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Going Where the Jobs Are: Tips on Making a Move

By: Amy Hoak

When unemployment is high, job-seekers may need to go where the jobs are, "to make ends meet, to get on with their lives," says John Challenger, CEO of outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christm

By: Taunee Besson, CMF, CareerCast.com Senior Columnist

Q: I know references are important when applying for a job, but I'm not sure how to use them. What's the best way to ensure they help me?

By: Taunee Besson, CMF, CareerCast.com Senior Columnist

Q: I'm the CEO of a small company of about 200 employees. When business is good, decisions are easy. But now that the economy is in such bad shape, being the one where "the buck stops here" is a lot more difficult.

By: Douglas B. Richardson, Certified Master Coach

The late, great psychoanalyst Karen Horney once warned about "the tyranny of the shoulds." That is, the oppressive influence of people who are happy to tell you what to want, what to think and what to do…usually based on what they think and do. Parents, no matter how well meaning, are common tyrants. So are spouses, drinking buddies, BFFs, and, of course, experts. Why do we listen to experts? Because they're wise, right?

By: Elizabeth Garone

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<p><strong>Q:</strong> I have worked for many companies and have been told repeatedly that <a href= company rules won't allow them to give out references. I have gone to two temp agencies, and they had to drop me from jobs because I had only one reference. What is one to do to get around this problem?