job hunt

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...

Meghann Reed recently returned to the workforce as an event consultant after a stint as a stay-at-home mom. Although she'd planned to continue caring for her two daughters full-time, family finances pushed her back to work. Like many women, the Corning, N.Y., woman is conflicted about being a...

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...

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....

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...

In my last blog post, I mentioned how my friend Mark, laid off twice in the past year, is thinking about starting his own business. He's still on the fence about that, so he is keeping his options open by sending out his resume and networking as much as possible. But to keep his morale up, I...

Some people are being turned down for jobs because they have bad credit. Nearly half of all employers check credit reports to screen folks during the application screening process, according to the Herald of Monterey County. That means that many unemployed folks who are struggling because of the...

Going to summer camp is getting a whole new meaning during the recession.KSTP TV in Minneapolis recently profiled a "Laid Off Camp" where job seekers brainstorm and learn skills to help them land jobs by learning skills, such as how to use social networking web sites to marketing their skills.While...

The job market is tough, but tough enough to stage a sit-in just to meet with the director? Apparently so, that's just one of the methods retold to Careerbuilder.com in its survey of hiring managers which found a 6% increase in unusual tactics by job hunters from last year. It's actually one of the...

Schools out, you've stowed away your cap and gown and have spent the last months looking for a job, an internship or anything to validate the last four years worth of high-priced education, but the market is as bare as the walls of your old dorm room. With the novelty of meals prepared by mom...