Should You Give an Employer Your Facebook Password?

If a prospective employer asks for your password, don’t be too quick to give it up.

How to Create a $1 Million Business

Get inspired to turn your vision into reality.

Equality on the Job

The long ascent of women workers has been hard-fought, and vestiges of male privilege remain.

How to Immerse Yourself in a Foreign Language

How to Make Extra Money Blogging

How to Fund a Scholarship

How to Take a Sabbatical From Work

Thinking about taking an extended leave from work? Find out how one dad did it -- and brought his son along for the ride.

A Systems-Analyst-Turned-Writer’s Novel Idea Bears Fruit

Ali Hosseini of Hudson, Massachusetts, who came to the U.S. in 1975, quit his job four years ago to write a novel. Much belt-tightening later, The Lemon Grove is about to be published.

Make Your Dreams Come True

These stories will inspire you to turn your vision into reality.

Great Advice From Around the Web

A weekly look at personal finance tips and insights others are offering.

Our Best Personal Finance Advice for New Grads

Take heed of these seven personal finance tips now and have no regrets about your early financial life later.

My Story: Foraging for Fun(gus) and Profit

Picking wild foods for restaurants and markets has become big business. But, as veteran mushroom hunter Connie Green of Napa, California, tells us, it’s not as easy as it looks.

Interviewer Asking for Your Facebook Password? Be Wary

If a potential employer requests that you hand over your log-in information to social media sites during an interview, expect worse if you're hired.

From Gown to Town Mayor

Last November, Svante Myrick was elected Ithaca, N.Y.’s youngest mayor at 24. Here’s how he managed his own finances, and how he plans to deal with the city’s.

Find an Encore Career Serving Other Seniors

The aging population provides an abundance of business opportunities for baby boomers looking for a career switch.

Great Advice From Around the Web

A weekly look at personal finance tips and insights others are offering.

Planning to Ask for a Pay Raise?
Prepare First

Before talking with your boss, make sure you're presenting the best case as to why you deserve a salary increase.

If I Had $1,000 ...

I could blow it on something fun, or invest it in something more worthwhile.

For Workers, a Slow Climb Back

It's an employer's market, and will be for some time.

Great Advice From Around the Web

A weekly look at personal finance tips and insights others are offering.

Tax Planning for Changing Jobs

Even if you’re just thinking about jumping ship, you'll need to keep in mind the tax pros and cons.

Should Athletes Share in Their School's Profits?

There's an ethical imperative to provide fair compensation for all workers whose hard work and talent create profits.

Selling E-Books to Earn Extra Cash

With low production costs and little hassle, creating an e-book can help boost your income and reputation.

Smart Ways to Manage Student Debt

For some, paying off loans early may not be the top priority.

Feeding a Family on $300 a Month

Cookbook author Carol Scudere of Powell, Ohio, is showing Americans how to make chuck roast taste like osso buco and other inexpensive ways to put tasty food on the table.

How to Handle Sticky Situations at Work

Tips on navigating five difficult work scenarios with your manager.

Social Networking for Job-Seeking Boomers

Advice for seasoned professionals on how to benefit from social media during a job search.

How College Students Can Forecast Future Income

Start thinking now about how your degree will translate into a career.

Can a Credit Score Kill a Job Offer?

No, but your credit report might, so be upfront about problems.

Life After a Layoff

Ken Proskie of Evanston, Illinois, an environmental and occupational health and safety consultant, was laid off at age 52. Instead of looking for another corporate job, he struck out on his own.

5 Ways to Change Your Work Life for the Better

If you're less than satisfied at work, do something about it.

7 Job Interviewer Pet Peeves (And How to Avoid Them)

Advice on what not to do when interviewing for a new job.

How to Impress a Hiring Manager

Make yourself stand out from other job candidates during and after the interview.

Where to Find Jobs in the U.S.

Higher Salaries Ahead in 2012

Raises will be higher, but you’ll have to work hard to earn one.

6 Tips to Start Your New Job Right

I learned some valuable lessons about how to succeed in the "real world" while starting out at my first full-time job, and you can, too.

Give Your Career a Boost in 2012

Advice on how to jump-start your professional life in the
New Year.

Myths of an Aging Workforce

The financial pressure to retire later is strong. The job market is woeful for younger workers. But that doesn't mean baby-boomers are hogging the jobs.

Flexibility or Salary: What Do You Value Most at Work?

Members of Generation Y are likely to choose flexibility over higher pay. Our columnists face off about this preference.

Lower Unemployment in Nov.? Yes, But....

An increase in the long-term unemployed is another bad sign.