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6 Ways to Invest in Your Career
By Margaret Steen
In uncertain economic times, you may hesitate to spend money to advance your career. But some
investments -- of money and time -- can really pay off.
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How to Ace Your Performance Review
By Margaret Steen
In many workplaces, the end of the year brings not just the holiday party but also the dreaded
annual ritual of performance reviews. Experts say preparation is the key to making yours
productive rather than painful.
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How to Thrive Among Younger Coworkers
By Roberta Chinsky Matuson
If you can recall the words to Rod Stewart's 1988 hit "Forever Young," then you are old enough to remember a time when you were one of the younger people in your company. Flash forward 20 years, and younger coworkers may now consider you "elderly." Have you aged or has the
workplace gotten younger? Most likely it is a combination of both.
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Take Charge of Your Professional Goals
By Tamara Dowling, CPRW
Many companies are aware of how important it is to provide ongoing training and development to employees. However, not all companies have the resources to create an extensive program for all employees.
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Tips for Thriving in Fast-Moving Workplaces
By Eileen P. Gunn
Posted April 17, 2008
The way we work has changed thoroughly and dramatically over the past 20 years. We have
more flexibility but less stability in our jobs, more ways to communicate with coworkers but
less time for establishing relationships, more ways to prove ourselves to our managers but a
harder time being recognized for our contributions.
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How to Know If Your Job Is a Keeper
By Eileen P. Gunn
Posted April 17, 2008
With lifetime employment a thing of the past, jobs are a lot like relationships. Some are meant to
be short-term flirtations and passing fancies, while others spark long-term passion and
commitment. It can be tricky to know when it's time to break up and move on and when it's the
right time to settle in for the long haul.
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Grad School or the Real World?
Pros and Cons for Students at a Crossroads
By Peter Vogt
MonsterTRAK Career Coach
After finishing her journalism undergraduate degree in 2004, 24-year-old Laurie Duffy
went straight to graduate school. On the other hand, 33-year-old Carolyn Kaufman
worked in information technology for two years after completing her undergraduate
degree and then went to grad school. Who made the better decision?
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Hispanics and Latinos Work Coast to Coast
By Dan Woog
Monster Contributing Writer
Last year, the Indianapolis Colts hired a Spanish-speaking radio announcer. It's not a job
often posted on Monster, but don't be discouraged. The fact that a football team in
Middle America wants to broadcast to Hispanics and Latinos symbolizes a broader
trend. Hispanics and Latinos -- the nation's fastest-growing ethnic group and now its
largest minority -- are no longer concentrated in a few southwestern states and a handful
of northern cities.
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Promotion Know-How for Women
By Francesca Di Meglio
Monster Contributing Writer
There's good and bad news for women hoping to break through the glass ceiling. The bad
news is that women are more than twice as likely to be underrepresented as
overrepresented in company succession plans, according to a recent Internet survey of
3,100 human resources executives by Novations Group, a consulting and training
organization in Boston. The good news is that women -- with smarts, courage and sound
advice -- can change that by getting promoted and rising to the top.
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