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Finding Upsides in the Deep Recession

The unemployment figures from April played out with a sort of positive spin in many media outlets today: The loss of 539,000 jobs and rise to 8.9% unemployment was "less bad" than many economists anticipated. While the ...READ»

Surprising Lessons from the Susan Boyle Craze

Surprise singing phenom Susan Boyle is lucky she got a chance to sing during her first appearance on "Britain's Got Talent," because the "interview" portion before her song offers some great examples of what NOT to ...READ»

2 Green Entrepreneurs Take on Coffee Waste

Nikhil Arora (pictured) and Alex Velez are two college seniors who aren't worried about finding a job after graduation; they're going to create jobs instead. Both are graduating from the Haas School of Business at the University of ...READ»

How Long Before Unemployment Is Career-Threatening?

A survey suggests the growing acceptance of a 36-week job hunt.READ»

Layoffs Turn More Workers into Students

Recent statistics suggest that hordes of displaced workers are heading back to school, and the training options are attractive.READ»

Daring Job Hunters Go for Broke

With the job market tighter than it's been in many years, some job seekers are taking the hunt to a new level with daring, creative, and expensive tactics.READ»

New Fields for the Twitterati

Twitter and Facebook obsessions could actually be very marketable skills for some emerging professions.READ»

Thriving in the 'Gig Economy'

More workers are making the W2-to-1099 shift, and not always because it's their first choice. Find out what can help make the transition successful.READ»

Paperboys Have a Career Advantage, Says New Book

Jeffrey J. Fox, author of the new book "Rain: What a Paperboy Learned About Business," share some advice for job seekers in this brief interview.READ»

Myths About Job-Hunting in a Recession

Don't let the gloomy news about the rising unemployment rate fool you into believing some misconceptions about the job market.READ»

Job Hunting by Telle Whitney, CEO, Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology

Did you say that you are looking for a job?   It is a common occurrence these days, there isn’t a single person I know who isn’t either looking for a job themselves, or who has a close friend and/or colleague that is looking ...READ»

Job Fields That Could Benefit from the Stimulus Plan

The U.S. stimulus plan means good news for six broad categories of jobs.READ»

Love the Job You Have

The recession is causing a change in attitude as workers find ways to appreciate their jobs.READ»

Telltale Signs of a Miserable Job

Dissatisfaction on the job is common and often temporary. But not many people take time to analyze what makes a job miserable, and how to fix it. Except for author Patrick Lencioni.READ»

How to Job-Hunt Full-Time

Everybody says you should look for work as a full-time pursuit if you are currently unemployed. But how do you really do that?READ»

Layoffs Are Coming: Look Busy!

Devising fake projects to make yourself busy is one way to possibly save your job. But there are better uses for that energy.READ»

The Specter of a Job Loss

A new survey suggests that a third of the U.S. workforce is haunted by threats of losing their jobs. Some simple tips can help ease the anxiety.READ»

Career Advice from Eric Feng, Chief Technology Officer of Hulu

Before joining Hulu at the age of 28, Eric Feng was the founder and CEO of a video technology company in China and had worked at Microsoft as a developer.READ»

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Do You Have Vision for Your Career?

So many good historic quotes highlight the importance vision, like this: "Where there is no vision, the people perish."  That biblical quote is a bit dramatic, but it's worth contemplating.Here's another inspiring one, from Helen ...READ»

How to Get a Job in 2009

During a brief discussion on the Fox Business Network this morning about jobs in 2009, I was reminded again that many leaders and pundits believe we are in for a really gloomy year. When I spoke about job opportunities and hiring ...READ»

Career Resolutions for 2009

Finding time to be reflective right now is no easy task, with all the holiday commotion and distractions. Nonetheless, many people manage to think about what's ahead as they make new-year resolutions about personal as well as ...READ»

Layoff Phenomenon: The Sayonara Email

Layoffs suck. I'm sure I could phrase it more delicately, but -- to use one of the overused similes of 2008 -- that's like putting lipstick on a pig. And one of the worst parts about losing your job this way is saying good-bye.How ...READ»

How the Holiday Season Can Boost Your Career

It's the most wonderful time of the year, so the song says, but that's no guarantee for people who are looking for a new job or worried about the viability of their current one.That's why it's critical to take advantage of the great ...READ»

Get Ahead by Giving Thanks

If you want to succeed in life and at work (and who doesn't?), make sure you use these two words often: "thank you." They can help you in ways that you may never expect.   Giving thanks is a big theme right now (duh!). But the ...READ»

Office Gossip: The Pros and Cons

Office gossip is irresistible. Most of us find it entertaining in a perverse way, especially when it involves somebody we don't like. And in a time of great uncertainty and anxiety -- like the time we're in now -- gossip is hard to avoid.READ»