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Do you suspect your job is on the line? Here's how to address it with your boss and turn your performance around.

Want to be successful in your career? Take some tips from Monica, Chandler and the rest of the 'Friends' friends.

From tasting chocolate to testing waterslides, these jobs are truly amazing.

Need some career inspiration? These quotes from famous graduation speeches over the years are sure to motivate you.

Is it finally time to just quit your job? Take this quiz to find out.

Starting a new job is simultaneously exciting and overwhelming. Here's how to make a great impression during your first week of work.

Sometimes, a calculated risk can catapult you toward professional success. Here are some smart career risks you may want to consider taking.

Long hours, job insecurity, lack of work-life balance and other workplace stressors contribute to at least 120,000 deaths each year and account for up to $190 billion in health care costs.

A young PC enthusiast dips his foot into career planning, wanting to know whether computer engineering or computer science are a better option and what types of jobs apply to each choice.

Even though 82 percent of U.S. college graduates say their level of education has helped their careers, more than 70 percent say specialized training to acquire specific skills is more valuable in...

Having made history as the first woman to anchor a weekday evening news program by herself, Katie Couric knows a thing or two about being successful.

Security is so important to meeting business goals and complying with mandated protections for confidentiality, security analysts are involved in all stages of IT development.

Networking is critical to your business' success, but if you do it wrong, it won't get you anywhere. Make sure you're not committing one of these seven "deadly sins" of relationship management.

Technology is making it a lot easier to be your own boss these days.