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Dear Madeleine, I am a marketing director for a medical devices company. I manage all our social media and speaking engagements, which involves a lot of details and spreadsheets with tasks and tracking results. Part of my job is to conduct interviews with experts and write them up for our website, and to write articles…

More workers are staying put at their jobs, but are unhappy. The "resenteeism" could plague your entire office.

I wrote this guide to spotlight the 25 common pitfalls that could lead a business to failure and paired each with a practical solution.

Escape the worry trap with proven strategies to ease your mind. Learn how to breathe deeply, limit fear, find community, exercise, and even schedule worry to reclaim peace. Discover a life with less anxiety and more joy—your path to mental wellness starts here.

A "ghost job" is a job that isn't real. It's a job for a company that isn't actually hiring, or at least hiring for the role advertised. More than 1,000 hiring managers were surveyed, and 27% of them admitted that they've left these jobs up for over four months, never intending to fill them.

Dear Madeleine, I am a regional president for a global financial services company. About five years ago, I hired a whiz kid to inject some creativity and innovation into our use of technology and how we approach our regional customer acquisition. He is technically a genius in terms of IQ, and he excels at grasping…

Use these visualization techniques to manifest your dreams. See how Jack Canfield can help you unlock your potential and reach your goals.

Mock interviews are a great way to prepare for a job interview, providing candidates with an opportunity to test out their job interview skills with someone who isn't evaluating them for an actual job. Here are four benefits of conducting a mock interview so you can finally land your dream job.

The parable of the Mexican fisherman is full of lessons in how to prioritize and live with intention—especially if you work for yourself.

There are some questions you should avoid asking in your first job interview. These interview questions make you look a little desperate. Why? Because employers might think you want the job for the wrong reasons like you just need something temporary fast until you can find something better.

The key to writing a resume that will stand out to recruiters is to customize it for the specific job you're applying for. Here's how to do it.

Scientifically, this biological preference is called your chronotype, and it can have a significant impact on your productivity throughout the day. For example, while early birds might benefit from an 8 a.m. start, night owls tend to work better later at night. Unfortunately, the rigid schedule of many office jobs means that all chronotypes are forced to adhere to the same schedule, which can be detrimental for our overall productivity.

If you review a lot of resumes, it quickly becomes apparent that many people don't understand how to use compound modifiers correctly. Some people throw a hyphen in between certain words no matter where they fall in the sentence, and others universally ignore hyphens.

Have you ever felt like you're stuck on the same rung of the corporate ladder while everyone else is zooming past you? You're not alone. It's not easy to get promoted at work. In fact, there are 30 common pitfalls that might be holding you back from that promotion.

Stanford authors of The Friction Project share five insights on boosting productivity.

As a job seeker, there are many ways you can choose to address your cover letter. But there's one you should never use—no matter the circumstances. Here's why you shouldn't write "To Whom It May Concern" on your cover letter.

LinkedIn has made it very easy to upload your resume as a PDF to make it part of your LinkedIn profile. While it's tempting to do this rather than build a full profile from scratch, you should avoid it.

A recent survey contains a disturbing statistic about the role that content-creating generative AI plays in the modern-day job hunt: A majority of working adults would consider using AI tools to embellish or lie on their resumes.