Job Advice

By Marty Nemko Many people end up having to learn the hard way. Here are some ideas that help make your career road more rewarding and less painful. ...

By Alison Green You've probably heard the same bits of career advice tossed around over and over from well-meaning friends, relatives, and even bosses. But plenty of the maxims that we hear repeated actually aren't true. Here are six of the most popular career myths that you shouldn't fall for. ...

By Robert Half International Over the past few years, many people have felt pressure to work harder in order to maintain their job security. But meekly shouldering increasingly heavy workloads isn't necessarily the best way to demonstrate your value. Always being the first to arrive and the last to leave ...

If you had a time machine, would you travel into the future to see what's in store for you 10, 20 or 30 years from now? Or would you rather travel back in time, perhaps right after college graduation, to fix a mistake you made or take another path in life? ...

In the dystopian book-turned-sure-to-be-blockbuster-movie, "The Hunger Games," 24 children are placed in a remote wilderness and forced to kill each other until only one remains, while millions watch on live TV. It's a game of strength, skill, endurance, courage, emotional manipulation and copious amounts of ...

By Tony Morrison It's that time of year again. The mall is mobbed, the egg nog milkshake is back at Jack-in-the-Box, and millions of children around the planet are patiently awaiting the arrival of that big man in red. No matter what you celebrate, you know that Santa Claus is coming to town in a big way ...

By Rachel Farrell, Special to CareerBuilder Believe it or not, reality TV stars can be more for us than a guilty pleasure. In fact, they can even teach us a thing or two, and not just about being a drama queen. Now that more reality stars have begun to stretch their 15 minutes of fame into entertainment ...

By Gerrit Hall Writing your resume can be overwhelming. Between the first draft, the revisions, the second opinions, your computer crashing, and submitting a final draft, it's easy for the task to fall through the cracks. However, the job search should be fun, not like beating your head against a brick wall. ...

How can I begin to figure out what my skills are worth to other people? -- Tiffany, Miami, Fla. ...