New Skills

Moving on up. It's the American way. But are you sure you want to? Some people keep getting promotions or higher-level clients until they reach their level of incompetence. And some devotees of work-life balance would rather be just B players in exchange for personal time. The fact is, up isn't the only way. In ...

By Stephanie Gaspary, director of social strategy and creative services, CareerBuilder According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' data book on women in the labor force, women have made significant progress in the areas of educational achievement and earnings over the past 40 years. Labor-force participation ...

By Ashley Lutz Srikumar S. Rao is the author of self-help books like "Happiness at Work: Be Resilient, Motivated, and Successful -- No Matter What." He sent us five tips from his book "Are You Ready to Succeed? Unconventional Strategies to Achieving Personal Mastery in Business and Life." The book ...

By Heather Huhman Last year, data gathered from LinkedIn found July to be one of the top three months for professionals to get a promotion within their company, along with January and June. There could be a variety of factors that make employers more prone to promote during these months, but it's never the ...

It's back to school time, and as people agonize over jeans washes, the coolest color of Tom's shoes and de rigueur data appliances, I thought about all the unemployed people and all the under-employed people. ...