How to make a great impression in less than 3 minutes

We’ve all been in this unfortunate situation: you’re walking around at work or elsewhere and unexpectedly run into your boss or some other influential person in your life and you’re…completely speechless. You’re caught totally off-guard,…

5 things you should never say when asking for a raise

In the world of work, there are few situations more anxiety-provoking than asking for a raise. Summoning the courage to confront your boss and ask for more money can prove daunting for even the most confident of employees—it’s just something…

5 interview questions you shouldn’t ask potential employees

We talk a lot about what questions interviewees should be prepared to answer, but what if you’re on the other side of that equation? Are there any danger zone questions (or just plain ineffective) questions you shouldn’t ask? There definitely…

4 signs your boss is not impressed with your work

When things are going well at work and the praise is flowing, things are great. You’re feeling happy and accomplished, and comfortable that you’re in the right place. But sometimes there will be bad days and bad periods, when the work is…

Maintain energy during a long shift

Is your typical workday more like a marathon than a short sprint? If you have a job with long work shifts—longer than the usual 9 to 5 workday—you’re not alone. A wide range of jobs, from nursing to truck driving and firefighting and many…

How to be yourself at work

If you’re like most people, you’ve encountered at least one situation at work in which you’ve wondered, “How should I behave?” “Can I be myself in this situation or do I need to act a certain way?” These situations can be challenging…

How to triple your salary in 5 years

There’s a lot of debate about what the “American dream” entails, but if you ask a bunch of different people from a range of backgrounds, I bet you’d hear a common theme: making more money. More money in our chosen career path is a goal…

Why making a lot of money won’t necessarily make you happy

A number that has been thrown around in recent years as the ideal salary to aim for is $75,000. Economist Angus Deaton and psychologist Daniel Kahneman performed a study in 2010 where they determined that it doesn't matter now much more than…

Tips for avoiding negativity at work

Even if you generally like your job, work is still work. Day after day of clocking in makes it easy to get bogged down with everything you don’t like. It certainly doesn't help if your workplace is full of coworkers who make a habit of complaining. That…

6 outdated career tips—and why they’ve changed

You don’t use the phone, watch TV, or dress the same way your parents did when they were your age—so why would you use career advice that has been around just as long (or even longer)? Some pieces of advice in the career world will truly…