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    5 Red Flags in Your Job History ... And How to Combat Them US News - Fri, Sep 27, 2013 2:56 PM EDT

    When employers screen job applicants, they might spend as little as a few seconds scanning your résumé before moving on to the next. If they see red flags during that initial look, they're likely to toss ... More »5 Red Flags in Your Job History ... And How to Combat Them

    resume

    When employers screen job applicants, they might spend as little as a few seconds scanning your résumé before moving on to the next. If they see red flags during that initial look, they're likely to toss ...

  • job interview
    Keeping Your Cool in a High Stress, High Stakes Interview US News - Thu, Sep 19, 2013 11:24 AM EDT

    Have you ever found yourself wondering: "Is it just my imagination or is this interviewer trying to get under my skin?" The questions all seem a little rude. The tone is sharp and overly critical. ... More »Keeping Your Cool in a High Stress, High Stakes Interview

    job interview

    Have you ever found yourself wondering: "Is it just my imagination or is this interviewer trying to get under my skin?" The questions all seem a little rude. The tone is sharp and overly critical. ...

  • World’s Top Employers for New Grads CNNMoney.com - Tue, Sep 17, 2013 4:00 PM EDT

    For an exclusive CNNMoney list, research firm Universum Global surveyed college students around the world to see where they most want to work. More »World’s Top Employers for New Grads

    For an exclusive CNNMoney list, research firm Universum Global surveyed college students around the world to see where they most want to work.

  • Why can’t people find jobs they love?
    Why You Can't Find A Job You Love Forbes - Mon, Sep 16, 2013 11:23 AM EDT

    Do you ever wake up in the morning and ask yourself: “Am I in the right job?” “At the right company?” “On the right career path?” “Doing what I am supposed to be doing with my life?” If so, you are not ... More »Why You Can't Find A Job You Love

    Why can’t people find jobs they love?

    Do you ever wake up in the morning and ask yourself: “Am I in the right job?” “At the right company?” “On the right career path?” “Doing what I am supposed to be doing with my life?” If so, you are not ...

  • Houston
    The Best and Worst Cities for Jobs This Fall Forbes - Fri, Sep 13, 2013 4:25 PM EDT

    ManpowerGroup surveyed more than 18,000 employers in 100 metropolitan areas to find out who’s hiring, who’s firing and who plans to maintain their current staff levels in the fourth quarter of 2013. Here ... More »The Best and Worst Cities for Jobs This Fall

    Houston

    ManpowerGroup surveyed more than 18,000 employers in 100 metropolitan areas to find out who’s hiring, who’s firing and who plans to maintain their current staff levels in the fourth quarter of 2013. Here ...

  • Nate and Deb Kruse -- WSJ
    Should You Bring Mom and Dad to Your Job Interview? The Wall Street Journal - Wed, Sep 11, 2013 4:44 PM EDT

    Paul From was used to meeting the spouses and children of employees at company events. As chief executive of Central Wire Industries, a manufacturing firm based in Perth, Ontario, he has long held regular ... More »Should You Bring Mom and Dad to Your Job Interview?

    Nate and Deb Kruse -- WSJ

    Paul From was used to meeting the spouses and children of employees at company events. As chief executive of Central Wire Industries, a manufacturing firm based in Perth, Ontario, he has long held regular ...

  • 10 Hard-to-Fill Jobs CNNMoney.com - Tue, Sep 10, 2013 11:26 AM EDT

    Here are 10 companies that want to hire, but are struggling to find the right people. More »10 Hard-to-Fill Jobs

    Here are 10 companies that want to hire, but are struggling to find the right people.

  • Personal Websites Are a Waste of Time
    For Most Job Seekers, Personal Websites Are a Waste of Time BusinessWeek - Tue, Sep 10, 2013 10:30 AM EDT

    You don't need a sleek personal home page to get a job More »For Most Job Seekers, Personal Websites Are a Waste of Time

    Personal Websites Are a Waste of Time

    You don't need a sleek personal home page to get a job

  • 6 Cover Letter Mistakes You Don't Want to Make Business Insider - Tue, Sep 3, 2013 1:25 PM EDT

    Learn from your mistakes, they say. We say... More »6 Cover Letter Mistakes You Don't Want to Make

    Learn from your mistakes, they say. We say...

  • brickmason
    America’s Disappearing Jobs 24/7 Wall St. - Fri, Aug 30, 2013 2:27 PM EDT

    Because of a major decline in jobs during the recession, the number of nonfarm workers is up just 5% over the past 10 years. While the past decade’s painful recession and the slow job growth that has followed ... More »America’s Disappearing Jobs

    brickmason

    Because of a major decline in jobs during the recession, the number of nonfarm workers is up just 5% over the past 10 years. While the past decade’s painful recession and the slow job growth that has followed ...

  • Want to Improve Your Job Prospects? Have a Kid MarketWatch - Thu, Aug 29, 2013 7:38 AM EDT

    Procreating might not actually lead to a employment, but parents seem to have better luck finding and keeping work. Why a disproportionate share of the long-term unemployed don’t have children. More »Want to Improve Your Job Prospects? Have a Kid

    Procreating might not actually lead to a employment, but parents seem to have better luck finding and keeping work. Why a disproportionate share of the long-term unemployed don’t have children.

