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Whether you are job searching, looking for information about if employers really check Facebook or need some resume tips, the following current job-search related articles can help!

 

Job searching?  Here are some articles worth reading.

• Major Job Trends for 2008 (from CareerBuilder.com)

• Best Jobs in America (from CNNMoney.com)

• Don't Let Friends Ruin Your Job Search (from CareerBuilder.com)

• Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections (from U.S. Department of Labor)

 

Facebook, Blogs and MySpace; employers don't care. Right? Think again!

• For Some, Online Persona Undermines a Résumé (from the New York Times)

• Job applicants' online musings get hard look (from the Boston Globe)

• Guess Who Else Is Reading Those "Facebook" Entries? (from Black College Wire)

• Employers Look At Facebook, Too (from CBS News Online)

• The Internet vs. Your Professional Image (from MSN Careers)

 

Trying to make your resume sound too good?  Here are some words of caution.

• Infamous Resume Lies (from MSN Careers)

• Seven Executive Resume Strategies (from MSN Careers)

• Survey: Job Seekers are Stretching the Truth (from MSN Careers)

 

Are your parents taking a more active role in your job search than you are?  As a parent are you calling employers and showing-up to your student's interview before they are?

• "Helicopter Parents" Hover Over Kid's Job Search (from msnbc.com)

• "Helicopter" Parents Hover When Kids Job Hunt (from USATODAY.com)