Your Brilliant Career Archive

Unless you live in one of the country's major cities, odds are you're making roughly $32,000 a year.

For the overachieving single gal, a day of rest can be a minefield of options, expectations, and angst.

Any vacation that de-stresses and refreshes will improve your outlook and performance at work.

The essential rules of getting ahead.

Your big spender could be hiding behind a mountain of debt.

Talking money at work can be tricky these days.

One useful tip: color-code hanging files to distinguish between different types of files-such as project or client folders.

Budgets, like diets, can be unforgiving when it comes to the occasional splurge.

Pop in one of these cinematic classics starring kick-ass career gals who broke the rules and succeeded.

Even if you pay your bills on time religiously, your credit score may be endangered.

Q: My supervisor shares inappropriate stuff with me, like who's about to be demoted, and her fondness for the Rabbit Pearl.

Office alliances are vital in a team-oriented environment and reveal much about your work style.

Money-saving DON'Ts from MC.

Here are some important tips for, yes, exploiting those coworker relationships for your long-term success.

Q: I took a job that has turned out to be wrong, wrong, wrong for me.

So I’ve been operating under the assumption that because I’m debt-free and pay off my credit card on time (and in full) every month, that my credit score would put me in first place if I ever wanted more credit. Not anymore, I’ve le...

From Wall Street to the catwalk, get ahead at work by looking the part. Four industry professionals tell you how.

When it comes to networking, working a room can be daunting, especially for those uncomfortable with the social pressures of schmoozing. But there’s no underestimating the value of connections gleaned from a good contact.

At one of my first internships during college, another girl I worked with, also an intern, was extremely friendly. In the beginning, I tried not to get too close—it was a very competitive internship and I didn’t want anything getting i...

Q: I think my boss is taking advantage of me. He recently asked me to babysit his children. How do I assert myself?

School’s out, which means tens of thousands of students across the country are angling for summer jobs and internships. But given the woeful state of the economy, only a third of them will likely find work, according to a recent report by th...

Q: I never take all of my vacation days. I want to be indispensable to the company, and the higher-ups know this and have come to expect it from me. But I'm exhausted. How do I cut out without seeming less committed?

Q: At a party last week, a woman for whom I do consulting work got drunk and asked me to go home with her and her boyfriend. I laughed it off, but now I have to go to her office for a meeting. How should I deal with the awkwardness?