JobInterview

Recently, companies have begun to ask potential employees to hand over their Facebook passwords, and the backlash has been loud, widespread and angry. Too bad we hardly have any online privacy left to save.

Kelly, 51, a mother of five who lives in the Midwest, wants to get back into the workforce after a 20-year absence -- a challenging prospect in today's weak hiring environment. But with the right focus and preparation, she can still transition from stay-at-home mom back to paid employee.

If you're among the 6.3 million long-term unemployed Americans, you've probably been through a fair share of job interviews and know how difficult it can be to prepare for one. But looking at it from the other side of the table, what are the worst types of habits that job interviewees can have?...

Eating breakfast before facing the day is important, numerous research has found, making the stories of hungry job interviewees a perfect example of why fueling up is important. Golden Grahams cereal -- which I'd normally associate as a breakfast cereal for children, but is apparently popular with...

It's a good tactic to try to be noticed at a job interview for your skills and achievements. But not your clothes or grooming habits. Casual Fridays have pushed workplace attire to its limits, with jeans, polo shirts and other weekend clothing the norm at work, but that doesn't make it a good idea...

Ever since the Chicago Tribune gave me the heave-ho in April, I've been thinking a lot about my image and the way I dress. An awful lot. Ready to hit the job market in mind, body, spirit and attitude -- but not in wardrobe -- I sought the advice of a true master, and a man after my own Italian...

It's harder than ever to find a job ... but it still can be done. For Walletpop Radio, I interviewed workplace expert Liz Ryan for some terrific advice about the best strategies for finding a new job -- and saving the one you have now. Listen to the BlogTalk Radio podcast to hear Liz explain:...

Some help for the unemployed with children, or at least those in parts of North Carolina, is being offered through a childcare program. The Little Pros Academy announced Tuesday a free drop-in childcare program to assist families needing childcare assistance while interviewing for jobs. As an...

It's amazing to me with all the books and internet resources on careers, resumes, and job interviews, that people still make big errors on a wide scale. CNN offers up a list of the eight worst things to say during a job interview, and each one of them made me say "People really say that in an...