Getting on the Boss’s Good Side


Keeping your job in good economic times — and bad — depends on one variable: Whether your boss likes you. “Merit has very little to do with why people are kept,” says Stephen Viscusi, author, radio host, and professional recrui

Cities Where Getting a job Is Easier, Harder
For many Americans, finding a job is becoming increasingly difficult. In the past year, unemployment rates have increased in nearly all of the country’s 49 largest cities (metros with populations of 1 million and over). Unemployment rates

Bored, Trapped in Your job?
When you landed that new job, the world looked great. Now it’s been a while, and one of your worst fears has come true — you’re unhappy in your job. When you’re spending at least five days a week at work, it makes sense that you’d want to like wh

7 Signs Your Interview Went Well
So you’ve had your job interview, and, as you wait to hear from the company, you keep replaying the interview in your mind and wondering how you did. But is there any way to know until you get an offer or rejection? No signs are 100 percent foolpr

Moonlighting: Pros and Cons of a Second job
There was a time when moonlighting — taking on work in addition to your full-time employment — was for under-employed workers and the severely cash-strapped. Today, even working professionals can be cash-strapped, and people in all fields

When Your Career Plateaus
Careers start out as a climbing exercise: When can I get promoted? How can I get a raise? What job will be more challenging than my current one? But for all but a tiny fraction of workers, that climb ends before their career does. S

Cushioning the Blow of Layoffs

job Hunting: Price Yourself Like a House
Assess your skills according to what the market will bear, not by what your previous employer paid you. Name your price, and don’t be coy. job-seekers want to know: How do I price myself in this erratic job market? If I set my sights too hi