As hundreds of thousands of federal employees are expecting to begin the new year furloughed or working without pay due to the partial government shutdown, the US Office of Personnel Management ...

Facing car repossession can be a stressful and overwhelming experience. Missing car payments can happen due to unexpected circumstances, but acting quickly is important to prevent your car from being ...

If you’ve received a notice from a debt collector, but have reason to believe you don’t actually owe that debt (or owe a lot less than they say you owe), federal law gives you a brief opportunity to ...

As we head into yet another week of the government shutdown, many furloughed government employees might be struggling with how they’re going to pay their bills. While being furloughed means that an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I explore personal branding and storytelling in the digital age. For those navigating their professional departure for the first ...

Resumes, cover letters and writing samples are the first, and sometimes only, opportunity to make a positive impression on an employer. They must be perfect. Your entire work history and educational ...

When most people sit down to write a business letter, their first inclination is to write formally – sometimes too formally. While a business letter should be professional and polite, it doesn't have ...

Despite having no binding effect in the law, a letter of intent is one of the most important agreements a seller of business shares will sign. It establishes the price and core terms of the deal and ...

The Earl of Chesterfield, the 18th-century British statesman and patron of the arts, had a number of concerns about his illegitimate son Philip, but one he revisited often in his posthumously ...