When you think of a cheerful job, you probably don't think of loan officer, warehouse manager, or accountant. But it turns out these are some of the happiest careers in America, according to online jobs site Careerbliss.com. CareerBlissï؟½compiled a list of the 20 happiest jobs...

Last week LinkedIn reported amazing financials (stock jumped almost 20% in one day). The company reported 105% YTY growth in quarterly revenues to $167.7 Million, putting the company on a 2012 plan of $860 Million. But the real story is the huge jump in revenues from LinkedIn's recruiting services ("Hiring Solutions"). Revenues in this segment...

A job interview is a two-way street. The employer asks questions to determine if the interviewee is an ideal fit for the job, and the smart candidate uses the interview to assess how she would fit in, if she would be able to do her best work there, and how well aligned her goals are with those of the employer. "Candidates must ask...

The corporate recruiting market just gets hotter and hotter. We just returned from a two week tour through Europe and attended the iRecruit conference in Amsterdam, where we had the opportunity to talk with dozens of top recruiting managers. Here are the 9 hottest...

If you have that magical mix of skills and personality that a career in selling requires, you may be able to earn yourself a six-figure salary as a real estate broker or a sales engineer-but not all sales positions are nearly that glamorous and high-paying. A sales management job...

Finding growth stocks isn't difficult. What's difficult is finding growth stocks that don't fade and are built to outpace their rivals. To identify firms that have proven and sustainable businesses with a pipeline of innovative ideas, FORBES created its list of America's Fastest Growing Tech Companies, now in its 11th year. We sift through more than 2,100 publicly traded tech firms, selecting only profitable outfits with a minimum revenue of $150 million and a market cap of at least $500 million. List membership requires...

When I started in HR, it was understood that you were going to work with people. You expected to get good at calming angry people down, listening to them share their problems, and untangling thorny interpersonal issues. That sort of thing went with the territory in the quaint 1980s. After all, the HR department has "human" in its name. How could anyone...

You were probably attracted to HR because you want to help people. It's in your nature to do so. But be careful not to become too attached to helping employees. It could actually hurt your career. Too much...

As CFO, your role boils down to this: helping your company maximize profitability, growth and shareholder value. And you want everyone on the leadership team to share in that mission, right? Among human-resources practitioners, a common frustration is that HR is often denied the proverbial "seat at the table." They want to influence...

Whether you are looking to hire a college graduate or a veteran worker, social media is increasingly becoming an important recruiting tool. From LinkedIn to Twitter to Glassdoor, companies who don't embrace social media risk missing out on what could be a great employee. "It's more than important, it's...

Trade organization the Mobile Marketing Association has commissioned a new study that projects the mobile marketing to add $400 billion in incremental output and nearly a million jobs by to the U.S. economy by 2015. While the findings are meant to induce marketers to spend more on mobile...

First he talked about the importance of inspiration. Then he described the power of passion. Then he shared the value of vision. Then I almost fell asleep. The professor was describing the traits of a great leader. I certainly didn't disagree with his list: Vision, passion, inspiration,...

How do you grow your company? There are generally three ways: 1. Building on your internal resources (funding innovations, running product development teams); 2. Borrowing from others by making licensing or alliance agreements; or 3. Buying your way in by acquiring other companies. Put like that, it sounds deceptively simple, but...

Millennials aren't so different. That isn't to say that they don't come from a different place than previous generations and that there aren't significant differences in their perspective, but when you get down to the core principles of what millennials want in the workplace, they want what any good employee would want from his or her employer. "When I speak on the millennial topic, one of the points I always make is...

Gamification is the process of using game thinking and game mechanics to solve problems and engage users, according to Gabe Zichermann, author of the upcoming book "The Gamification Revolution" and founder of Dopamine, a consulting agency focused on gamified campaigns for employees and consumers. "People may be motivated by getting a gift card, but what really drives them is..."

No longer just for early adopters and innovators, desktop visualization has become a mainstream IT strategy for companies of all sizes. Still, many organizations remain leery, concerned about the perceived need to purchase, manage and maintain costly and complex infrastructure. This view is increasingly out of date, however. Rapidly evolving technologies have...

Want to make more money? Make sure your employees feel like they're working for something greater than just profit. You may have already sensed that companies with a clear sense of purpose do better than those without one. A new study from Deloitte confirms it: organizations that focus their energies beyond pure profit do better than those without a "culture of purpose." And yet, the survey also reveals that...