Before you begin your salary negotiation, it is imperative that you calculate your market worth first.

Your market worth is what you should be making for your skillset, competency level and industry.

While job searches requires less shoe leather than before the Internet, a successful job search still requires clear thinking and an optimal search strategy. The number of job websites is plentiful however, for many the job hunt remains a struggle.

There's no question that in today's competitive market, interviewing for marketing and creative positions appears as an impossible gauntlet to pass -- many qualified candidates applying for too few positions.

But successfully passing the interview gauntlet for your next marketing and creative position isn't as difficult as you think. Here are some important tips that will make your next interview a successful one!

Your interview went great, and you really wowed the hiring manager. Regardless of the industry you’re interviewing in, a follow-up letter is always recommended.

Could you accidentally blow your chances with one of these follow-up faux pas? Not after this blog post.

Figuring out how to interpret a job description can sometimes feel like trying to decipher the blueprints for building a NASA rocket. Which tasks or responsibilities will comprise the majority of the work? How strict are the years of experience requirements? How can I tell if I’m qualified? So. Many. Questions.

Whether through discovery of a new passion, underutilized skills, facing relocation or simple career burn-out, there comes a point in time when you will find yourself itching for a career change. Unless you’re looking to switch to a very specialized field, becoming a pediatrician for example, you don’t have to start completely from scratch. However, the question remains: How do you jump from an industry you've grown comfortable with to something new?

The career landscape of today is no longer that of a smoothly paved road, lined with blooming flowers and rolling fields of green grass while sunshine beams overhead. Rather, it's more of a bumpy cobblestone road, littered with potholes and giant human-eating plants looming about a la "Little Shop of Horrors." One of the necessary evils that comes along with traversing this frighteningly dangerous pathway is formulating a current and professionally appealing resume. If you are currently out of work or recently terminated, an additional concern can be filling in the gaps in your resume. The following are three ways to accomplish this without raising any red flags or turning off any potential sources of employment.

It's common for companies to ask for a preliminary phone interview to short-list their best candidates. Unfortunately, this process can sink some really good job seekers.

How can you make a great first impression over the phone? Consider these three simple tips:

No matter where you are in your job search, you will wish you had known these quick interview prep tips sooner. …we just wish we could have told you sooner.

Job interviews are intimidating because you’re never certain what will be asked or how the interviewer will receive your answers. However, there are some things you can control, and being prepared is key to performing well during an interview. Here are some tips for job interview prep that aren't so obvious: