Carol Kleiman

Q. I have a friend who used to work for a large company. She's now back in the job market and recently spoke to her former supervisor about working there...

In her first job after graduating from college in 1981, Melissa Josephs found out firsthand about the wage gap between women and men. "I learned that a male co-worker was...

Here's the latest news from the work world, with penetrating insights about job interviews. The time of day: When's the best time to be interviewed for a job: first, middle...

Q. I work for an Illinois-based company that uses a performance review in which you are allowed to choose one person to comment in writing. When I asked to see...

Q. Is it OK for me to use two days of vacation instead of two sick days for a medical procedure I need--so I can save my sick days for...

Here are some of the newest definitions and insights for issues concerning work/life balance: - Career taxidermy: "Americans would love to change the structure of their work and have more...

In 1985, when Tom Murray interviewed at a large university for a faculty job, he was surprised to see there were five people waiting to interrogate him--all at once. "It...

Q. After leaving a job I had held for many years, I stumbled through a couple of nightmarish positions that left me running for my life. I've held my present...

In a time of deep budget cuts and belt tightening by employers nationwide, employees are concerned that work/life programs might be in dire peril. But because benefits such as child...

I don't mean to brag or anything, but is this the best Jobs column you've ever read or what? Actually, I do mean to brag, because according to one expert,...