Class ends at 10:50 a.m., and a mass of students scurries out of room 410 in Hamilton Hall. Only Bryan Berkett remains. “So,” says Roosevelt Montas, the teacher, “you missed the midterm.” He adds, “If I had to give you a grade today, it would be an F.” Minutes later, walking across the Columbia University [...]

Fear of math and muggers. That, in a nutshell, is what Don Martin sees as his biggest obstacle to attracting more women to the M.B.A. program at the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business, where he is associate dean for enrollment management. With women accounting for only a quarter of full-time enrollment, Chicago lags [...]

While e-commerce is no longer a hot buzzword, the Internet is still an important sales channel for many businesses. Now more than ever, success is driven by business basics: Entrepreneurs who hope to succeed online must understand their audience, develop a solid game plan and market their site to their target customers. “Planning is the [...]

The most adventurous thing the majority of people do at work is gather around the water cooler to talk about “Survivor.” But for Steve Irwin, it’s “trapping and rescuing crocodiles on my own in the rivers of North Queensland with only a net and my dog.” That’s certainly not your typical day at the office. [...]

Take an industry that’s as old as the abacus, and add four years of higher education — plus a fifth for those seeking better prospects and higher pay. Subtract the effects of a jobless recovery, and multiply by the mystery factor of this year’s business scandals. What’s the bottom line for college students and recent [...]

I attended a recent presentation by Michael R. Losey, former president of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), titled “The Labor Shortage: Why and What to Do About It.” In the current economic climate, this topic may challenge popular attitudes and assumptions. But I was truly inspired. Cold, hard facts can be uplifting, especially [...]

As a professional writer and interviewer, I am often asked about the many celebrities I profile: “What are they really like?” And though it may sound hokey, I find that these stars share many traits with the successful businessmen and women that I profile for CareerBuilder. Ultimately, it’s all a matter of focus. To illustrate [...]

Disaster Preparedness: A 10-Point Plan You must be ready to handle sudden career changes. When I gave notice at my last job, my manager told me not to bother coming in anymore–that day was to be my last. So, instead of enjoying a leisurely day at the office–saying goodbye to colleagues, tying up loose ends, [...]

Wait Not, Want Not You have to know when to move on. “I really felt stuck. I stayed, hoping it would get better,” recalls Marilyn Fox, a journalist who used to work for a music Web site. “It never did.” It took Fox nearly three years to learn that her job would never take her [...]

The current economic slowdown cost the U.S. workforce more than 140,000 jobs in January, the highest reported number of layoffs since 1993. These numbers indicate that job security is suffering through a severe shock. And while finding a new job is a hard enough, displaced workers often find it difficult to adjust emotionally to their [...]