It speaks for you even when you're out of the office doing your thing to make the company wildly successful. Positive words? We hope. But it can also interrupt and speak out of turn, relaying completely unauthorized messages.

Your desk. What does it say about you? Does it convey the message "Respect the owner of this hallowed professional space?" or "Attention: creativity in progress?" Or does it warn "Caution: finding that file is going to take a while?"

It's worth a few minutes to make sure your desk is an effective envoy for your professional abilities.

http://www.salary.com/13-things-your-desk-says-about-you/

Employees versus independent contractors. Sometimes it's difficult to know what camp you fall into as a worker. But when you consider health benefits, compensation and tax purposes, knowing the differences between the two is an absolute necessity. But what exactly are the differences between employee status and being an independent contractor?

http://www.salary.com/the-difference-between-employees-and-i...

IT Jobs are coming home … Linux Pros are in demand… and some engineers hope to clean up with vacuum cleaner in space… Cat Miller's got the news.

http://news.dice.com/2012/02/21/more-tech-jobs-come-back-ons...

Hiring managers see thousands upon thousands of resumes every year. That's why job seekers have to stand out in a crowd if they harboring any hope they'll be hired.

When you're writing a resume, what you don't know can hurt you. John Kalusa is a nationally recognized writer who speaks about corporate sales, recruiting, and personal career management. With over 25 years of experience as a strategic recruiting, human resources, and sales and marketing management leader in start-ups and Fortune 250 companies, he's well qualified to comment on what the hiring manager wants to see.

And also what they DON'T want to see.

http://www.salary.com/4-things-you-re-doing-wrong-on-your-re...

As companies downsize and jobs are lost, many people wonder why they're let go while other employees remain with the company. Although there are always many factors to consider -- political, economic, etc. -- it often comes down to being considered indispensable.

Having worked at several companies that have downsized in the past, I've learned these seven things that can help ensure your company is happy with your performance and holds onto you at all costs.

http://www.salary.com/7-ways-to-make-yourself-indispensable/...

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