Are You Cut Out for A Career in Technology Sales? Let’s face it. Some graduates with technical degrees are excited by the prospect of sitting in front of a computer all day, writing miles of code for new programs, designing complicated networks or developing faster Internet connections. You, on the other hand, may be a [...]

Most professionals enroll in b-school to advance in their profession, but a good many also are seeking a change in careers. Consider Pete Laviola, a risk analyst with GE Capital in Cincinnati. He’d been an engineer with a marine engineering firm in Arlington, Va., for eight years. His work, although interesting, became repetitive. “I’d do [...]

Career changes may lead to personal and professional fulfillment. The economy is not growing by leaps and bounds. Zillions of dot-com companies are no longer waiting to scoop you up. But even if they were, would you work long hours, forgo traditional benefits, and gamble with your future? Maybe this is the perfect time to [...]

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. [...]

Many of us know weekend warrior types who like to lose themselves on the slopes, in the skies or atop a crashing wave whenever they have a free day. But what motivates people who want to put themselves at risk most days, as a way of earning their keep? Psychologists say there are sensation-seeking people [...]

Information technology drives the New Economy. It’s been a long time since the Information Technology (IT) department was a back-office function, working behind the scenes on necessary, if somewhat humdrum, tasks. Over the years, the role of IT moved to the forefront in many industries, taking an ever-greater role as technology advanced. And today, IT [...]

Get tough and get what you deserve. In today’s tough economy, you have to be a strong negotiator to get what you want. Don’t shy away from asking your boss for that raise, especially if you’ve proven your worth to the company. Bargain for that plum assignment if you can (and will) get the job [...]

Nab it and grab it. That statement sums up the flawed philosophy of many jobseekers. Looking for a job can become a job, complete with its own fears and frustrations, but that doesn’t mean you have to jump at any opportunity that comes your way. Even in an uncertain economy, logic–not emotion–should be your guide [...]

Salaries are rising faster than the rate of inflation for top college administrators and executives, but most of them aren’t in it for the money. Like other nonprofit employees, they choose their career paths primarily for public service and other nonmonetary reasons. Top college development officers, in fact, cite money as low on their list [...]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University’s secretive seven-member governing board issued an unusual statement recently: It stands behind the school’s president, Lawrence H. Summers. The board’s one-page letter to “the Harvard community” sets the stage for a possible showdown between Mr. Summers and his prominent faculty critics, who are moving toward a referendum on his leadership. [...]