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MSNBC has an interesting article about older workers changing jobs to something with less stress.
Overall the article reports that job changers are happier, have more flexible work hours and less stress in their lives.
Of course, to accomplish this this they had to give up higher pay, status, pensions and  even health insurance.
So would I change [...]

MSNBC has a great article about how to handle the part of the job interview where you get to ask the questions.  How many of us have gotten to this part of the interview and either stood there like a deer in the headlights or asked something really stupid?  Well no more!
The article begins by [...]

Money magazine published a lengthy article detailing some of the ways that the economic crisis is affecting us.  They begin:
A new set of American values is emerging from the ashes of 600,000 layoffs a month, a lost decade in stocks, and the worst housing crash ever. These values may ring familiar to anyone who lived [...]

It used to be that only bloggers and web developers had to worry about optimizing their work for search engines to read them.  But not any more.  A Fortune Magazine article discusses how search engines now scan all the resumes that come into a company.
When a resume is submitted, the software parses, scans and breaks [...]

MSNBC reports on the essentials of keeping your skills sharp if you are laid off of your job.
“Maintaining your skills and advancing your skills is critical to advancing if you’re employed, and getting a new job if you’re unemployed,” ….. But how do you stay on top of your field when you’ve been downsized? Tracy [...]

If you are an introvert, a bit shy or really anything other than a mega-social butterfly you probably hate networking.  But given that the job market has achieved record levels of suck there might not be many options left.  Money Magazine steps in with a great article about how to network if you hate networking.  [...]

The Economix blog recently wrote an interesting article discussing whether recessions stimulate the entrepreneurial spirit or not.  It certainly seems logical that as times get tougher and people become unemployed that they will seek out self-employment opportunities.  But is it really true?
They explain that:
There are two competing forces urging people toward or away from self-employment. [...]

Worried about being laid off?  Trying to figure out how to make sure that the ax doesn’t land on you?  Money Magazine has a list of 6 good ways for you do dodge the bullet.
1. Make sure higher-ups know you by solving problems and taking on high-profile projects.2. Share client leads or ideas to generate [...]

Money Magzine continues it’s current obsession with discussing new financial rules for the post-economic crisis world.  They list a few recommendations based on where you are in your career.  I’ve abridged them below for you.

Those just starting a career1. Save money for down payments (you’ll need at least 20%).2. Buy a house.3. Diversity your portfolio.4. [...]

Fortune magazine lists 5 tactics to get you get a job in the current rough economy.  Some are good and some are a bit vague.  In the interest of getting information out to career seekers I’ve got them listed with some commentary.
1. Offer something in return, such as intelligence on the competition.
Interesting idea, but you [...]