It’s no secret that millions of Americans are looking for work, from recent graduates to downsized late-career employees who aren’t ready to retire. Far fewer are aware of how Uncle Sam’s tax code can be used to blunt the cost of a job search—especially one that may go on for longer than in the past. [...]

Over the years I’ve heard outrageous stories of disfunction in the workplace. Finding a way to create your own happiness at work is key. So how do you do it? The Five Drivers of Happiness at Work I am in a wood-paneled boardroom of a large multinational waiting to make a pitch. My stomach lurches [...]

You don’t have to jump in to your own enterprise without a safety net. Just as the panelists at our June event discussed, taking a risk to live your passion is necessary but you can mitigate that risk, as you’ll read below. Older Americans Fuel Entrepreneurial Boom Faced with bruised nest eggs and high unemployment [...]

For those of you in post production services who have been struggling to find work…it’s not your imagination. This work is just harder to find. Top 10 Dying Industries The U.S. economy is recovering from a severe recession, but some industries are unlikely to ever fully bounce back. A new analysis by research firm IBIS [...]

Over the past few weeks, America’s colleges have sent another class of graduates off into the world. These graduates possess something of inestimable value. Nearly every sensible middle-aged person would give away all their money to be able to go back to age 22 and begin adulthood anew. But, especially this year, one is conscious [...]

Talk About Pay Today, or Suffer Tomorrow NEGOTIATE your salary? In this economy? Many job seekers would be thrilled to be offered a job at all. How ungrateful and even risky, they may feel, to haggle over salary when the unemployment rate is so high. And research shows that even when economic conditions are good, [...]

Introverted Execs Find Ways to Shine Introverted executives are stepping into the limelight – even though many dislike being the center of attention. Larry Page, a co-founder of Google Inc., is an introvert who keeps a low public profile. He reclaimed his role as chief executive of the Internet search giant on April 4, forcing [...]

To most small-business owners, the terms video clip and impact are more likely to suggest the latest Jackass-style stunt immortalized on YouTube than something important to their bottom lines. But a few new online services are trying to get companies to embrace video in ways that could have a big payoff for very little effort. [...]

Stressed Out? Slack Off Are slackers more adept at handling work-life stress than type-A go-getters? A new study finds that may be the case. Those who cope with work-family conflict by becoming busier and looking for more resources to solve problems – type-A multitaskers — actually experience more stress and strain, says the study in [...]

I had approximately 10 years of MarCom experience and had replied to an ad in the paper.  I was called and asked to meet for an interview with one of 3 partners that owned the Portland, OR Public Relations-Marketing firm.  I was really excited because the job was a great fit, close to my home [...]