It's not often that one reads job/career advice in the Health Section of a newspaper. However, given the 'mind games' encountered in the modern office perhaps a psychotherapist is perfectly suited to provide advice for the job hunt. »more»

The wall between our working and non-working lives continues to shrink and in some cases disappear. Who/what do you blame?

One villain might be the technological "conveniences" such as the home PC and the mobile phone. It used to be hard to work at home because so much of what we needed was at work. If we were at home we were more than likely going to be doing things other than office work. But that was before Excel and Word-equipped laptops and PCs became as common in the household as toasters. More common in fact, when was the last time you saw a home with more than one toaster (let alone a 22" flat panel toaster)? »more»

Telecommuting could be detrimental to your career according to a career study by search firm Korn/Ferry International. »more»

A new book tells the stories of over forty people who undertook "midlife reinvention." That phrase is suggested by Susan Crandell, author of "Thinking About Tomorrow: Reinventing Yourself at Midlife." In it she describes what it takes to significantly change your life's direction. »more»

WSJ writer Sue Shellenbarger writes that while the national mood on work-life issues is not good (she says the worst she's seen in 15 years), there are certain trends gaining momentum foretelling positive change in providing more control over when and where we work. »more»

The prestigious law firm Sullivan & Cromwell is learning that just paying some of the highest salaries for first year associates ($150,000) doesn't guarantee associate loyalty. They know this because Sullivan & Cromwell is suffering from extremely high associate turnover (over 30%) and low rankings (#155 out of 160 in a survey of midlevel associates). »more»

If you're eyeing a midlife career change to a high-paying career then prepare for a challenge. To help you here are five tips from WSJ's Career Journal to position yourself for a corporate job when you're competing against applicants with more relevant work experience. »more»

Can you or someone you know turn off work? Can you delegate? Does work make your relationships suffer?

You can probably see where we are going with this line of questioning. It has to do with work-life balance or in the case of workaholics, the lack thereof. »more»

Do not confuse hard work with workaholism.

People who work hard know the boundaries between their work lives and their personal lives, workaholics do not. Hard workers can function normally when not at work; workaholics cannot. Hard work is healthy, workaholism is not. »more»

Sounding almost like a joke, or perhaps it's just stating the obvious, but a University of Calgary study on the subject of procrastination states that: »more»