New features on career-intelligence

- Romance in the Workplace: The Good, the Bad and
the Ugly

Ahh, Monday morning; that annoying time to get up early, schlep into the office and get back to the stresses of the job. Who looks forward to that? An office romance may make Monday mornings easier and more fun. But is adding a bit of excitement to your work life worth the risk?

- Unhappy at Work? It Might Be the People (Part 3)

How do you feel on Sundays? Are you enjoying the last day of the weekend or are you already dreading Monday morning? If you detest going into the office each day it might be the people you work with.

- How To Network When You'd Rather Stay Home

It's Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. You were late for work, again, because of the stupid traffic. You missed lunch because you were on the phone with an upset client. And you already have the feeling that tomorrow's meeting with your boss isn't going to go well.

Assess Yourself

	- Decision Making Made Easier Every day we’re faced with decisions. What to wear? What to have for lunch? And occasionally we’re presented with a biggie like should we go back to school and, if we’re lucky, which job we should accept?

	- Setting SMART Goals What is your vision of success? The image is different for each of us. For one person it's having the corner office, for another it's having a flexible schedule with plenty of time off to be with their kids.

- How To Find A Job You'll Enjoy
- What's Your Type?
- Make Sure Your Goals Include R & R
- Are You the Weakest Link?
- Goal Tending - Tips for setting goals
- Reflections - Where are you?
- Quick Checklist
- The Entrepreneur's Personality - Quiz
- Take an Assessment

Read More Career Assessment Articles

This Month's Poll

Office Romance: Would you date someone from the office?

Managing Your Life

	- 11 Smart Career Tips for 2011 Andy Warhol said, “Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art.” As a passionate executive recruiter, I couldn’t agree more, particularly when it comes to professionals being good in managing their careers. Here, for 2011, are 11 smart, specific career tips:

	- What skills do employers want? Communication. When you’re looking for work in a tough job market, it’s essential to focus on your transferable skills. In some circles these are also known as soft skills. They include abilities like managing, negotiating and problem solving. And things like the knack of meeting deadlines and getting along with your co-workers. But, the one skill set sought after in every industry is communication.

- How to Keep Your Job — Seven Ways to Avoid
     Being Let Go
- Spring Fashion 2011
- 8 Steps to get you through the day
- What Julie & Julia can teach you about
    setting goals
- Personalized Branding For The Job Interview
- How Do You Accept an Award?
- How to Avoid a Typical Conversation
- Salary Talk During the Job Interview
- Five basics for successful networking
- How’s Your Network Working?
- S.M.A.R.T Goals for a Job Search
- Non-verbal Communication During Your Job
    Interview
- Do You Have Presence?
- 5 Aptitudes for Female Business Success
- Do You Need an Intervention?
- The Introverted Leader

Read More Career Management Articles

Changing Course

	- The Job Interview Is NOT Just About the Job Duties Are you stuck in the notion that the job interview is just about the job duties - it's NOT! Here is what the interviewer is really looking for. "Can he/she do the job?"

	- Fired? The Interview Solution There are many questions that plague job seekers. "What salary are you looking for?" is a big one. "Why should we hire you?" is another. And "Why did you leave your last job?" can...

- Ace the Job Interview
- The Five Essentials for an Entrepreneur to
    Start a Business
- Ace the Job Interview: How to communicate
    more effectively during a job interview
- A YOU Plan for the New Economy
- Negative Culture Saps Productivity
- How to Maintain Your Motivation
- What Can You Offer Your Next Employer?
- Optimizing Your Resume For An Internal
    Promotion
- Are You LinkedIn?
- Your Personalized Branding for the Job
    Interview
- Breakdown, Breakthrough
- Grow Your Business in a Slow Economy

Read More Career Transition Articles

On Your Own

	- Rising to the top Congratulations. After months of blood, sweat and tears, your new company, Jane’s Designer Clothing, has launched its new web site. Naturally, you’re excited to see what happens when someone tries to search for your company, so you launch your favorite search engine, type “Jane’s Designer Clothing” into the query box and hit the Search button.

	- Getting (Almost) Free Press Each small business owner is on a similar quest. We're constantly on the hunt for new clients. While we know that the best way to get new clients is through referrals, it's difficult to grow a business...

- 10 for ‘010
- Working at Home? - Be More Productive
- Your Home Office - Organizing Tips
- Using Soundbites in Business
- How to Measure Brand Performance
- In the News - Ezine Publishing
- Mixing Business With Pleasure - TravelTips
- This Job For Hire - Freelance Sites
- On the Road - Travel Tips
- Letter Perfect

Read More Small Business Articles

College Corner

	- College Bound: What to know before you apply to college Studies have shown that when the economy is down people tend to go to school. This includes traditional students, those who enter right after high school, and non-traditional students, those over 25 who are starting later or returning to school.

	- Previewing A Profession Have you decided what you want to do after college? Do your studies lead to a specific career? Whether you’re a traditional student or going back to school later in life...

- Welcome To The World Of Work — How to
    succeed in your first full-time job
- Pomp and Circumstance and Time to Get Down
    to Work
- College 101: Success Skills for Returning to the
    Classroom
- Six Criteria to Determine If An Internship Is
    Legal

For Women Only

	- Speaking Out - The power of public speaking Back in 1996 I joined a professional women's networking group in Stavanger, Norway. The group was called WIN, which stood for...

	- The Nice People's Guide to Business Politics I re-entered the workforce after years of being a stay at home mom. I knew that I was good at what I did, but when I first started back in business it...

- Focus on Marriage for Health, Wealth, and
Happiness
- Summer's Here - Mom Stories
- Practicing for PMS - Mom Stories, Tales from
the Trenches
- Couch Potato to Mouse Potato
- A Day In The Life
- Oh My God A Girl!

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