One of the greatest struggles of the job-hunt is staring into the existential void marked "The rest of my life." While one approach to figuring out what you want to do with your life involves Peyote and vision quests in the Wyoming wilderness, career expert

Are you thinking about moving to a new city? If you’re post-college dream has always been to live in Chicago, then do what it takes to make that happen. But if your main priority is getting a job

According to the outplacement firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas, the average job search lasts four months. Now that we are in a recession and hiring has tightened up significantly in many industries, it may take even longer. The key is to maintain realistic expectations

There is a silver-lining to the news that the US has been in a recession since last year: it means that if you’re reading this, you’re already surviving a recession, so keep up the good work.

It’s fun to live in times like these when you can open up your browser and read articles with titles like Why the Jobs Report Is So Ominous. It really brightens up the day and puts a spring in one’s step

Personal Branding Guru Dan Schwabel kindly agreed to share some of his thoughts on networking and personal branding with us. In tough economic times, it's all the more important to stand out from the pack

After doing a little annual updating of my resume the other day, I was reminded of an obvious fact: writing resumes is a huge pain in the butt. The concept seems so simple, but actually pulling it together can be excruciating

Graduating from college and stepping into the “real world” is always a daunting transition, but let’s be honest: things are realer than ever for recent grads trying to hop into the job market in the midst of a worldwide financial meltdown.

Let's just state the obvious: it would be incredibely short-sighted to vote for a candidate just because you think he'll help out your career prospects. Still, McCain and Obama clearly have and policies that would lead to more growth and investment in certain industries, and less in others.