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Switching Jobs: What Happens to My 401(k)?

When making a career move, be sure to know your options and protect your retirement money

Four options for handling retirement plan assets when you change jobs

By LaToya M. Smith

Posted: April 4, 2011 Tags: 401k, 401k rollovers, career advice, Retirement

Women at Work: Are You a Workhorse or a Show Horse?

A woman’s guide to improving how she’s perceived in her organization

By Sonia Alleyne

Posted: March 21, 2011 Tags: Career, Career Advancement, career advice, National Women's History Month, Women at work

3 Tips to Keep Boomers in the Job Game

See how these resources can help you remain competitive

By Janel Martinez

Posted: March 16, 2011 Tags: baby boomers, Career Advancement, career advice, senior executives, senior workers

Sixty-nine percent of workers ages 55 and up report their bosses are younger than them, according to a Careerbuilder.com survey (Image: Thinkstock)

How to Deal with a Boss Who’s Younger Than You

How you can learn from--and teach--the young professional

Methods baby boomers can use to cope with the generational gap

By Janel Martinez

Posted: March 15, 2011 Tags: baby boomers, Career Advancement, career advice, How To, young boss

Knowing When to Leave

Four signs you're in a dead end job

With more than 15 million people unemployed, many feel grateful to simply have a job—no…

By Marcia Wade Talbert

Posted: March 1, 2011 Tags: career advice, career change, career sabotaging, career tips, career transition, Work

Why We Should Be Grateful for Our “Haters”

Critics can't hurt you unless you let them. But people cosigning on everything you do can kill you

For some people, the thought of having haters is as fascinating as wondering about life…

By Alfred Edmond, Jr.

Posted: February 2, 2011 Tags: building relationships, business relationships, career advice, Constructive criticism, criticism, David & Goliath, Facebook, George Foreman, haters, Joe Frazier, leadership, Malcolm Gladwell, Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, Patrick Ewing, self improvement, self-confidence, self-determination, self-motivation, Serena Williams, success, Twitter, Venus Williams, winning

Be self-aware and personally responsible. "Learn how to be more comfortable in your own skin," Collier says. The more you understand yourself, the more you can be comfortable in your mannerisms and the more comfortable people are going to be in their interactions with you. For more on executive success in the workplace: How to Deal with the Boss from Hell Step Your Game Up with a Career Coach How to manage your feelings

The Boss Effect: How Small Gestures Make Big Impressions

Executives, learn to use executive amplifiers to your benefit

For executives and managers, sweating the small stuff can mean big results. Here’s how to…

By Janell Hazelwood

Posted: February 1, 2011 Tags: Career Advancement, career advice, executive amplifiers, executive behavior, How To, office culture, office politics

When it comes to salary, know your worth: Wait to discuss salary after you’ve been made an offer. At that point, don’t walk into the situation thinking you should accept the base rate or what the company is offering you. You’ve done your research and know your skill set, so now you can gauge what’s appropriate for you in comparison to your industry. Present a salary range to your employer. They may decline your rebuttal, but chances are they will try to reach a middle ground with you.

Two Deals? One Choice. How to Negotiate So You Make the Right Decision

The founder and CEO of Full Circle NY offers tips to making the best career decision for you

BlackEnterprise.com spoke with Karen Nethersole, Esq., founder and CEO of Full Circle NY, about ways…

By Janel Martinez

Posted: January 27, 2011 Tags: Career Advancement, career advice, Careers, Full Circle NY, How To, Jobs, Karen Nethersole, National Association of Colleges and Employers, negotiating, salary negotiation

Examine your career vision and develop a strategy: What do you want? Where do you want to be in five years? "After you have answered these questions and more, think about what you can get from your current job that prepares you for where you are going," Colemon says. "How might you gain more training? Can you work from home one day a week? Is there a new project, task, or goal that can be led by you? Tuition reimbursement? There are a million things to ask for, but what is relevant to your specific needs, desires and goals?"

4 Ways to Boost Your Salary Today

How to ask for what you're worth and actually get it�even in tough economic times

Expert tips on how to get a salary increase and get what you’re worth

By Janell Hazelwood

Posted: January 27, 2011 Tags: Career Advancement, career advice, career tips, How To, job advice, job seeking, Judith Colemon, negotiating, salary negotiation, salary tips, Sherpa Coaching LLC

Want to Earn a Man’s Salary? Negotiate Like Him

How women can get what they're worth in the workplace by manning up!

African American women earned about 62 cents for every dollar white men made in 2009,…

By Janell Hazelwood

Posted: January 25, 2011 Tags: Career Advancement, career advice, gender gaps, How To, negotiation, professional women, salary negotiation, women executives., women professionals, workplace gender gaps

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