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You have to congratulate anyone who can make it through four years of college, especially if they did it in less than six years. But once you have finished with the congratulations, it’s time to turn on the sympathy. I mean, you also have to feel...

Believe it or don’t — there are people out there who are actually getting hired. Oh, there are not many people and the jobs they’re getting are not always so great, but every once in a while, there is a new hire. And if that new hire is...

You won’t believe this, but there are some employees so ungrateful to have a job that they are actually thinking about taking vacations. Yes, I know it’s almost summer, but let’s get real here. We’re talking about the summer of...

  No one comes up with better titles for business books than Harvey Mackay. The man who brought us “Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive” and “Beware the Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt” has spent more time on the...

Ever get the feeling that the human resources department is hiding something from you? And we’re not talking about the fact that your job is in danger. That’s no secret. The clandestine information I’m talking about are the “Ten...

I hate to be cynical, but I’m not exactly sure that Yahoo! HotJobs really wants you to find a job. Sure, the company goes to great lengths to provide job-hunting information, but let’s face it — if we were all happily employed, who would...

A little self-knowledge can be a dangerous thing, especially if the self who is getting the knowledge is y-o-u. Let’s face facts. With your fragile grip on employment, relationships and reality in general, it might be better to stay in the dark....