Carol Kleiman

Working for a family-friendly company is the best way to achieve work/life balance. That's the usual advice for employees who want to have a life and a job. But there...

Dear Coach: I'm a job seeker who has been asked to be part of a "group" interview. What they mean by "group" is that several job candidates will be interviewed...

Office parties are fun and games and all you have to do is show up and have a good time. If you believe that, your job may be in jeopardy....

How much longer can employers resist employees' impassioned pleas for more balance in their lives? Just about a decade longer, according to a new project out of Georgetown University Law...

Dear Coach, Two years ago, I lost my job because I supported a co-worker who made a sexual harassment claim against our employer. I sued and we settled out of...

Great expectations: What can a mature worker do about a bad performance review, especially if you've always gotten good ones? "If the negative review was done by the same manager...

"Fun: amusement, especially lively or playful . . . fun and games." --Reader's Digest Oxford "Complete Wordfinder." In 2001, Bob Nelson did a dissertation for his PhD titled, "Factors that...

Dear Coach, I'm a teacher who wants to switch careers, but I can't even get an interview in any field outside of the public education system. What advice do you...

Carol Kleiman is on vacation. Here's some advice Carol gave earlier this year. Dear Coach, I use vacation days for job interviews and always give my present employer sufficient notice...

If finding a job in today's tough employment market is your top priority, you're probably not concentrating very hard on "picking" a boss you really will enjoy working with. In...