Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kathy Caprino, M.A. covers careers, leadership and personal growth. Interviewing for new roles, whether internally or externally, ...

In working with hundreds of mid- to high-level professionals each year, I’ve seen firsthand how difficult it is for so many working women and men to articulate succinctly and powerfully what makes ...

When I was in the throes of cancer, I didn't know how to answer well-meaning people who asked, "How you doin'?" How you doing? I know grammatically it’s not the correct way to make that statement. It ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I work in the service industry at a desk. I am often passed by people saying, “How you doing?” What is the right response? They really don’t want to hear a long reply, so I am not ...

Drino* tells me that in the United States, he never knows what to say when someone asks, “How’re you doing?” In the country where he grew up, he says, the standard reply is something equivalent to ...