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Charities Offering More Jobs, Better Pay in 2010

Apart from good karma--especially given the recent tragedies in Haiti and Chile--working for a charity will also offer good career prospects in 2010, According recent findings from Professionals for Nonprofits.READ»

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Infographic of the Day: The Best Jobs in America

What jobs earn the most, and will be most plentiful, in the coming decade?READ»

Infographics Win! Obama Appoints Data-Viz Demigod to Chart the Stimulus

Edward Tufte is the newest guru on the panel advising the White House on the $787 billion economic stimulus.READ»

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Why Outsourced Tech-Jobs Are Saving Refugees in Kenya

Creating a cache of skilled labor in refugee communities.READ»

Sony and PlayStation Take on Television With "The Tester"

One of the most coveted jobs in the video game industry--at least for people on the outside of the industry--is that of the tester. Testers get to play video games before they are released to the public, and look for bugs. Sound ...READ»

The Coolest Careers in 2030: Space Architect and Body-Part Designer

Futurists eye current tech trends to predict what jobs will the sexiest, in the coming decades.READ»

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Welcome to Unretirement

Forward-thinking companies are still looking at incentives to keep older talent in place, even in this topsy-turvy downturn world.READ»

Infographic of the Day: Where the Jobs Will Be in 2018

As part of a series looking at employment trends for the coming decade, NPR has created an interactive chart summarizing their findings.READ»

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Jobs of 2030: Memory Augmentation Surgeon, Waste Data Handler, Narrowcaster

We've given you a preview of some of the best green jobs of the next decade, but what will the job market look like a bit further into the future? That's the question that research company Fast Future and the U.K. Department of ...READ»

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Top Jobs 2010: How to Search Smarter

The fast-food industry is hiring, but don't go all American Beauty on us yet. The next decade is all about HOW you search, not where you search.READ»

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Get Schooled

If you're a recent grad or a career-changer, your best bet may be to learn your way out of this recession. But be careful that a niche degree doesn't equal a useless degree, says Tory Hoen, co-author of the forthcoming edition of the ...READ»

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Webcam Job Interviews: How to Survive and Thrive

Get ready for your close-up. As more companies cut recruiting costs, you're likely to encounter the newest hiring twist: the Webcam interview. We help you put your best face on disk.READ»

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Next Decade Dream Jobs

These jobs are awesome AND likely to be hot throughout the next decade.READ»

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Six Degrees of Sustainability: The Hottest Schools for Environmental Studies

In January, we reported on the 10 green jobs poised to carry us through the next decade. Five months later, the demand for those jobs is still growing strong--President Obama recently pledged $500 million for environmental job ...READ»

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Resume Tips to Get the Job You Want

In a time with growing uncertainty, and thousands of individuals facing the threat of being laid off, it is increasingly important to have a competitive resume. It's not enough to say what you did; your resume has to articulate how ...READ»

WorldBlu's List of Democratic Workplaces Will Make You Want to Work Someplace Else

The vast majority of companies today are still organized under an antiquated hierarchical structure that was borne of an earlier era. But a movement toward organizational democracy--a more transparent style of workplace ...READ»

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How Much Does a Decent Designer Make? (UPDATED)

Coroflot, a job-listing site for designers, has published the results of its 2008 salary survey. It confirms, once again, that design is pretty good work if you can get it. Top flight graphic designers, interaction designers, and ...READ»

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Career Advice from Gary Flake, Director of Live Labs at Microsoft

Gary Flake joined Microsoft as a technical fellow in 2005 and promptly founded Live Labs, which is focused on creating innovative Internet applications such as Photosynth. Prior to Microsoft, he founded and ran Yahoo! Research Labs and worked as the chief scientist at Overture.READ»