JobHuntingTips

    By Aaron Crowe

    | 11:00AM 1/07/2010
    One thing I've run into again and again in job interviews is being asked for my feedback on the employer's Web site and how to make it better. I usually offer a few ideas and offer some ways to improve it, but don't go into an exhaustive overview. After all, I'm not working for the company and...

    By Aaron Crowe

    | 10:00AM 12/16/2009
    Tired of getting nowhere in sales at a cemetery and essentially unemployed, Gail Neal decided to expand her job search. Neal, who lives in Detroit, Mich., where 15.1% unemployment makes it one of the most difficult places in the country to find a job, was working for commission at a cemetery...

    By Lan N. Nguyen

    | 2:15PM 11/17/2009
    When the holidays roll around, your first instinct is to take a break from the job search. After all, everyone's thinking about family gatherings, vacations, parties and gift shopping. But Aaron Crowe, WalletPop editor specializing in careers and the job search, and Duncan Mathison, coauthor of...

    By Aaron Crowe

    | 11:00AM 9/30/2009
    Being in a recession is a bad circle to be in, especially if you're out of a job. Being jobless can feed on itself, leading to longer unemployment. And people without work don't have extra money to spend, thus hurting retail, service and other jobs that keep the economy rolling. Prolonged...

    By Aaron Crowe

    | 9:00AM 8/27/2009
    In the "Your Job Will Come" podcast, WalletPop writers Aaron Crowe and Jennie Phipps discuss where to find jobs in the United States.They discuss where the best job prospects are in terms of job vacancies versus unemployed looking for work, along with cities where more job openings are happening....

    By Aaron Crowe

    | 12:00PM 8/19/2009
    Like a guy looking for a date who goes where the most women are to increase his chances, so goes the search for a job. Go where the most jobs are and the least number of applicants, and you're more likely to find a job. Narrowing the job search is easier with Indeed.com's Job Market Competition...