When looking for a job, it certainly is wise to cover all bases – from checking online job boards to inquiring at companies of interest to asking everyone you know to keep an eye out for an appropriate opening. Many times, however, jobs do not make it to the posting stage. Instead, they are filled by candidates the company already knows are qualified.

When it comes to finding a job, it’s a dog-eat-dog world out there. You can’t just show up at a career fair with a smile on your face and a resume in your hand and walk out with a top job anymore. Today’s economy demands jobseekers prepare for job fairs before ever setting foot in the door.

Job interviews are nerve-racking. But, you’ll be more successful if you plan your answers to the top questions in advance. Here are three suggestions on how answer the question “What is your greatest weakness?” in a way that helps you sell yourself in a positive way.

It appears, from studies conducted over the past few years that women are more actively involved in using Social Media Networking then men. They have more Facebook and Twitter pages, and they are blogging away! Not a big surprise - women have been “natural-born-networkers” since the beginning of time.

The economic downturn left millions out of work. Consequently being unemployed lost some of the stigma it once had. But, what happens when you’ve been unemployed for six months or more? Even in this economy potential employers are concerned when a candidate has been out of work for many months...

One of the ways to be successful in an interview is to get "inside the interviewer's head." Just what are they looking for when they ask those same questions over and over?

This is an interviewing technique employers use to determine whether you are a good fit for the job. This is accomplished by asking questions that pertain to your past behavior. The information gained through this technique is used as an indicator of your future success. In other words, the answers you give about your past experiences will be used to predict your future performance - if you did it before you could do it again!

Involuntary career breaks, or dare we say it, "unemployment", can often be a frightening situation for anyone to be in. After the initial shock of unexpectedly finding yourself without a job, it doesn't take long before disillusionment sets in, particularly when days turn into weeks, then weeks into months or even longer, and you begin to panic: How you are going to handle the ever-increasing employment gap on your resume?

Ask 100 hiring managers if they read cover letters that accompany resumes and you may get 101 different answers, such as these in a recent discussion on Electronic Recruiting Exchange...

This is the moment you've been waiting for — the job offer! After months of research, studying the job market, hours of introspection and days and weeks of networking, you finally have what looks like the job of your dreams. Wait a minute — wasn't it Yogi Berra who said, "It ain't over 'til it's over"? Until you've negotiated salary and agreed upon a number, the game isn't over yet.

Our lives are full of decisions. Where shall we go for lunch? What movie shall we see this weekend? Which job should we take? Should we go back to school? Or start our own business? And the list goes on.

We've all hear this saying, "You can't get a job without experience. And you can't get experience without a job." So, when you want to change careers, what do you do? Fortunately there are several ways to overcome this hurdle.

Today there's a job to fit just about every lifestyle. With the increase in flextime and telecommuting, traditional employment is becoming less traditional. But, if you're looking for even more flexibility you may want to consider working as an independent contractor.