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Too Good to Be True? Six Common Job Scams

Lured by convenience and seemingly easy money, more and more people are falling prey to job scams. Particularly vulnerable are people who want or need to work from home and those who are looking supplement their income. Those who fall victim can suffer serious consequences including debt collection and criminal charges.

The Secret to a Perfect Handshake

Science backs up what the etiquette books have been saying all along: A firm handshake helps make a good first impression for both males and females.

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Why Job Seekers Should Be Spying on Themselves

A factual error in a criminal-background screen can derail your candidacy. Find out how to pre-emptively check your personal data for inaccuracies or exposure to abuse.

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Explaining a Job Loss: Seven Tips

Downsized, restructured, displaced, canned, terminated - any way you put it, you're still out of a job and it's still not the easiest subject to talk about in an interview.

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When Your Skills Aren't a Perfect Match

In the course of a job search, it's very common for job seekers to locate openings that closely match their skills and experience but are not a perfect fit. So what do you do when the description fits you to a tee but your skills fall just a little short?

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"Getting Fired Was the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me!"

Five true tales!

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Are You Cut Out for Self-Employment?

Every year, more than a million entrepreneurs across North America start new businesses. If you are considering the self-employment career path, be certain you can weather the challenge. An entrepreneurial career is among the most rewarding, but it is also the toughest job going. Do you have the passion, the stamina, and the guts to run a successful business?

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Weirdest Interview Survey Results

What's the weirdest question you've ever been asked in an interview? Read some of the stories submitted to Experience.

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Your Resume: The Key to Getting an Interview

We've all been through it. The waiting -- endless waiting -- for the phone to ring with the hope that, maybe, just maybe, one of the resumes you sent out this week will get through to the right person... and he'll like what he sees.

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Maximize Your Cover Letter's Power

Like peanut butter and jelly or bacon and eggs, resumes and cover letters go hand-in-hand. But while all job seekers know the importance of a well-organized resume, many don't understand the power of a strong cover letter.

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What Not to Wear to an Interview

What is the worst outfit ever worn to a job interview? For a career services director at the University of Chicago, it was the applicant who sported a Madras tie as a belt and a patterned cotton hat.

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Too Good to Be True? Six Common Job Scams

The Secret to a Perfect Handshake

Why Job Seekers Should Be Spying on Themselves

Explaining a Job Loss: Seven Tips

When Your Skills Aren't a Perfect Match

"Getting Fired Was the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me!"

Are You Cut Out for Self-Employment?

Weirdest Interview Survey Results

Your Resume: The Key to Getting an Interview

Maximize Your Cover Letter's Power

What Not to Wear to an Interview