career planning

In tough economic times, it's hard to tell whether your industry, your company or your own performance is to blame for your career woes. Here are five signs that will help you tell the difference.

Selena Rezvani, the author of "The Next Generation of Women Leaders" discusses how women can get to the top in the workplace.

For as long as he could remember, Ben Richardson had had big plans for an early retirement.

The Library Journal asked library book supplier Baker & Taylor Inc. which job-hunting titles were most in demand in the six months prior to March 14, 2009. Here are the top 10:

When I started this column in 2005, I truly believed the tenets of executive career management were unchanging. But in this new economic climate, when the supply of qualified IT leaders has suddenly outstripped the demand, I realize that I was mistaken. For all of you who are on the market (or would like to stay off it) I offer an updated career management primer.

IT professionals who find themselves out of work amid the global economic recession could wind up working as stock equity analysts, insurance underwriters or health-care administrators, according to the author of a recent book on alternative technology career paths.

If you're contemplating employment at a startup, get ready for an exhilarating -- if bumpy -- ride, say four IT managers who have made the jump from corporate IT to a startup.

Promoting yourself and your work can feel downright unseemly, but it very well may help you keep your job in this economic downturn. These eight techniques will help you promote yourself in the office without looking obnoxious.

Although tech jobs are under increasing pressure, the reality is that the technology jobs market overall is still doing better than the market for other types of jobs. That doesn't mean you're immune from layoffs, stagnant salaries, or increasing workloads, but it does mean you have more options than many other workers -- if you're willing to be flexible.

It's not easy for IT professionals to make a wholesale switch to a different technical discipline to reap the benefits of a hot skills market, but that's not to say it can't be done.

Some sound advice to security pros who are concerned about the future of their jobs. Think of it as a general checklist of things that you probably should be doing all the time but need to devote some time and consideration to right now, especially if your future is uncertain.