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Jessica McGovern |
Job Loss: What Next? Layoffs and job loss are the norm nowadays -- even at the top -- and how you cope in the aftermath could shape your career for decades down the line. Follow this advice, and getting fired might turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to you.   |
Job Journal
February 27, 2005
James Challenger |
Career Pros: Worry is a Waste of Time How can you explain a ten-month gap on your resume? What can you do for a good reference? The first thing someone in this position must do is to stop worrying. |
Job Journal
June 11, 2006
James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: The Extended-Leave Option An increasing number of people find that the typical vacation is no longer sufficient when it comes to replenishing their energy and recovering from the frantic pace of today's workplace. |
Job Journal
September 30, 2007
Carole Kanchier |
Career Pros: Before You Quit . . . Before you quit your job, consider this thoughtful advice. |
AskMen.com
Dimitri A.C. Ly |
Unemployment Golden Time Follow these six tips to make the most of your unemployment golden time, and survive your layoff crash. |
Job Journal
November 5, 2006
James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Make Internship a Springboard The internship experience can be invaluable -- or ill-advised. |
Entrepreneur
November 2005
Joan Szabo |
Human Cost A year-old federal law gives state officials the right to seek unpaid taxes and impose penalties on companies that avoid unemployment taxes. |
AskMen.com
Michael Estrin |
How to Look for a Job While You're Employed How do you look for your next job while you're at your current job? Here are some tips to help you navigate the trickiest workplace maneuver of all -- changing jobs. |
Job Journal
August 12, 2007
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Career Goals? Nobody's Talking Why don't workers want to discuss career goals with their employer? |
AskMen.com
December 12, 2002
Ian Harrison |
Understanding Severance Packages A generous severance package can soothe the sting of the layoff. Not all severance packages, however, are created equal and it is up to the individual to conduct due diligence in order to understand the fine print of the deal. |
Job Journal
March 10, 2013 |
Overcome the Stigma of Unemployment As if an extended period of joblessness weren't tough enough, the long-term unemployed must make an extra effort to show they're making good use of their `time off.' You may have lost your job, but you can't afford to lose your professional edge. |
Job Journal
January 17, 2010 |
2010 Job Market Outlook: Job Growth Begins to Take Hold as Employers Gain Confidence 2009 began with the largest downsizing the American job market has received in over a decade. With all future forecasts predicting job growth, the question remains, when will job creation finally begin to outpace job elimination? |
Job Journal
February 10, 2008
James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: In Case of Job Loss . . . Getting fired is tough enough without going off half cocked. |
Investment Advisor
September 2010
Angela Herbers |
The Fast Track: The Six Most Common Problems with Employees Owner advisors, read this column, then give it to your employees. |
Job Journal
December 10, 2006
Rich Heintz |
Job-Search Lessons from the Campaign Trail An election is much like a job search. Political candidates (applicants) go all out to convince voters (employers) that they are the best choice for the job. Here is a landslide of job-hunting lessons from election day. |
Job Journal
May 23, 2010
Sharon Naylor |
Cultivating Great References Resumes may show potential employers what you've done, but reference letters show them who you are, and great notes of recommendation can catapult you above the competition for the job you want. |
Job Journal
January 28, 2007
Helen M. Scully |
10 Big Mistakes Jobseekers Make Among the most common maladies afflicting jobseekers is a lack of focus, which shows up in resumes with vague objectives and a scatter-shot approach to targeting employers. If you try to be an asset to all, you'll end up being hired by none. |
Salon.com
February 26, 2001
Lori Cox |
I can't get laid off When your company's a sinking ship, that pink slip starts looking more like a ticket to the good life... |
AskMen.com
February 22, 2001
Armando Gomez |
Dealing With Getting Fired It's something everybody dreads and hopes will never happen to them; but the truth is that it happens to the best of us. Whether you're a money hungry young professional or an old-time executive, you just never know when you'll be handed the pink slip... |
Job Journal
August 24, 2008
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Good Bosses Are Hard to Find Companies should do more to improve their management team. |
AskMen.com
Jessica McGovern |
Exit Strategies Economists say that 75% of those who have jobs now are at risk of losing them thanks to what they call "creative deconstruction" -- downsizing, right-sizing, outsourcing, and off-shoring. |
Global Services
July 30, 2007
Vashistha & Khan |
Hire and Fire: Regional Labor Laws In these times when businesses thrive on global labor, companies must know and understand the employment laws of the countries they operate in. |
Job Journal
March 20, 2005
Rich Heintz |
Basic Job-Search Building Blocks While some of these 13 job-hunting ideas will be old hat to some job seekers, they are worth repeating to anyone about to embark on that challenging journey to a new job. (first of three parts) |
The Motley Fool
January 21, 2011
Morgan Housel |
It's So Much Better (Or Worse) Than You Think Most of the economy isn't doing that bad. A small group is pulling the averages down. |
