Your Office Coach: Employee needs to repair relationship with boss's protege

Question: One of my co-workers, "Ethan," has considerable clout with our manager, more than any of the rest of us. This has been going on for years. A few months ago, Ethan and I had a serious disagreement when he directed me to do a particular task. I chose not to complete the task because I felt he did not have the authority to assign work to me.

Q&A: You can build community even among a far-flung team

Question: My team is scattered, with people in offices across the country working on fast-paced projects. We don't have the resources to get together in person regularly, so what can I do to help people feel connected?

Texas GM plant puts quality control to the test

Every day at the General Motors Assembly Plant, harried workers pull 15 of their freshly built SUVs off the line and climb all over them.

How to fit in at a job fair

With apologies to experienced job hunters who know these things, here's a review of job fair basics.

Laid off but working hard? Time to take a day off

The lazy days of summer are here but for people who are job hunting, taking the afternoon off to soak up some sun may feel like a luxury they just can't afford.

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See how your resume compares to other job seekers that have applied for the same position

Ever send a resume to an employer and feel like it was lost in a black hole? According to a Personified survey of 250,000 job seekers, nearly 60 percent of job applicants reported they never received a response from employers they recently applied to for a job. CareerBuilder launched a free tool this week called hireINSIDER that helps to remove some of the guesswork from the application process by enabling job seekers to see how they stack up against other applicants for a job. By getting an inside peek into the qualifications of other candidates, job seekers are able to better assess if they are a viable candidate for the job and the likelihood of an employer contacting them.

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