Career Advice

When you've given two weeks notice at your current job, you may think you can lay back and just coast before joining your next employer. Don't. Those last two weeks can be critical to ensuring you leave on good terms with your reputation intact.

An expertise in sales can provide a feeling of safety in a tight labor market, teach fundamental skills like fundraising, or in some cases allow job changers to remain connected to their original fields of interest.

Pinterest, the popular social photo sharing website fashioned around the age old concept of the pinboard, has become a valuable tool for marketers, who are using it to connect with consumers, drive traffic and increase brand awareness

Corporate recruiters have been slow to adapt their online strategies for the mobile revolution.

Rapid growth has led more employers to require experience with the photo-sharing site.

When Dannon decided to spend $3.5 million to air its first Super Bowl commercial, it chose an unusual way to create it. The use of crowdsourcing is opening doors for new, young talent that may never had had a chance to land jobs the traditional way on Madison Avenue.

Because print resumes literally stack up, standing out in today's competitive market can be even more challenging.

At first blush, it looks as though M.B.A.s aren't doing much "good" upon graduation. But these days, the numbers don't tell the whole story.

Pressured by high unemployment, more college graduates are moving into into commission sales, hawking knives and insurance. This week, the Journal explores the tough job market for Americans 25 and under.

At a time when daily deal start-ups are popping up and expiring like digital coupons, career opportunities in the business seem riskier than ever. Job seekers need to thoroughly understand a company's business model before signing on.