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Career Advice

How to ask for a raise – and get it

Women who work full time continue to make only 77 cents for every dollar a man earns each year. While the wage gap has narrowed,...

Technology

How to build your own website

Don't have $2,500 to spend on a website for your products, goods or services? Relax -- there are plenty of easy, inexpensive ways to...

Career Advice

How to select a website designer

These days, unless you have a website, you aren't considered a legitimate business. In fact, the younger generation has never even...

Career Advice

Six essentials for career networking

Networking is about creating an extended family. It's about developing connections, caring about people, increasing the size of your...

Career Advice

Career networking is like dating - only better

Whether dating is a distant memory for you, or whether you are currently navigating your way through today’s dating pool, there are...

Career Advice

5 Reasons career moms need massage

Do you feel like you're being pulled in every direction? Spread too thin? Are you ineffective at work and grumpy and tired at home?...

Career Advice

Risky career moves for the gutsy career woman

When the alarm clock goes off in the morning, do you dread getting up because your current 9 to 5 has become such a drag? Although...

Career Advice

10 Tips to prepare for a layoff

The shaky economy has many employees fretting about their futures. Even if you think your job is secure, you’d be well-advised to...

Fashion & Style

Revamping your wardrobe for a new job

In today's economy, many women can't afford to invest in a new wardrobe for the interview process. However, with competition for...

Career and Time Management

11 Ways to avoid awkward conversations

According to Don Gabor, 'small talk expert' and author of Speaking Your Mind in 101 Difficult Situations, 'Everyone faces awkward...

New Year - Your Career

5 Tips for getting out of debt online

You see that dress in the window and you just have to have it. You hesitate, thinking I really shouldn't. But next you find yourself...

Career and Time Management

5 Ways to make the most of your layoff

There's no getting around it: Layoffs are never easy, and they're never fun. Unemployment can leave you scrambling to pay the bills,...

New Year - Your Career

12 Steps to getting out of debt

We can get into debt for any number of reasons -- unemployment, emergencies, those new red heels-- but there's absolutely no reason...

New Year - Your Style

Going back to work

Changing times often spawn new terms. Such is the case of "economom" -- which generally refers to moms who know how to pinch...

Super Moms Guide: Money & Career

How to leave work at work

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, women are working harder, and longer - nearly 20 hours more a month than two decades...

Career Advice

Filling out a job application

You may have a fantastic resume and a beautiful cover letter, but still need to know how to fill out a flawless job application if...

Stress

10 ways to refresh and regroup

By the time noon rolls around, if you are feeling a little overwhelmed, getting a bit sluggish or finding it hard to concentrate,...

Career Advice

Career advice and interview tips

Helene Lerner is the founder of womenworking.com, a site that shares tips on skill building and strategies for women in career...

Career Advice

More moms are heading back into the work force

Maybe your husband has just been laid off or rising prices require additional household income, or a divorce has increased your...

Career Advice

Working from home: Is it a career option for you?

Working from home can sound like a dream come true with no commute and no one telling you what to do (theoretically). You own your...

Career Advice

Interviewing like a pro

An interview starts long before you walk through the door and shake hands with your potential employer. To truly succeed and be...