the measly 2 percent range (if that). Meanwhile, certain coworkers stroll out of their review meetings with big smiles on their
