Don't plan on hiring an onboarding specialist? Here are ideas for a great start from consultants who help senior executives switch into new jobs:

As a senior manager in an era of massive layoffs, it's your job to stave off survivor guilt before it lowers the morale and productivity of remaining employees

It's never easy, but James M. Citrin, a senior director at executive search firm Spencer Stuart and co-author of You’re in Charge
—Now What?, offers four guidelines:

BusinessWeek's 2008 list of the companies with the best internships shows college students where to look in this tough job market

Meg Whitman, former president and CEO of eBay, discusses the cumulative positive effects that come from facing tough dilemmas, making decisions, and then explaining them to people

Reviews are time-consuming, bureaucratic, and stressful for everyone. Here's how to put the performance back into the process

Creating consistently good customer experiences is one of the hardest tasks in business. Here are ideas from our winners

Founder Reed Hastings keeps the troops motivated with hefty compensation and luxe perks, including lots of time off

401(k) matches from your employer? A hefty percentage of your salary? Rank and file workers are increasingly bearing the brunt of the bad economy, writes Cathy Arnst

Thomas B. Gilliam, co-author of Move It. Lose It. Live Healthy: Achieve a Healthier Workplace One Employee at a Time, shares five tips.