9 Insider Secrets to Getting Hired

While searching for work alongside 16 million people who are angling for the same openings, getting a hiring manager to tell you why you didn't get hired is about as easy as actually getting the job. But one of the best things you can do is examine your job search with a critical eye: Is your résumé really a good advertisement for your skills? Does your nail-gnawing habit turn off prospective employers?

America's Best Careers

U.S. News has plowed through hundreds of careers, looking for the jobs with the best outlook in this recessionary economy (and beyond), the highest rates of job satisfaction, the least difficult training necessary, the most prestige, and the highest pay.

Why Unemployment Will Hit 11 Percent

Economists have been heralding a turnaround for six months, largely because key measures like home prices, retail sales, bank losses, and job cuts have been deteriorating more slowly than they used to. But there's a big difference between a slowing rate of decline and actual improvement, and the economy remains in worse shape today than many prognosticators ever foresaw.

5 Ways Volunteering Can Save Your Job Search

Volunteering tells potential employers that you are an energetic, compassionate person who found the wherewithal to help others.

America's Best Places to Find a Job 2009

Overall, the quality that separates these cities from their peers is not necessarily steep job growth in recent years but a steadiness during the recession that has prevented the sharp employment declines and steep unemployment rates posing such a challenge to dedicated job seekers nationwide.

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Most media references make this group sound like they're all losing hope.

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5 Self-Made Barriers Between You and Your Dream Career

These obstacles frequently block people's paths to passion.

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Hey, Employees: When You Resign, Be Kind

You don't just leave your lousy boss, you leave your coworkers to pick up the slack.

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How to Deal With Adversity at Work

Here are 15 ideas for dealing with an ongoing challenge on the job.

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Why 'Going Rogue' Is a Good Thing

Every new company needs a wild duck.

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How Much Can You Change Your Manager?

Very often, the better choice is to decide what you can live with.

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