Carol Kleiman

I recently suggested that job seekers wear suits of armor to interviews. It seemed to me a practical way to avoid being rejected for not wearing the "right" clothes, for...

Q. Before each employee review, my supervisor solicits confidential appraisals of each employee's performance from others in the company. The person being reviewed must then discuss the comments--but does not...

Are you worried about the future of work/life programs in a slow economy? Does the thought of losing flexible hours, the privilege of telecommuting, child-care resources or extra perks--such as...

`Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look." Remember when Julius Caesar said that to Brutus in William Shakespeare's play, "Julius Caesar"? And you know what happened soon thereafter: Caesar...

Q. Every time I go on a job interview, there is one question I always want to ask but am afraid to: Why did the person who previously held this...

After her first child was born in 1998, Lola Holness, a vice president at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. in New York, took a four-month leave. For the next two...

It's a tough job market, but some good things are happening: Good Hiring News: Hiring is picking up in some areas. "Executives in advertising and marketing who cut back on...

Q. I was laid off from a startup software company. They said they couldn't pay me the two weeks' pay they owe me, even though they haven't declared bankruptcy. I...

`In the pipeline." That's the reassuring term business executives defensively come up with when they're asked why all of their top officers are men and where are the women? "In...

American workers know the importance of keeping up with the latest federal minimum wage and fair employment laws. But, unfortunately, they're usually not up to speed on state labor laws....