Workplace

Ask Vicki: What are the most important things to accomplish in a new job?

In this answer on Quora, Monster career expert Vicki Salemi takes you through your first 90-plus days on the job.

Leaving a job? This is how to negotiate your exit

You’re familiar with negotiating the details when you’re offered a job, but how about when you lose a job? That’s right: If you get laid off or resign from a job, you shouldn’t sign your exit papers without taking time to carefully investigate what you can negotiate. In fact, you may have more leverage than you think.

Why you should slow down and adopt a 24/6 schedule

We’re always connected, always on. It's go, go, go 24/7. But imagine having one day each week where you do absolutely nothing. Almost sounds too good to be true for someone who works nonstop, but Aaron Edelheit, author of ‘The Hard Break: The Case for a 24/6 Lifestyle,’ found that it will make you more productive and happier. Here’s how you can take a break, even if you have a hectic schedule.

Office holiday party do's and don'ts

Once upon a time in a rented hotel ballroom far, far away, the perfect office holiday party was thrown. Different department teams mingled merrily, and even the introverts felt perfectly at ease. Nobody got wasted, and everyone got along perfectly. But since you don’t work at Imaginary Office, Inc., you have to deal with a real-life holiday party—and it can be tricky.

How to keep your personal information safe at work

We spend so much time at work, it’s easy to forget it’s not a private or protected place, and neither is your personal information. After all, you’ve provided a great deal of information to an organization full of people, and people are flawed and occasionally careless. Learn your rights as an employee, plus measures you can take to protect your identity and keep your personal, sensitive information safe from colleagues, or worse, thieves.