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Everyone wants to move up. But sometimes “up” is in short supply and you have to find your path. How do you do that?

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. How do you manage your career? Same way.

Boomer retirement is pushing business to BV practices. Maybe yours. Has it occurred to you that the same need-to-retire phenomenon affects your own profession? And that you could harness it to [...]

Interviewing has a parallel in dating when both sides are putting their best foot forward. No surprise that useful, real-life information can get missed in either scenario.

It’s one of the most common questions: “What’s the average salary for X position in valuation?” For the sake of the discussion, let’s say you get the answer. Then what?

The answer is a qualified maybe. On the way to being successful, though, there are some things you shouldn’t try.

Are you super agreeable at work? Cheerful, helpful, eager to please? Believe it or not, too much of this behavior can be detrimental to your long-term career goals.

Frustration with a job comes up for nearly everyone at one time or another. Moreover, the frustration can feel so strong that changing jobs looks like the best answer. More often than not, [...]

You have to sell work if you want to make the big bucks in valuation or lit support. That can’t be a secret to you. Making the shift from a doer to a doer-seller, though, is a challenge for [...]