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Job interviews are hard enough without sabotaging yourself by making some major mistakes that hiring managers say are all too common. These seem like obvious interview no-nos, but they’re at the top of every recruiter’s list of things they see people doing all the time that kill their chances of being offered a job.

We’re trying to help you get promoted and on the right track by finding great ways to get noticed at work, but there’s a flip side to this coin.

Getting noticed at work can be difficult, but we've got a few tips to help make that happen—and to make sure it's for the right reasons.

There may be work needed to be done at your job, but there are plenty of other things to do, as well.

It’s not easy being unemployed or under-employed, but you are definitely not alone. Even with a highly positive new jobs report just out and the country apparently on an upswing, an unemployment rate of 7.7 percent means a lot of people still need jobs. But that doesn’t mean the situation is hopeless for anyone. If you’re spent on looking for available jobs in your current locale because it seems

The labor market—and the economy overall—is improving, albeit gradually, with employers adding 236,000 jobs in February. That gain brought the unemployment rate down a few ticks from 7.9 percent to 7.7, its lowest point in four years.

The job market is tough these days. Many people are coping with sudden layoffs, and others are struggling to find work after completing college or earning a new degree. Skilled professionals could wait months or years to find a job in the field of their expertise. But if one of these descriptions matches you, that doesn't mean you can’t find exciting ways to earn money.

If you think finding a job is frustrating, prepare to get even more frustrated.

If you’re great at networking, filling out online applications and following up, chances are, you’ve landed an interview or two. Good work. That’s not so easy these days. But your work isn’t over. In fact, your work is just beginning. The interview is where your true job-getting skills will have to come out. In fact, compared to everything you did to get it, the interview is like doing open-heart

Why did Walter Slonopas quit his job? You could say the devil made him do it.

The Labor Department announced that the U.S. economy added 157,000 jobs in January. The unemployment rate inched upward by a tenth of a point, to 7.9 percent.

As the famous motto goes, "neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night" stops dedicated postal workers. And as far as Deborah Ford is concerned, who retired from the USPS after more than four decades on the job without taking a single sick day, nothing else does either.

So, you say work has got you stressed out. There's good news -- you're not alone. More importantly, you're not helpless, either.

When making a resume, there is a fine line between standing out and being too gimmicky. Job seeker Philippe Dubost completely destroyed that line, but we have to say his Amazon-style CV is much more brilliant than it is off-putting.

The makers of Jim Beam bourbon announced that it will shut down production at its Lewiston facility and shift that work to a facility in Kentucky. 160 people work in the Beam’s plant in Lewiston that makes Pinnacle Vodka and Calico Jack Rum.

It's only halfway through it's third season, but we can safely say that 'Workaholics' is one of the more easily quotable shows on television right now. How could it not be -- Anders, Adam and Blake chuck out little nuggets of hilarity so often the actual challenge is picking which ones to keep with us. Fortunately, we've taken that heavy burden off your shoulders and taken it upon ourselves. Here