The conventional wisdom on moving up the corporate ladder often stresses the importance of gaining new skills or improving weaknesses. But in many cases, a more effective career strategy might be to focus on developing your main talents.According to

In this so-called jobless recovery, you might be wondering who in the world is hiring. Job markets in some countries are a little hotter than in the United States right now, and the New York Times recently reported how professionals shut out of jobs

As the economy begins to recover, salary increases should do the same.In the past few years, employers have raised workers’ salaries by about 4 percent per year — except for 2009, when the figure dropped to a historically low 2.1 percent, according

Looking for a job is a lot like dating. When you’re being wooed, you don’t want to say or do anything that could cause your romance to go awry. When you’re interviewing with an employer, you don’t want to do or say anything to derail the process. One

A hiring manager or recruiter will spend maybe 30 seconds looking over your resume before adding it to the “maybe” stack or the “absolutely not” shredder. In the current economic reality, with unemployment high and competition for open

Thinking of embarking on a new career in 2010, but not sure where to begin? How about with a job that not only pays well but offers considerable stability? After all, a handsome paycheck isn’t worth much if it’s in a field that’s expected to become t

Wouldn’t it be great to know which jobs will see growing demand in the future? It sure would help with planning a career change, or even with picking a college major.Turns out, you don’t need a crystal ball to find out. Every two years, researchers a

If you’re jonesing for a new career in 2010, you’re not alone. A surprising statistic from Robert Half International’s 2009 Employment Dynamics and Growth Expectations (EDGE) Report revealed that more than half of employees plan to make a career cha

The conventional wisdom on moving up the corporate ladder often stresses the importance of gaining new skills or improving weaknesses. But in many cases, a more effective career strategy might be to focus on developing your main talents.According to

In this so-called jobless recovery, you might be wondering who in the world is hiring. Job markets in some countries are a little hotter than in the United States right now, and the New York Times recently reported how professionals shut out of jobs