Jobs: Aughts for Naught

Lawrence Mishel, 01.08.2010

President, Economic Policy Institute

It's official, the last decade was indeed a lost decade for job creation. We should note how we got here. Right-wing economic policies emphasized that government was the problem and the market always knew best.

Networking: How to Accelerate Your Job Search

Abe Silk, 01.08.2010

Graduate of Wesleyan University.

With the job market lagging and unemployment on the rise, competition is sure to be fierce for what few job openings exist in an expansive market. In such climate, networking is an absolute must.

Obama's Neglect of the Jobs Issue Will Result in Huge 2010 Incumbent Turnover

Stephen Viscusi, 01.08.2010

America's Workplace Guru

Tired of being unemployed, don't you agree it is time to teach every politician, regardless of party, what it is like?

December Jobs Report: Santa Brings More Pain

Jill Schlesinger, 01.08.2010

Editor-at-Large, CBS MoneyWatch.com

For all of 2009, the US economy lost 4.2 million jobs -- I'm trying to be positive and here's why: the job situation is vastly improved from a year ago.

Get off Your A** in 2010: How to Regain the Momentum You've Lost

Fawn Germer, 01.07.2010

Best-selling author and popular speaker on leadership and performance

If you caught yourself saying, "Thank God 2009 is over!" you may well find yourself saying the same thing when 2010 ends -- but you could well be poorer, older and less employable by that point.

Did Katie Couric Fire Walter Cronkite's Voice...Or did the Cronkite family, make his voice "quit" Katie's show?

Stephen Viscusi, 01.08.2010

America's Workplace Guru

By Stephen Viscusi Although I work on TV now myself, preparing for my own TV show "The Job's Whisperer" I started my career as a headhunter, then ra...

Jobs Are No. 1 Priority for Florida's Citizens

Edwin D. Hill, 01.07.2010

Florida has been hit especially hard by the recession, shedding the highest number of jobs across the country - nearly 17,000 - last November, making it one of the worst-hit states in the nation.

If You Are Looking For A Job In 2010...You Will Need To Steal It! Here is how!

Stephen Viscusi, 01.07.2010

America's Workplace Guru

By Stephen Viscusi. Let me start this column by clarifying that HarperCollins, put on the cover of my last book, "Bulletproof Your Job"--- "Amer...

Obama's Second-Year Potential

Chris Weigant, 01.07.2010

Author, Political Commentator, and Blogger (ChrisWeigant.com)

There are quite a few positive things scheduled for 2010. This doesn't automatically mean the president is guaranteed to have a great year, but it certainly sets the scene.

City at Safest Level in 50 Years

Antonio Villaraigosa, 01.06.2010

Mayor of the City of Los Angeles

While last year's long unemployment lines seemed to forecast rising crime rates, our city continues to experience its lowest number of homicides since 1967.

Becoming Bilingual in a Flash: Learning Language The New Way, Part II

Steve Leveen, 01.06.2010

CEO and co-founder of Levenger, Writer

Honestly, I'm one of the least talented people you'll meet for learning a new language -- but slowly learning my second language has been a joy every step of the way, mainly because of technology.

Desolation at 5 A.M.

Jack Schimmelman, 01.07.2010

Jack Schimmelman is a former theatre director who created his own work for more than 15 years.

I believe that our children and children's children will talk about this time in the future as a distant nightmare.

Outplacement Is Like an Orange: Squeeze It for All It's Worth

Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone, 01.06.2010

Authors of GOAL! Your 30 Day Game Plan for Business

Outplacement firms specialize in assisting recently laid off people with their job search. They are a great resource and unfortunately not everybody takes advantage of them.

New Year's Resolution: Stop Stealing to Save American Jobs

Robert D. Atkinson, Ph.D., 01.06.2010

In 2000, increasingly fast Internet connections and cheap storage led to a rapid growth of digital piracy--the theft of music, movies, TV programs, software, video games, books, photos and periodicals.

Underwear Bombers and the Politics of Invisibility

Peter A. Ubel, 01.06.2010

Physician and Behavioral Scientist at the University of Michigan

Before we get all high-and-mighty about the terrible job that security experts are doing, we need to ponder the Politics of Invisibility, and remember that it's easy to criticize what we see.

2010: Six Hairy Issues (and How to Solve Them)

Fortune's Stanley Bing, 01.06.2010

Fortune Magazine Columnist

What we need is not only a rebound in the economy, it's the feeling in corporate America that it's good to employ people.

2010: Lets Get America Working Again

Dedrick Muhammad, 01.06.2010

Dedrick Muhammad is a Research Associate for the Institute for Policy Studies.

It is time to move on from the past and embrace the opportunities and challenges that we face this new year: In 2010 the most challenging domestic issue is high unemployment.

How To Find a Job in 2010

Stephen Viscusi, 01.05.2010

America's Workplace Guru

It is time, to figure out how to re-invent yourself for 2010. Desperate times call for desperate measures.

In The Public Interest: A Jobs Bill That Builds More Jobs, Not More Highways

John Krieger, 01.06.2010

Transportation Advocate, U.S. PIRG

The public transportation money in last year's stimulus bill was spent faster and created twice as many jobs as the money spent on highway projects.

What's Ahead for the Economy and Politics in 2010

Robert Reich, 01.05.2010

Former Secretary of Labor, Professor at Berkeley

Just about everything you'll start hearing come out of Washington will really be about November's midterm election. The gravitational pull of the midterms was already apparent last year, as Republicans marched in perfect lockstep to vote against whatever the president and Democrats proposed, but you haven't seen anything yet. Issue number one will be unemployment, and there are a number of possible scenarios for where we're headed on that front.

Obama's Secret Weapon: OFA

Robert Creamer, 01.05.2010

Political organizer, strategist and author

As the political punditry prognosticates of Democratic political disaster this fall, it is well to remember that Democrats have a weapon, the importance of which Washington types don't fully understand.