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Soaring unemployment has plenty of people wondering how to improve their odds in today's ultra-competitive job market -- and do something constructive with all of their extra free time. Laid-off workers who think that taking the latest computer training course or getting a fancy new certification...

Despite the success of the Cash for Clunkers program and other government incentives to boost consumer spending, are you optimistic about the state of the job market? wowOwow's work, relationship and money expert Paula Forman isn't. Forman predicts that the unemployment rate -- now 9.4% in the...

It's funny that even though the Internet is making the world a paperless place, sending a paper resume is still the best way to get it in front of a potential employer.Searching for a job online can lead to a black hole where resumes, letters, applications and anything else sent through e-mail or...

Making a spelling mistake on a cover letter or resume can be costly.It could cost you a job, for example, according to a new survey that found that 76% of 150 executives in a telephone survey wouldn't hire someone with one or two mistakes. Forty percent said a single typo could cost a potential...

The lack of a paycheck isn't stopping some people from showing up for work. CNBC reports that some people have started working for free. In a trend that is both alarming and possibly illegal, some companies are relying on the free labor of their recently laid off employees or hard up recent...

There's a pretty common checklist for anyone seeking a new job. You get your resume and cover letter in order first. Then, when the interviews start to come, you make sure your suit fits, your shoes match and your hair is cut. There's no secret to the fact that you need to present well in an...

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...

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:...

From wearing a sign around the neck reading "Entry level job seeker" to paying $1,000 to rent a billboard with "Hire Me!" plastered on it, job seekers are trying less conventional ways to get their name and resume out in the marketplace.On Wednesday I wrote about how to pump up your resume with...

For the 13.7 million unemployed people in the United States, their resumes stand only a five-second glance by employers.Considering all of the work that goes into putting a resume together, those estimated five seconds hardly seems fair, nor nearly long enough for an employer to get an idea of your...