Experts agree a performance review is an opportunity to pose questions to your supervisor about performance, professional development and compensation. "It's about the work you do now, the work you're striving to do later, and the relationship you're having with your manager," says executive coach Meg Myers Morgan.

When we explain why we care about our work and how we've worked through obstacles, people will have more confidence in us, writes career consultant Jane Horan. She explains how to reflect on our strengths, values and career turning points to create a story that doesn't sound boastful.

A networking connection is more likely to flourish if you make a strong first impression, follow up and check in periodically, writes Mark Pentecost. He provides tips for success at each of these points in your relationship.

The number of Americans ages 55 to 64 in the workforce has grown by 14 million since 1998, with a greater percentage of people older than 65 wanting to delay retirement. "Those with a degree are more than twice as likely to be participating in the senior workforce compared to those with less than high school education," writes London Business School economist Andrew Scott.

If a higher salary isn't on the negotiating table, ask for more vacation time or a signing bonus to increase your overall compensation, writes Janine Rogan. If you plan on pursuing additional education, request tuition reimbursement, explaining how your new skills will benefit the employer.

A survey finds the vast majority of job seekers rank employer websites as their primary source for finding work, but hiring managers prefer referrals for finding employees, writes career coach Caroline Ceniza-Levine. She recommends promoting your expertise on social media and tapping into your network to improve your chances of a referral.

Working women are increasingly prone to stressing their adrenal system so they need to boost it with a diet rich in proteins, high-fiber carbs, vitamin C and water or risk energy loss, depression and other adverse symptoms, writes Nisha Jackson, owner of Peak Medical Clinics. Regular exercise, quality sleep and deep breathing breaks also help avoid adrenal burnout.

In an attempt to better disinfect raw chicken, many Americans run the meat under water before cooking -- even though this process does nothing to kill bacteria or pathogens. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has tweeted to tell people to stop washing chicken because doing so could actually spread germs onto other areas of your kitchen.