Career Advice

As banks prepare to report fourth-quarter results and make final bonus decisions for 2011, total compensation is likely to be the lowest since 2008, when the financial crisis destroyed some firms and left many survivors on government life support.

Graduate schools are bypassing alumni in admissions interviews to meet directly with M.B.A. candidates in person or via Skype videoconferencing, despite the potential higher costs, in an attempt to ensure interviews are being conducted in a uniform manner—and in English.

How you follow up after a job interview is critical as following up in the first place. An October survey of 1,000 hiring professionals found that 81% said follow up should happen within two weeks.

When you disagree with management's practices or the business's decisions, can you voice your dissent without killing your career? Reporting issues to the boss can be a slippery slope. You should consider multiple angles to decide which path you'll take: silence, speaking up, or exiting altogether.

Unless you're unemployed, job-hunting eight hours per day is unrealistic. Luckily, two hours may be all you need.

As most people have figured out by now, the annual holiday party isn't an opportunity to get sloppy drunk and paw your favorite co-worker. Office parties can, however, become an opportunity to advance your career.

It's that time of year again: Many workers and managers are preparing for the dreaded performance review. But a few companies are deciding not to do them.

António Horta-Osório had five consecutive nights without sleep and spent weeks at The Priory, a U.K. clinio known for treating celebrities for exhaustion, stress and other issues.

Looking for a new gig? Sausalito, Calif.-based workplace culture website Glassdoor.com has released its annual list of the Top 50 Best Places to Work in 2012. Among companies that ranked in the top 50 were Facebook, Google, Apple and Intel, and finance firms Ernst & Young, Goldman Sachs and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Former MF Global Chief Risk Officers Michael Roseman and Michael Stockman have been interviewed by the House Financial Services Committee, but they aren't expected to testify at the Committee's hearing to be held this Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter.