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Tips & Features
Which college major has the highest unemployment rate?
With the ever-increasing costs of college, it’s good to know which majors are the most likely to land you a job. Some of the answers may surprise you.
How to retain your company's top talent
Retaining top employees is going to be an ongoing problem as the job market improves. Here are a few tips for keeping your best ones.
Ask the Job Doc
The challenges of a career change
A reader asks our Job Doc for advice on how to create a resume for a late-in-life job change in a field they are not presently employed by.
Companies with legal woes over unpaid interns
In recent months, a number of former interns have sued the companies where they did their internships over lack of compensation. Here are a few spots targeted by the recent lawsuits.
- submit Tell us your unpaid internship stories
- watch Is the unpaid internship dead? | Former Gawker interns sue
- Unpaid internships in jeopardy after court ruling
- Warner Music, Atlantic Records sued over unpaid internships
What to do if you don’t get along with your boss
If you love what you do, but don’t get along with your boss, here are some tips to improve the relationship before you decide to leave.
Lululemon hunting for eccentric hippie-chic CEO
Can you hold a headstand for at least 10 minutes, communicate in Sanskrit and down both wheatgrass and tequila shots on Fridays? That's what Lululemon is looking for in their new CEO.
Resume must-haves for a job in Boston tech
Tech job skills have always been in-demand among Boston area employers. Here are 10 tips for resumes that make your tech experience shine.
9 tips to a great phone interview
Are you less confident about making a good impression during phone interviews? Here are some tips.
Are thank-you notes too old-fashioned?
Etiquette from yesteryear demanded a thank-you note for each gift and interview to avoid offending someone. But does that still matter?
The wrong ways to network
Avoid these five missteps while you're trying to expand your professional circle.
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Conquer these job search fears
Here are seven job search fears to conquer this summer from Glassdoor.
Presenting weaknesses in an interview
Interviewers want to know that you are able to identify your own weaknesses because it implies an ability for introspection.
Taking the plunge from contract to permanent
Get to know the company and anticipate how they are going to react when you ask about permanent work.
7 bad habits that secretly drive your coworkers crazy
You may not realize it, but there’s a good chance you’re doing at least one thing that drives your coworkers nuts.
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Acoustical engineer talks noise control
Solving a noise or vibration problem often requires detective skills to track down the culprit, according to acoustical engineer Herb Singleton.
20 hot jobs in Massachusetts
These 20 picks in four relatively strong industries will hire more than 100,000 new workers in the state by the end of this decade.
Most, least stressful jobs of 2013
CareerCast looked at 11 factors, like deadlines, growth potential, and competitiveness, to determine stress levels.
Job candidates' biggest interview blunders
Job interviews can be very stressful, especially when you know you’re up against tens or hundreds of other candidates.
E-trails of trouble
For many job-seeking college seniors, cleaning up their online persona has become a must. And it's not just their own posts they must vet, but others' as well.
Job interviews are stressful, and many people don't always make the best choices while in one. Here’s a round-up of the biggest mistakes job seekers can make during an interview.
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- Ask the Job Doc Conquering job interview fears
- How to convey positive attributes to employers
The resume, rethought
With the explosion of social and mobile media that connect people with text, sound, photos, and video, multimedia resumes could be the wave of the future.
Innovation Economy
Boston’s Most Wanted: Workers that employers are fighting to hire
It’s great to be one of Boston’s Most Wanted ... and not so great to try to hire one of them, as many companies in the technology, life sciences, and health care fields are well aware.
- pictures Hard-to-fill jobs in Boston
It pays to be in these jobs in 2013
Select positions in the creative and information technology fields likely will see a nice bump up, as companies expand their digital footprints online.
High-paying jobs where you can make a difference
Each job pays more than $52,000 per year and requires no more than a master’s degree. Many are in health care and nonprofit work.
How to rehearse for an interview
Instead of winging it, or relying solely on your professional skill set, you should stage a rehearsal for your next job interview.
Positively, a great state to work
Organizational healthiness was a key factor for the employees who participated in this year's survey.
- Special Section 2012 Top Places to Work
The worst workplace jargon
Check out some of the workplace metaphors and expressions our readers submitted.
Most overrated and underrated jobs
Some alluring jobs come with high stress levels, poor employment outlooks, and high physical demands.