Some factors to consider when gauging your job security are your relationship with your boss, your recent salary history and the financial well-being of your company, Vicki Salemi writes. Use Google alerts to stay informed about news involving your company that might affect your job security, she suggests.

When you make a mistake at work, take ownership of it, then look for an opportunity to redeem yourself, author Suzy Welch says. "You've got that scarlet S on your shoulder," she says.

Set up an automatic response on your email if you know you'll be tied up in meetings for most of the day, writes Matthew Barby of Hubspot. Consider converting some of your longer meetings to one-on-one conversations, or cutting them from your schedule altogether.

A Business Roundtable survey shows 41% of CEOs plan to bolster hiring during the next six months, while 46% plan to increase capital spending, as President Donald Trump's promise of deregulation adds confidence. A ManpowerGroup survey finds 1 in 5 companies will boost staffing in the second quarter, the strongest outlook since 2009.

Use verbs such as "persuaded" or "reconciled" when discussing your communication skills in your resume, Caroline Zaayer Kaufman writes. Other powerful words include "operated," "delegated," "established" and "monitored," which show off your organizational and management skills.

Dunking cookies into milk changes their texture, taste and chemical composition, making for a new eating experience in the brain, says chemistry professor Matt Hartings of American University.