YOUR CAREER

For the uninitiated, online job seeking can seem positively confounding.

People get married, start businesses, build homes, travel and hold down jobs just as they do in their "first life." They buy and sell and start businesses.

"What is your perception of the painting in the lobby?"

I’ll be resigning, but how do I ensure this company doesn’t say negative things to a future employer?

Did your manager tell a falsehood about you?

The latest Pew findings suggest that retirement is a phase of life about which public attitudes, expectations and experiences are in a period of transition.

The misuse of resume data has become a big issue for the fast-growing sites that are now a main source of talent for some industries, as well as a growing risk to individuals as hackers target the vast databases of personal information.

Two of the recommended safeguards: more rigorous background checks to certify that employers are legitimate and identity authentication methods that make it harder for hackers to access the database.

Career superstars get all the benefits, including the biggest: Control over their lives.

Here are five ways to highlight your achievements without making yourself look like a braggart or a buffoon.