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The automobile industry has been rocked by layoffs, but Margaret McManus still managed to snag a job.
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Help your teen get a summer job
Given the dearth of positions out there, it'll pay (literally) to be strategic.
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Job recovery may be on the way
After a couple of surprising reports, economists say the market may be heading toward a turnaround.
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Cutting costs hour by hour, worker by worker
As the recession drags on, business owners face daily decisions about what to cut next to stay ahead of declining sales.
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Mounting job losses
Dozens of companies have announced job cuts since the start of 2009.
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How to work better with Gen Y
So-called 'milennials' are confident, ambitious, and tech-savvy, says one expert. They also need constant coaching.
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Out of work 6 months. Now what?
If you've been unemployed for half a year in this market, should you just take any job you're offered? Rewrite your resume? Enjoy the break?
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Where the jobs will be
If networking drives you nuts and you tend to think a while before you respond to interviewers' questions, you may find a job search especially difficult. Here's what to do.
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100 Best Companies to Work For
Even in this economy, some companies are going out of their way to please employees. This year, there's a new no. 1, as Google slips to no. 4.
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Extreme job hunting
With more than three job seekers for every opening, it takes more now to get noticed.
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Summer jobs dry up
Graduate students are finding that their main stream to full-time employment has evaporated.
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Same job, less pay
Forget a raise. Some employees will actually be making less this year than they did last year.
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About that raise...
As companies cut back across the board, workers will likely get bad news in their paystub this year.
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Fireproof your job
These six smart, field-tested strategies will help ensure you don't get burned by cutbacks at the office.
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Panasonic
650
Avery Dennison
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Best Buy
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Quicksilver
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Corning
4,900
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