Work Abroad Boosts Resumes Only 28, Carla da Silva has discovered what many successful business people already know: Work experience in another country can give you a huge boost in clout. Although da Silva speaks Portuguese, using the language for business seemed difficult to her. Based in Miami, da Silva, a senior associate with professional services firm KPMG, asked to do a global rotation for two months in Brazil. She returned to Miami with new language skills, adaptability and business connections in Brazil.

Magazine Rates Best Companies for Multicultural Women

Focused on diversity and the advancement of opportunities for women, Working Mother Magazine has chosen 20 companies for its 2008 Best Companies for Multicultural Women. American Express, Ernst & Young, General Mills, IBM, and Pricewaterhouse-Coopers topped the list.

Shredding Companies Protect Identification Information

In an era of heightened concerns about identity theft and government mandates on confidentiality, the business of mobile document disposal -- shredders on wheels, if you will -- is thriving. Many companies are privately held and don't disclose revenue. But the National Association of Information Destruction Inc., a trade group for the industry, says its membership has soared in the last five years, from 150 to more than 1,000 today. Much of that growth has been fueled by fears of identity theft, which hit 8.4 million adult Americans in 2007.

Business Most Popular Major in U.S. Colleges

Over the next few weeks, more than 1.5 million college graduates will receive diplomas, and chances are good they'll be picking up degrees in business, the social sciences, education or psychology. Business is by far the most popular major, both nationwide and at local colleges. But that has not always been true. In 1970, the most popular major was education, and business was a distant third. Educators say today's students might not be as idealistic as their counterparts in the 1960s.