Archive for the ‘On The Job Advice’ Category

Increase Your Salary: 10 Expert Tips

By Kristina Cowan Determined to increase your salary? Follow these tips from Reesa Staten, vice president of communications and director of research at recruiting firm Robert Half International and Anna Ivey, a Boston-based career and admissions counselor, to increase your salary this year: 1. Get comfortable negotiating salary raises. “Women fall behind here, because they generally […]

10 Ways to Make Sure You Are Never Unemployed

1.  Continue Learning Take advantage of opportunities for training both within your company and outside. 2.  Keep Current with Technology Look at job postings in your field to see what technology skills are currently being sought after and stay abreast of these areas. 3.  Dress for Success.  Always dress for the next job above yours […]

Where Are Gas Prices Headed?

The advantages of having a short commute to work seem pretty obvious.  Less stress driving in congested traffic, more time at home with the family and of course less money spent at the pump.  We all have better things to spend our money on than gas, right?  Gas prices are about to change dramatically and […]