Here are some stories from the archives we highly recommend:

• How to Move Forward When You're Between Jobs Learn how to transform a layoff into a savvy sabbatical -- a time to recharge your batteries and learn new skills without sabotaging your résumé. Author Hope Dlugozima offers tips for taking six months off smart.
• How to Mend Your Parachute Like many things, the notion of career planning and job hunting has changed dramatically since September 11. Here, acclaimed author Richard Bolles offers five strategies for finding meaningful work in the face of an economic recession and a national crisis.
• Memo to Self: Take a Hike! How one vice president at Altrec.com helped save the company by downsizing his own job. A layoff saga with a hopeful twist.