You’ve probably heard that you need to find a job that’s the “right fit” for you — but what does that mean, exactly? It’s not just your knowledge and experience that make you a great candidate for a position, but also your personality. When your character and personality attributes fit in with a company and

It’s the time of year for it. You may be just about to go away (you lucky thing), or you may be about to return home. Either way, if you want to come back to real life from vacation without wanting to throw yourself under a bus, here are some ideas. Clean before you go

You have hundreds of connections, stacks of skills and endorsements, a killer review of your experience and a flattering but professional headshot. Your LinkedIn profile is all set up for some seriously productive networking, and you’re ready to build up your brand online as you climb the ladder of success. But don’t you wish you

These days, you’re too busy to meet a friend for lunch, go to the gym, launch that side project or take that class that has always looked interesting. You’re too busy to eat a meal without reading your email, and you’re probably too busy to read this article as well, unless you’ve got about four

How much money do you need in order to feel successful? Most people say it doesn’t require an overflowing bank account, according to new research. Even though nearly two-thirds of workers aren’t yet satisfied with their earnings, most think they can feel successful without earning large paychecks, finds a new study from CareerBuilder. Specifically, more

By Young Entrepreneur Council, April 04, 2014   Sure, you love your job. After all, you wouldn’t be doing it if you didn’t. But after years of email upon email and never-ending phone conferences, even the best of us can face burnout. To find out how to successfully combat—even avoid—this phenomenon, we asked 13 startup

The more efficiently you run your day-to-day business affairs, the more time you have for other important tasks. Chris Ridd, managing director of small business accounting software providerXero, spoke to Mashable to offer some pointers. Human beings are creatures of habit. This is equally true of our work lives as it is of our personal lives. When

Over the last several years, many reports on the economy have indicated that the job market is up and companies are increasing their hiring. What some of these reports don’t mention is the fact that most of these new positions are part time or temporary, which isn’t necessarily what full-time job seekers want to hear.

An implanted chip could give women the power to wirelessly control their own fertility, bringing contraception to millions of women in developing countries and reducing infant mortality and poverty along the way. The idea of wireless control over an implant, however, brings with it concerns about security and reliability. While any connected device has the

Like many of you, I’m busy. I rarely take a day completely off, weekends included. Occasionally, my mom has to text me, “Seriously, are you alive?” because multi-day periods will go by when I can’t return her calls. And I think long and hard before taking meetings, signing up for events, or adding anything else