pexels.com 2016 was an amazing year for online marketing, but the industry never slows down. We haven’t quite hit the end of the year, but it’s time to start thinking about how the industry’s going to change in 2017—and how you can prepare accordingly. Marketing is a field dominated by those with the foresight to plan ahead, anticipate changes, and jump on trends before your competitors do, so take note of these trends to come and prepare for them.

Shutterstock Dear Liz, I have a problem at work. My problem is my boss. I started the job last October, and my new boss “Sheila” arrived three months ago. We didn’t have a manager in our department before, but we got all our work done. We didn’t even know they were interviewing for a new manager until Sheila got here. Sheila is like all the fearful managers you write about. She was nice to us for maybe the first week.

The last thing people want to think about amid the bustle of November and December is taxes. But Elizabeth A. Vuozzo, a director with the Fuoco Group in Hauppauge, N.Y., a partner of Hewins Financial Advisors, spells out smart things you can do now to make your load lighter come next April: The holidays and a presidential transition — needless to say, there are a lot of big events hanging in the balance this time of year.

When you imagine a highly productive person, you likely think of someone who focuses effortlessly on the job and never succumbs to procrastination. You know, the type who can sit on the ground in a subway station with their laptop and still manage to get more done in an hour than you would in a day at the library. The truth is, ridiculously productive people face the same procrastination challenges as the rest of us. The difference is, they beat procrastination by using a calculated approach.

Shutterstock If you’ve never heard the term ‘social capital’ before, don’t worry — you are already familiar with the concept. Social capital is a currency, like dollars or euros. You earn it, save it and spend it the same way you earn, save and spend money. Social capital moves between and among people. When someone you met one time calls you out of the blue and asks you for a big favor, you might feel startled or affronted.

Dear Liz, I work for a distribution company. It was the distribution arm of a healthcare company but our division got sold off. That was two years ago and we have seen slow but steady changes in the way our division works since the sale. I met a woman from the parent company for one minute when the acquisition happened two years ago. We sometimes get blast emails from them about small things. My VP has almost no contact with the parent company.

Interviews are always stressful, but they’re less so when you know what to expect. Below, fifteen tech interviewers from a variety of companies share some favorite questions they like to ask, and their rationale for doing so. Pexels.com 1. When you don’t know the answer to something, what is the first thing that you do? “This question tells us if a candidate is able to self-manage, and if they’re a fundamental problem solver.

Shutterstock It’s understandable that job-seekers can gloss over their due diligence when they’re close to getting a job offer. It’s exciting to feel that a company wants to hire you! That excitement can cloud your judgment, though, and get you to take a job with the wrong company. If that happens, you may regret taking the job when you could have kept your job search going a little longer.

Cassie De Pecol, pictured in Bhutan, as she works toward her goal: to be the fastest woman to visit every country on earth. (Photo courtesy of Cassie De Pecol) In July 2015,Cassie De Pecol flew to the sovereign nation of Palau. But this wasn’t just any vacation.The27-year-old from Connecticut was embarking on the journey of a lifetime:to break a Guinness World Recordby being the fastestwoman to visiteverycountry on earth.

Shutterstock Dear Liz, I started reading your columns a year ago. At first I thought “I like this writer, but I’m not job-hunting so a lot of her advice doesn’t apply to me.” At the same time, I was questioning my commitment to my employer and their commitment to me. I was supposed to get promoted. They put it in writing but six months later I was still waiting.