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Boomers Out of Work How to turn age (experience) and skills (proven accomplishments) to your advantage in your job search.
FTC Cracks Down on Jobs Con Artists Scams prey on Americans left jobless by the recession.
Florida Probes Eight Firms For Alleged Employment Scams Suspected of exploiting desperate job-seekers.
Social Networking Explodes As Job-Search Tool Sites offer many benefits, but pitfalls abound.
Unemployment Rate Hits 10.2 Percent In October Rate may understate actual number of jobless.
California Hikes Withholding Rates The cash-strapped state is now taking 10 percent more from workers' paychecks. But it's not a tax increase. Really!
Minnesota Sues, Says Headhunter Is Bogus Employment agency charged thousands for nothing.
Video - Jobs Still Hard To Come By Job search could take longer than you planned.
Seasonal Hiring Could Stay Slow As Retailers Remain Cautious Retail conditions remain 'iffy' as economy staggers.
Survey Shows Economic And Personal Costs Of Prolonged Joblessness People stressed out by economic uncertainty.
Court Halts Job Placement Scam 'Guaranteed' jobs never materialized.
7 Steps to Security after a Job Loss Take steps to ensure your financial survival during the tumultuous period following a job loss.
Competition heats up for internships In lieu of entry-level jobs, many college graduates find internships are their best hope. Here's how to get the best one.
Internet Job Scams On The Rise Jobs sound too good to be true.
Hiring Forecast Less Grim But Wages Fall Service sector is hardest hit by falling pay.
Medical Billers Network Settles with Feds Promoters sold deceptive work-at-home scheme.
6 Ways to Sabotage Your Career You could kill your future opportunities in one negligent act or strangle them to death over time.
21st Century Job-Hunting Techniques The Internet in general and social media in particular have changed the nature of the job-search game.
Can't Find Work? Look Abroad The foot-loose lifestyle offers employment options often overlooked.
Identity Thieves Prowling for Job Seekers Fake job ads up 345% as recession creates opportunities for scam artists.
Job Hunters: Beware of Rebate-Processing Scams Tough economy raises interest in work-at-home jobs.
Is Your Job Safe? Are You Sure?
Two out of three workers think their job is in jeopardy.
New Job Site Uses Video Interaction Latest wrinkle in online job sites.
Top Ten Scams of 2007 Old reliables and nervy newcomers fleece rich and poor alike.
Online Jobseeker Ensnared In Scam Careerbuilder listing leads to arrest and felony charges.
800,000 Job Seekers At Risk In Gap Data Breach Laptop containing applicant data stolen from contractor.
Working at Home: An Impossible Dream? Work-at-home jobs exist but finding them's not easy.
Job Seekers Compromised By Monster.com Hack Hackers may have accessed data on 1.6 million resumes.
'Work at Home' Scams Spreading What sounds like an easy way to make extra money usually is anything but that.
Online Job Postings May Lead To Phone Scam Job-seekers need to be careful when listing contact info.
Federal Minimum Wage Goes Up Tuesday Federal minimum goes to $5.85 per hour. Most states already have higher minimums.
Job Seeker Scam Surfaces In Delaware Those who can least afford it lose more than $2,000.
"Secret Shopper" Scam Uses Real Montana Bank Latest version of the "secret shopper" scam uses phony checks from a real Montana bank.
Networking, Personal Contacts Best Way to Find a Job Survey finds online job searches not the most effective.
Why Does College Cost So Much? A half-century of tuition inflation adds up and, oddly, competition is driving tuition even higher.
Illinois Charges Hospital Job Ads Were Misleading Ads in Chicago papers directed job-seekers to call a number that charged them $15.
Postal Job Scam Stamped Out Tennessee company sold worthless prep materials for jobs that didn't exist.
Survey: Employers Scrutinizing Internet Postings Hiring managers frequently reject candidates based on what they find online.
FBI Warns Online Jobseekers Of Identity Theft Making too much information available too early is risky, feds warn.
FTC Stamps Out Postal Job Scam Scam artists promised jobs that didn't exist.
Study: Skin Tone Overshadows Education in Hiring Study documents "colorism" in employment decisions.
Scam Targets Job Hunters on Careerbuilder.com Bogus ads offer "Donation Handler" positions.
Working Moms Want More Family Time Mothers feeling stressed by demands of job and family.
Arkansas AG Warns Of Mystery Shopper Scams Combined with cashier's-check ploy, "job opportunity" can be very expensive.
The Earnings Suspense File: Social Security's "Secret Stash" How undocumented workers fatten the Social Security trust fund without benefitting from it themselves.
Ohio Sues Bernard Haldane Affiliate Supposed career counselors allegedly took money, did nothing.
Victim Of Charity Check-Cashing Scam Fights Back Scammers target victims on established job-listing sites.
Avoiding Work-at-Home Scams There are jobs available but there are also plenty of scams.
Fewer U.S. Workers Have Health Coverage The percentage of businesses offering health insurance to their workers has declined steadily over the last five years, a study finds.
FTC Charges Companies Sold Fraudulent Job Placement Service Ads proclaimed guaranteed placement with the Postal Service.
Counterfeit Check Scam Targets Online Job Seekers "New employer" asks applicants to cash a check.
Landscaping Added to Five Worst Summer Jobs Danger awaits many teens entering the summer job market.
NYC Employment Agencies Agree to End Discriminatory Practices Agencies were sending employers candidates based on ethnicity.
Illinois Charges Pay-Per-Call Scheme Defrauds Job Seekers Job seekers charged $29.95 for information about federal jobs they could have gotten for nothing.
Iowa Bars California "Alternative" High School School is unaccredited and diplomas are of little use, state charges.
Scams Target Online Job Seekers Scam artists use legitimate job sites to find victims.
Minnesota Sues Bernard Haldane Charges the firm misleads job seekers.
Abercrombie to Pay $2.2 Million in "Uniform" Suit California Labor Dept. charged Abercrombie with requiring employees to wear its clothes.
Court Halts Trek Alliance Pyramid Scheme Feds charged Trek lured job seekers into losing sales scheme.
Envelope-Stuffing Promoters Seal Plea Deal America�s Shopping Network Inc. and Consumer Services, Inc. barred from future sales.
Envelope Stuffers Snuffed Work-at-home scheme shut down, one principal faces jail term.
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Other than finding them, keeping them and doing the work, jobs are no trouble at all, right?
Not necessarily, as the complaints in this section will attest. Besides sneaky employers, there are many deceitful employment agencies and so-called "headhunters" out there, so watch your step! One expert suggests that you're your own best employment agency. See 
