Face organizational change with a positive outlook, rather than letting it cause stress or anxiety, suggests executive coaches Kandi Wiens and Darin Rowell. Recognize any negative feelings you have about the workplace changes and take back those feelings by flipping them positive.

Get control of your productivity by first getting organized and creating detailed to-do lists, both personal and professional, to help get things done. Put time limits on tasks to add a bit of urgency to get it done.

Lay the groundwork for a future pay raise by sitting down with your boss as soon as possible to discuss what it would take to achieve the promotion or raise you're seeking. Put in the work to achieve the goals necessary to earn that salary bump, leadership coach Todd Dewett suggests.

The new hashtag tool at LinkedIn affords job hunters a new way to search specific aspects of a company before applying, such as whether it's a #dogfriendly company or that it offers #freelunch. Because the feature is new, it may take some time for the search to be robust and useful for job seekers, J.T. O'Donnell writes.

A law that took effect Tuesday bars employers in Hawaii from asking job candidates about wage history. The law also prohibits employers from using salary information obtained through background checks to set wages for hires.

Mid-January is a high time for hiring at many companies due to budgeting plans and the fact it's the new year, points out career coach and HR executive Angela Smith. Because it is a popular time to hire, January is also a competitive time to land a new job, and the process may take unusually long due to the high number of applicants, Smith says.

Be more effective at balancing your full-time job with your side gig by analyzing specific ways to streamline work processes. Some effective strategies include utilizing a set schedule on your days off to get more done, outsourcing easy tasks, getting a business partner, and only working high-value jobs or tasks.

For the next two years, researchers will be testing the Breath Biopsy, a breathalyzer that is intended to detect several types of cancer, on 1,500 individuals at Addenbrooke's hospital in England. Scientists hope to use the device as a cheaper, easier method for early diagnosis of the disease.