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401(k) Options
If you permanently leave your job, what happens to your 401(k) account?

Am I Entitled to Severance Pay?
If you are laid off, fired or forced to quit, are you entitled to severance pay?

Baby Boomers Rule in New Millennium
Baby boomers are the fastest growing group in the US labor force.

Counteroffer
Should you stay or should you go?

Internships: Working for Peanuts
Internships help you find out what you want and don't want to do in your career.

Job Fraud: Tip-Offs to Rip-Offs
Don't become a victim of job scams.

Job Outlook 2000
Facts, figures and projections for the US labor force into the new millennium, including the 10 fastest growing occupations.

Job Tips for College Grads
A six-part series covering everything from focusing on your career to acing the interview. Not just for college grads!

Preparing for New-Hire Orientation Day
Don't be caught off guard. Download or copy examples of details you'll likely have to provide on the first day of your new job.

Preparing to Leave Your Job
Plan ahead to resign, and be prepared if you happen to get laid off or fired from your job.

Salary, Benefits and Perks vs Hourly Pay
Thinking about becoming an independent contractor or reverting back to employee? Here are tips for converting employee salary, benefits and perks into equivalent contractor rates, and vice versa.

Surviving Layoffs
Tips for predicting and dealing with job loss and negotiating a better deal.

Surviving Lame-Duck Employee Syndrome
If you quit your job and have to stay through your notice period, how do you handle it if your boss blatantly resents that you quit, and coworkers avoid you for fear of being associated with The Quitter?

Tax Time Again
A virtual, deep-link tour inside the IRS site for taxes, credits and deductions related to your job. A recurring feature updated for US tax year 2000.

Telecommuting: A Matter of Trust
Learn how to avoid the scams and become a genuine telecommuter.

Temping
If you're a recent grad, between jobs, thinking about changing careers, independent or adventurous, then temping might be right for you.

What are Your References Saying about You?
How to rehearse your references, so they say the right things. Includes sample questions.

What Constitutes Wrongful Termination?
Just because an employee was unfairly fired or forced to quit doesn't mean that he or she suffered wrongful termination; at least not according to law.

What's in a Severance Package?
Here's what you might expect to receive (or try to negotiate) in a severance package.

Women's Career Resources
Organizations and career sites that help women break out of traditional job roles and right through the glass ceiling.

Work-at-Home Job Scams
Work-at-home job scams rip off thousands of people annually. Here are tips for avoiding them.

Work for a Profitable Company
If you wouldn't risk your investment money in a company, should you risk your career investment?

Working as an Independent Contractor
Tired of being a wage slave? Read about the pros, cons, and how to get started.

Workplace Privacy
Is your employer spying on you? More than 40 million employees will be subjected to electronic surveillance by the year 2000.

Your Rights as an Independent Contractor
Are you classified as an IC but treated as an ordinary employee? Not allowed to be your own boss as you'd like to be? Here's how it's supposed to work and what you can do about it.

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A Smarter Future

Tips that will help finance your education, excel in the classroom, and advance your career. More >

How to Write a Cover Letter

Looking for a new job? Use these tips and put your best foot forward. More >

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