Carol Kleiman

Q. Let's talk about the hiring game: I was offered a job by phone, but a few days later it was withdrawn. They said they decided to re-open their job...

Donielle Barney and Jennifer McCann have the same job--and the same flexible hours. The two are job sharers and fill the post of manager of membership development at the American...

Busy work is the "work" you fake when things are slow at the office. But the very fact that there's a lull in business activity means your job could be...

Q. At the end of an interview that I thought went pretty well, the interviewer said, "We'll call you and let you know." That was a few weeks ago and...

Here's the good and the bad of what's happening in the world of work/life balance: Work/life balance is in: Americans increasingly are aware of the need not only to have...

You know you have the skills, experience and credentials to do your job--otherwise, you wouldn't have been hired to perform it or stayed in it all this time. And that...

Q. Would it be arrogant, rude or simply inappropriate to take notes during a job interview? I've been tempted to ask interviewers if they would mind if I took notes,...

Clara Stevens, 37, is a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Chicago. A postal employee since 1993, Stevens works five days a week, sometimes six, from 7 a.m....

Here are the latest insights from the workplace: Business cards: One of the most important objects of networking is collecting those all-important business cards. They're essential if you want some...

Q. Here's a new one: I just received an e-mail from a company where I recently applied for a job. The e-mail came with an attachment--a rejection letter! Cute! Employers...