  • music
    The 10 Fastest-Growing Jobs in America 24/7 Wall St. - Tue, Aug 27, 2013 6:22 AM EDT

    Over the past 10 years, the number of nonfarm workers rose by just 5%. But despite past decade’s painful recession and the slow job growth that has followed, several occupations have more than doubled ... More »The 10 Fastest-Growing Jobs in America

    music

    Over the past 10 years, the number of nonfarm workers rose by just 5%. But despite past decade’s painful recession and the slow job growth that has followed, several occupations have more than doubled ...

  • airline pilot
    Seven High-Paying Jobs With Only A High School Diploma 24/7 Wall St. - Mon, Aug 26, 2013 6:36 AM EDT

    Close to a third of the adult U.S. population has a college degree. While it no longer necessarily guarantees a job, as it once did, graduating from college is a prerequisite for the vast majority of high-paying ... More »Seven High-Paying Jobs With Only A High School Diploma

    airline pilot

    Close to a third of the adult U.S. population has a college degree. While it no longer necessarily guarantees a job, as it once did, graduating from college is a prerequisite for the vast majority of high-paying ...

  • Summer Jobs Elude Many Teenagers The Wall Street Journal - Tue, Aug 20, 2013 7:12 PM EDT

    The job-market recovery is leaving teenagers behind—especially those from low-income and minority backgrounds. Less than a third of 16- to 19-year-olds had jobs this summer, essentially unchanged from ... More »Summer Jobs Elude Many Teenagers

    The job-market recovery is leaving teenagers behind—especially those from low-income and minority backgrounds. Less than a third of 16- to 19-year-olds had jobs this summer, essentially unchanged from ...

  • America's Most Surprising Six-Figure Jobs Fri, Aug 2, 2013 2:44 PM EDT

    Forbes combed through data gathered annually by the Bureau of Labor Statistics to find the most surprising six-figure jobs. The BLS culls its information from surveys it mails to businesses, and it releases its Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates Data each year. To make the cut for our list, the top-earning 10% of employees in the profession had to rake in more than $100,000 in 2012. Here are America's most surprising six-figure jobs.

    By Jacquelyn Smith, Forbes More »America's Most Surprising Six-Figure Jobs

  • resume
    The $20,000 resume MarketWatch - Fri, Aug 2, 2013 1:49 PM EDT

    If you happen to be among the 7.4% of Americans who are unemployed, there’s reason to take another look at the ol’ resume. And that’s just what Deb Dib does for a select group of clients each year who ... More »The $20,000 resume

    resume

    If you happen to be among the 7.4% of Americans who are unemployed, there’s reason to take another look at the ol’ resume. And that’s just what Deb Dib does for a select group of clients each year who ...

  • In this March 29, 2013 photo, a worker helps monitor water pumping pressure and temperature, at the site of a natural gas hydraulic fracturing and extraction operation run by Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc., outside Rifle, in western Colorado. Technology created an energy revolution over the past decade, but Old Energy is winning. Oil companies big and small have used technology to find a bounty of oil and natural gas so large that worries about running out have melted away.  (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
    Engineers Get Rich as Talent War Heats Up CNNMoney.com - Thu, Jul 25, 2013 5:00 AM EDT

    Engineers get rich as talent war heats up More »Engineers Get Rich as Talent War Heats Up

    In this March 29, 2013 photo, a worker helps monitor water pumping pressure and temperature, at the site of a natural gas hydraulic fracturing and extraction operation run by Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc., outside Rifle, in western Colorado. Technology created an energy revolution over the past decade, but Old Energy is winning. Oil companies big and small have used technology to find a bounty of oil and natural gas so large that worries about running out have melted away.  (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

    Engineers get rich as talent war heats up

  • Pay day
    American Cities Where Wages Are Soaring 24/7 Wall St - Mon, Jul 15, 2013 1:25 PM EDT

    There appears to be a single industry that is behind the significant change in the average wages. More »American Cities Where Wages Are Soaring

    Pay day

    There appears to be a single industry that is behind the significant change in the average wages.

  • High-Skill Jobs That Don’t Need a College Degree 24/7 Wall St - Thu, Jun 27, 2013 1:44 PM EDT

    Though a traditional four-year college degree is not a prerequisite, many of these jobs still have rigorous requirements, such as apprenticeship programs. More »High-Skill Jobs That Don’t Need a College Degree

    Though a traditional four-year college degree is not a prerequisite, many of these jobs still have rigorous requirements, such as apprenticeship programs.

  • The 10 Worst Majors for Finding a Good Job Yahoo! Finance - Tue, Jun 18, 2013 9:56 AM EDT

    Criminal justice, drama and psychology are just a few of the majors with some of the the weakest job prospects. More »The 10 Worst Majors for Finding a Good Job

    Criminal justice, drama and psychology are just a few of the majors with some of the the weakest job prospects.

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