AskMen.com
Sean Hewitt |
Reasons for Wrongful Dismissal So you've just been fired? Many states require that your boss have "good" or "just" cause for letting you go, and there is usually a set of laws that make clear which reasons for termination are unjust. Here are some guidelines. |
Job Journal
March 21, 2004
Julia Hollister |
Is Your Strategy Outdated? Last year's resume may not be the best way of presenting yourself to win the job you want in 2004. Here's a basic list of what's in and what's out this year for savvy jobseekers. |
Job Journal
November 30, 2008
Lindsey Novak |
Career Pros: Preparing for a New Job Search Job-seekers ask when and how to get started. |
Fast Company
July 2003 |
All The Right Moves: Meanwhile, Back at the Office... The new realities of life inside stressed-out companies. |
AskMen.com
Malcolm MacMillan |
Surviving Unemployment This period of uncertainty can easily drag you down, but if you find yourself out of work, here are steps to surviving unemployment that you can take. |
Job Journal
April 30, 2006
James E. Challenger |
The Aggressive Job Search Looking for something that will give you an edge in the job market -- and get you in front of more potential employers? Here are some suggestions. |
AskMen.com
Gregory Batts |
Quitting Your Job Gracefully Some people change jobs like most of us change shirts. While changing jobs may be more acceptable today than it was 10 years ago, the way you should quit has not changed. |
AskMen.com
Samuel Hui |
Negative Workplace Perceptions To help minimize the chances of upsetting your boss, try to address the following common behaviors that you see as positive, but that your employer sees as troublesome |
Job Journal
August 18, 2013 |
Keeping Your Profile Professional on Social Media If you're in the habit of sharing things online that you wouldn't want your boss to see, it's time to change your ways. Flaunting your wild side to online acquaintances could sabotage your chances of getting hired or advancing your career. |
Job Journal
June 2, 2013
John A. Challenger |
Career Pros: Labor Shortage Looms While Millions Jobless How can we have staffing shortages when millions are unemployed? A multitude of mismatches are to blame. |
Job Journal
May 27, 2007
Carole Kanchier |
Career Pros: 12 Common Resume Mistakes You'll convey the wrong impression with these resume errors. |
AskMen.com
May 31, 2001
Armando Gomez |
Planning A Career Change Tired of the same old routine? Feel like you need to move on with your career? Maybe a career switch is in order; a time for you to move forward and leave your old job behind... |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2004
Dayana Yochim |
Severance Strategies How to protect yourself when the boss tells you goodbye. |
Job Journal
August 10, 2008
Lindsey Novak |
Career Pros: Respect Goes Both Ways Good boss-employee relations depend on both behaving responsibly. |
Job Journal
December 11, 2011
John A. Challenger |
Job Market Recovery Slow but Steady Reading news stories about the struggling economy and the slow pace of job creation can give one the impression that hiring doesn't happen until a new job is created. But, in fact, employers hire millions every month regardless of the job count. |
Finance & Development
September 2010
Ceyda Oner |
Back to Basics: What Constitutes Unemployment? Earlier this year, the International Labor Office announced that global unemployment last year reached the highest level on record. More than 200 million people, 7 percent of the global workforce, were looking for jobs in 2009. |
Job Journal
September 9, 2012
John A. Challenger |
Career Pros: Labor Day is Time to Renew Efforts The annual holiday honoring America's workforce is an appropriate time to reassess your job search and redouble your efforts toward achieving your employment goals. |
Job Journal
March 2, 2008
Darlene Zambruski |
Resume Remedies How to write a resume that papers over the fact you were fired. |
BusinessWeek
April 7, 2011
Peter Coy |
The Hidden Job Crisis for American Men Men are disappearing from the workplace in ways that don't always register on the official unemployment rate. |
Job Journal
December 12, 2010
John Challenger |
Career Pros: Finding Jobs in a Jobless Recovery If a great opportunity suddenly became available, would you be ready? |
The Motley Fool
May 30, 2008
Dayana Yochim |
4 Ways to Survive a Layoff When's the best time to negotiate a severance package? Believe it or not, it's when you get hired. Read on for some advice. |
Job Journal
January 15, 2006
Carole Kanchier |
Countering Job-Search Frustrations Learn how to resolve common job-search challenges, turndowns and setbacks. |
AskMen.com
May 3, 2001
Armando Gomez |
20 Salary Negotiation Tips Whether you're a banker or a sales rep, grab a pad and paper and take some notes. These 20 salary negotiation tips may just make the difference between that five and six-figure paycheck... |
Finance & Development
December 2009
Hyun-Sung Khang |
Surviving the Third Wave After the financial and economic crises, a "third wave" is engulfing the labor market, leaving millions without work and changing the course of their lives. |
Job Journal
March 25, 2007
Bob Rosner |
Working Wounded: References Need Attention Use these strategies and employers won't look at you like you have a disease after checking your references. |
Job Journal
March 8, 2009
James E. Challenger |
Don't be Daunted by the Negative Hype With the job market in its current state, there is a flood of half-truths and misconceptions regarding unemployment and how to find a job. Here's the truth about some of these myths and why your job search might not be as bleak as you thought. |
