The worsening economy resulted in more than 2.5 million job losses last year, the most since 1945, while the unemployment rate climbed to 7.2% in December. Job losses spared no region or sector.
Two jobs in a year would normally label you a job-hopper, but in this economy, a few simple steps can help you explain the short assignments.
There aren't a lot of job openings in New Jersey lately – except in the unemployment office.
TPG's Mary Ma brought nearly three decades of financial management and China business savvy to a firm hoping to make inroads in a hot growth market.
CEOs at six major U.S. companies lost their jobs in just the last eight days, a sign of turmoil to come, say directors and recruiters.
Obama's proposed new-hiring tax credit is likely to be scaled back or scrapped in favor of renewable-energy tax breaks.
Research shows that younger women may lose their jobs more often during periods of recession. But there are ways to position yourself to withstand the cuts at your company.
Online personality tests have helped retailers to automate hiring. But the tests are also creating a culture of cheating and raising questions about their fairness.
Job hunters are tapping professional marketers to improve their prospects. A guide to weighing the pros and cons before buying "expert" advice on selling yourself.
The new year has brought no letup on layoffs, as employers have announced more than 30,000 cuts while tapping multiple strategies to deal with recession.
Mathematicians have landed the top spot in a new study ranking the best and worst jobs in the U.S. A look at how other occupations fared.
While finding a new job in a recession is tough, midcareer job seekers have some advantages, career experts say.
As more people look for jobs – and become increasingly desperate -- hiring managers need to be on guard, experts say.
Some government and business leaders might dream of playing golf or traveling abroad after retirement, but 81-year-old Sadako Ogata chose instead to manage one of the world's biggest bilateral aid agencies.
As a teenager in Ecuador in the late 1950s, Napoleon Barragan dreamt of coming to America and running his own business. About a decade later he founded 1800-Mattress.
There are a number of salary calculators and online Web sites, but many offer just an aggregated or best-guess figure. A few sites, however, offer more.
Double Eagle Petroleum's new employment agreements curtail a time-honored executive perquisite: no severance in cases of "poor performance."
Top U.S. business schools canceled the admissions-test scores of 84 applicants and students.
Voluntary buyout packages seem to be commonplace in Corporate America during troubled times. Here are few things to consider as you decide to accept or reject that offer.
While the employment landscape looks sparse right now, the outlook for 2009 isn't uniformly bleak -- and is downright bright in some recession-resistant industries.
A reader asks what's the best way to describe a dismissal to prospective employers.
Workers are burned out and anxious after a brutal year. How can managers rally them for more tough times ahead?
A mother and war correspondent has a hard time letting go even when she's half a world away.
The college-advisory business is booming. Test-prep classes have become the norm, and more parents are hiring educational consultants.
Target Corp., fulfilling a succession plan, said chairman Bob Ulrich is retiring and CEO Gregg Steinhafel will assume that additional title.
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