Top Five Job-Search Scams

Job-search fraud is one of the few growth industries to emerge from the Great Recession. In Florida alone, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reports that there has been a 40% increase in complaints involving unemployment-related scams. Not surprising, much of the trend involves online identity-theft cons.

Javier Lavagnino identifies the top five ways identity thieves are taking advantage of the unemployed. Read...

Video: EPI President Mishel Predicts 33% Unemployment Or Underemployment In 2010

"There's a lot of pain ahead for a lot of people," according to Lawrence Mishel, President of the Economic Policy Institute. Watch the complete video.

Aggressive Job Search Techniques Viewed As Stalking By Some Recruiters

Tough times call for tough tactics if you're unemployed and looking for work, right? Perhaps not. A growing number of HR and recruitment professionals report they are being "creeped out" by job seekers whose aggressive follow-ups to resume submissions are seen as bordering on stalking.

Contingency recruiter Joselle Spinoza, co-owner of ProCreative, offers practical advice on how to interface with recruiters without being viewed as a nuisance or a threat. Read...

6 Reasons Recruiters Are Not Calling You Back

Maybe they're just not that into you. And it could be for a very good reason. Writer Larry Buhl has identified six of the most common scenarios explaining why you're not getting interviews, phone calls or even thank-you emails from recruiters. Read...

What Is Good Severance Pay?

There are two answers to this question according to "Rachel," Media Life's career advice columnist. The first answer is that you will get what they give you, if you're willing to accept it.

The second is that you'll get what you manage to wiggle out of them by playing your cards right and not accepting the package they first put on the table. You can assume that the second deal ought to be a better than the first. Read...