Does a resume have to be one page long?
Many job hunters are told that their experience needs to be fit onto a single page. But is that true? Not necessarily, writes Fortune's Anne Fisher in her March 29 Ask Annie column. What have you found? How long should an ideal resume be? And how long is yours?
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Will changing jobs lead to more pay - or less?
It's hard to predict how any individual job candidate will fare, writes Fortune's Anne Fisher in her March 27 Ask Annie column. If you've switched jobs recently, what have you found? Did you find employers willing to give you a raise - or even a signing bonus - to woo you? Or is the job market in your field so competitive that you felt lucky to get an offer?
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Why women get paid less
Women's unwillingness to "rock the boat" and ask for a raise is a big reason why the wage gap between college-educated women and their male counterparts has actually gotten bigger since the mid-'90s, writes Fortune's Anne Fisher in her March 20 Ask Annie column. Do you think women shy away from asking for more money, or do you think discrimination is the real problem? What tips do you have on asking for - and getting - a raise?
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Cupid at work
"Offices are often the easiest places to meet and fall in love," one expert told Fortune's Anne Fisher in her February 13 Ask Annie column. Have you had an office romance? How did it turn out? Have you worked around colleagues who were dating? What tips do you have for others?
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Your dumbest moment at work?
Everybody makes mistakes at the office, and sometimes they're bad enough - or just embarrassing enough - that slinking away to a different company where nobody knows you can seem like the only real option, writes Fortune's Anne Fisher in her January 23 Ask Annie column. But there are ways to overcome even a giant career goof. What was your dumbest moment at work? Were you able to recover? How? And what blunders have you seen co-workers or bosses make?
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Loyalty isn't dead, but employers have to earn it
Most employees still think company loyalty is alive and well, writes Fortune's Anne Fisher in her January 16 Ask Annie column. Do you believe employee loyalty still exists? Are you loyal to your employer? Does your employer take steps to retain employee loyalty?
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Office-party blunder? How to live it down
Many people do things at the holiday office party they end up regretting the next day, writes Fortune's Anne Fisher in her December 13 Ask Annie column. What was your most embarrassing moment at a work party? Were you able to recover? How? And what shenanigans have you seen co-workers or bosses get into?
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