Career | Interviewing | Money
Negotiating a Salary (and Other Benefits)
Readers share their best tips on negotiating a salary – and other benefits.
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Great Articles for Working Women
What are your favorite articles for working women? What has stayed with you, or shaped the way you think about your career? I always wish that I read more books, but if we’re being honest it’s mostly articles that stay with me. We round up some relevant ones every week and have had a big discussion…
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How to Handle Necessary Personal Calls at Work
2019 Update: We still stand by this advice on how to handle necessary personal calls at work and images and links have been updated below. Sometimes you simply have to make personal calls at the office — perhaps to ask your doctor a question, call a plumber about a broken hot water heater, or something…
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City Guides for Business Travel: Weather, Makeup, and More
When you’re preparing for work travel to a different part of the country, how do you decide just what to pack? Reader B has a question about business trips: I find myself traveling to various cities for work and when I get there finding that I’ve not packed well for the weather or not brought…
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After-Work Activities | Aging Gracefully | Being a Boss | Business Development | Business Etiquette | Career | CoWorker Problems | Just Starting Out | Mid-30s | Networking | Professionalism
Feeling Jealous of a Younger Colleague
What should you do if you’re feeling envious of a colleague who’s younger than you, seemingly unappreciative of the opportunity you’re giving her, and also — in your opinion — inappropriately flirty at networking events? Reader J wonders: I’m a 40 yr old business development manager at an engineering firm. I’ve formed a group of female colleagues that helps…
