Treat people more like neighbors than strangers during a negotiation to ensure a long-lasting and healthy working relationship, suggests psychology professor Art Markman. Don't be afraid to share information with the other party, and remember that both parties can be winners in the end, he adds.

In a difficult hiring market, companies are increasingly offering student-loan repayment assistance for employees. Helping relieve the burden of student-loan debt, which averaged $39,400 in 2017, reduces employee stress and financial burden, which leads to a happier work environment overall, writes Simone Stolzoff.

Instead of dreading a networking event or presentation, change your mindset to realize that the audience wants you to succeed and values what you have to say. Rather than viewing it as a presentation, see it as telling a story, suggests Robert Dixon.

Dysfunctional work cultures are rampant and trust in institutions has fallen, giving leaders a hard task in building better workplace cultures, says S. Chris Edmonds in this blog post and video. These leaders "demonstrate, celebrate and advocate desired behaviors -- like integrity, inclusion and service to others -- in their organization," he says.

A recent survey by Randstad US found the average job search takes five months before finally landing a job. That entails writing up four versions of a resume, five interviews, four cover letters and other behind-the-scenes work on the part of the job seeker, the survey found.

Answer a question about your weaknesses honestly and candidly by describing a specific aspect of your career you've struggle at, while following it up with an actionable strategy to improve upon it, writes Anne Fisher. Avoid cliche answers like "I work too hard" or "I'm a perfectionist," Fisher adds.

Traditional mindfulness, such as meditation, simply does not work for everybody, explains Leigh Burrows. Each person must find his or her own sense of mindfulness to achieve the stress-relieving and other benefits associated with this practice, which may include things like going to the beach, walking through the forest or baking, Burrows suggests.

In the ocean off the coast of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, scientists found some unexpected stowaways on the trash. Two baby octopuses, each only as big as a green pea but that can grow to have an arm span of 3 feet, were found on the plastic that scientists were clearing out of the water to monitor the Hawaiian coral reefs.