What are you going to do after college? The question has irritated you for the better part of eight months. Everybody’s been asking you and if you knew, you’d tell them. Are you already working bu
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A frustrated former employee writes: I left my job when my contract expired. Originally, my supervisor and I expected that I would sign on for another year, but as tensions mounted, we agreed it was b
Scenario: “My co-worker and I are equals. When I started, she made a big deal about us working as a team, but as time went on, she has done the opposite. She hoards and guards her work assignments,
Here is the case of a woman in her 50s who has not worked for 10 years. She has an Ivy League education, with excellent foreign language and writing skills. She worked as a paralegal 25 years ago to
A job seeker ponders the course of action after a personal experience: “After a terrific interview, I was rejected for a job that I was eminently qualified for due to my age. My recruiter made it
Joy P. Crichlow Postscript to a long career in diversityBy Renee FlaglerAfter a long and productive career advocating for the inclusion of minority vendors in big business, Joy P. Crichlow has relinqu
You suppose you should be happy. At a time when unemployment flirts with double digits, you have a job — though it’s not the job you wanted, dreamed about having or even expected. It’s just a jo
CareerBuilder did a survey to find out the common and shocking mistakes job seekers make during the interview process. After questioning at least 2,400 hiring managers, CareerBuilder received several
With increased workloads and smaller staffs, many employees are having to take on more daily assignments and responsibilities. But it may not be the new projects causing stress and fatigue. Instead, t