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Spreading the Green

A business owner finds that financial incentives make more people concerned about the environment.

A Scramble to Add Air Traffic Controllers

Widespread retirements of air traffic controllers and plans to update the traffic control system have prompted a hiring surge.

An Online Toolbox Starts With a Polished R�sum�

Updating the content of your r�sum� is only half the battle -- how you wield it online determines how effective it can be.

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Lining Up Interviews Is Just the Beginning

Be prepared for the tough questions, and for rejections, and keep refining your strategies.

New Crop of Job Hunters (With Microsoft R�sum�s)

When employees left the software company in the 1990s, they generally did so by their own choice. Now there are layoffs.

Caterpillar, the World Tour

A chief executive had to face disappointment before rising to the top, then had to deal with a global recession.

Putting Yourself Out There on a Shelf to Buy

Job seekers need more than simple r�sum�s. They need to brand themselves, and a social networking site is a place to start.

It Has Computers, Gives Advice and Is Free

Out-of-work professionals are crowding the computers at New York’s public libraries, and books on résumé writing are hard to keep on the shelves.

Stay Out of the Bunker

Managers are in charge for a reason, and it is essential that they put aside their own concerns and help their employees cope with this frightening new environment.

A Help-Wanted Sign for Fraud Investigators

As the financial crisis has continued to unfold, new suspicions of fraud have been emerging � and with them a need to find whether there is evidence of wrongdoing.

The Family Vision

Sharing her father�s goals, Maureen Beal heads the family business, National Van Lines.

Young and Old Are Facing Off for Jobs

The young argue that employers favor older workers, who in turn say they are being discriminated against.

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The Secrets of the Talent Scouts

Executives in fields like entertainment and venture capital say it�s vital to keep recruiting even in a downturn.