Career

It's normal to be nervous before starting a new job.

These days, the phrase "higher education" seems to be synonymous with "crippling life-long debt." On top of that, the skills gap only seems to grow wider every year as each new crop of graduates fails, in some way, to meet the demands of the business world.In response, some companies are increasingly looking beyond college degrees to find candidates and fill talent shortages.

“The Way I Heard It” Podcast host Mike Rowe on why using occupational classifications is wrong and why trade jobs are still needed.

Walmart is boosting its starting salary for U.S. workers to $11 an hour, giving a one-time $1,000 cash bonus to eligible employees and expanding its maternity and parental leave benefits.

The Latest on Walmart's decision to boost starting salaries for U.S. workers while also closing dozens of Sam's Club stores around the country (all times local): 3 p.m.

Look back on 2017.

No one likes to talk about the mistakes they've made.

Employee engagement is critical for a strong and productive workforce, but it's not the only important factor.

While the prospect of having employees from multiple generations in the same workplace can seem daunting, managing a multigenerational workforce is actually easier than it sounds.

Every professional, from front-line employees to the C-suite, knows diversity and inclusion are hot-button issues across industries and around the world.

The health care sector in the U.S. was unsurprisingly the leader in job gains in the last month of 2017, according to data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

It's the beginning of January, and your boss has just asked you to estimate your hiring needs for the year ahead.

Having a strong LinkedIn profile is essential to being found by other LinkedIn members and employers, but your job on the site isn't complete unless you're communicating with your connections and the LinkedIn community as a whole.I tell my LinkedIn workshop attendees that I spend approximately an hour a day (it's probably more) on LinkedIn.

Every now and then, you may bump into a friend or acquaintance with whom you'd like to reconnect.

 You returned to work bright and early on January 2nd, and I bet the first person you encountered in the break room turned to you, perky and upbeat, and asked: "So, what are your New Year's resolutions for 2018?" Did you have an answer ready?What inclines us toward making New Year's resolutions, anyway?

Article by Dan LauerMost of us have been in the room while a boring professor drones on and on in front of dozing students.

Today's recruiters face unprecedented challenges.

As flexible work and work-life balance become more popular, more and more people find themselves in need of home offices.

Employers often expect employees to separate their personal and professional lives.

"What is your biggest weakness?" has long been a favorite question of hiring managers across industries.