For many workers, finding a balance between personal and professional commitments is a constant battle. In a March 2009 CareerBuilder survey...
3 Emerging Skill Sets - Coming Soon to Your Career
Times are tough, no doubt. But innovation thrives on challenge, and every downturn leaves a fresh new wave of opportunity in its wake. Often...
The insomnia
For about two weeks I've been waking up at about 3 a.m. (after going to bed around 10 or 11p.m.). It's like a switch is turned on in...
Do You Have a Toxic Job? - How to know and what you can do
Toxic chemicals are dangerous stuff -- hence the label toxic. That's why you can't just toss hazardous waste in a trash can or dump ...
Has Casual Friday Become Too Casual?
Friday is, hands down, the best day of the workweek. Not only is it the last working day, it's usually in conjunction with pay day, summ...
Favorite TV Workplaces
After a long day's work, workers often look forward to a relaxing evening at home, enjoying their favorite TV shows to escape the chaos ...
When a Co-Worker Steals an Idea
You're sitting in a meeting, minding your own business, when one of your colleagues makes a suggestion. As you jot down notes, you reali...
Discover Your Passions to Find the Right Job
We've all heard the bad news about the challenging odds that today's job seekers are up against. Unemployment rates are high and com...
How to Answer Salary Questions
Americans aren't keen to discuss money. We like making it and we like spending it, but money doesn't belong in polite conversation. ...
Work sucks
The title of this post says it all. Work sucks big time lately. No boring details, just know it really sucks to be me lately. I know I shoul...
5 Job Search Tips to Survive the Recession
Today's economic news may be gloom and doom but it needn't derail your job hunt. You can still win a great job, even in a lousy econ...
Eight Tips for Spring Cleaning Your Career
Ah, the arrival of spring: The sun is out and it’s time to get your act together. You can pull down those holiday decorations. Wash the laye...
Today's Best Part-Time Jobs
Many people are opting to find part-time work these days. Parents want to spend more time with their children; students need to balance work...
What to Do When You're Labeled 'Overqualified'
Sherry Shealy Martschink, 57, is a former state legislator, state senator and worker's compensation commissioner for South Carolina. She...
Jobs de saison
Vous recherchez un emploi et vous aimez la nature ? C'est la période des travaux saisonniers : vendanges, ramassage de pommes et de poir...
Caught in the Act!
One day in 2002, Neil Moodley was bored at work. To idle his curiosity, he decided to check out a few Web sites to see what other jobs were ...
forgetaboutit
The binges I'm going to stop talking so much about my binges. I've beaten that dead horse to death. Yes, I definitely have a problem...
10 Jobs That Pay $30 an Hour
by Anthony Balderrama, CareerBuilder.com writer Remember when you got your first job and realized one movie ticket was equal to one hour of ...