There are steps you can take in the final days of 2025 to prepare for a strong year ahead at work. They include updating your "brag sheet" and deciding what type of coworker you want to be. Doing a ...

If you've been passed over for promotion, here are 5 common reasons why and what to do differently to improve your chances in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a transatlantic talent executive. Any conversation about pay necessarily begins with the income statement, because for most ...

An email with the subject line “Good news” arrived in my inbox from my supervisor this morning. The good news I hoped for flashed across my mind as I imagined him saying he was moving to another state ...

US employers are planning smaller pay raises and fewer promotions next year, compared to what they gave this year. That's according to a new survey from human resources consulting firm Mercer. The ...

In today’s job market, a promotion doesn’t always come with the raise people expect. Many employees face heavier workloads, ...

According to a Mercer survey, businesses are devoting less of their 2024 budgets to raises and promotions than last year. But some still want to award their employees in other ways. The question is: ...

Feeling undervalued and underpaid at work but don't know how to move up from your current role? If you don't feel ready to request a promotion and raise, there are ways you can potentially achieve ...

So-called dry promotions—the kind that bring bigger responsibilities without a pay increase—present a career dilemma. And some data suggest they’re becoming more common as companies manage their ...

An employee questioned if he was wrong for being upset after learning the amount that he was getting in a pay raise from his boss at work. Posting about it on Reddit, he was initially excited to hear ...