After sorting through piles of resumes that all look similar, hiring managers hold rounds and rounds of interviews. Get through the first round of interviews and make a lasting impression with these basic fallback tips. Step Up Your Job Search — Fortune suggests the following tips for job searching in a weak market: request more face-to-face meetings; step up your job-search activity; try to Read more

An anonymous reader weighed in on a posting in our Savvy Confessions group, which asked readers for advice on how to stop Monster.com from spamming inboxes. Here's what the anonymous user had to say: I signed up for all the job boards and stuff when I was looking around for a job, but I've been at my job for a year and a half, so I don't need the listings anymore, but Monster.com won't let me Read more

If you apply through the company website rather than a job board like Monster.com, your chances of getting the job will be higher. That's because there are six times as many people applying through job boards than directly through the company sites, according to data by Jobs2web Inc., a company that helps firms analyze hiring data. The trick is, if you find a position that you're interested in Read more

This past weekend, I talked in front of a large audience, which definitely gave me a nervous feeling at the pit of my stomach. It's the same feeling I used to get on job interviews — the pressure of wanting to impress, coupled with trying really hard to remember your prep materials and hoping you don't have seaweed stuck on your teeth. I experienced the exact same emotions, just in a different Read more

Once you’ve been job hunting for a while, desperation starts to kick in. You may find yourself thinking that you don’t care what the job is or what it pays — you just need a steady paycheck coming in. But if you’ve reached that point in your search, focus on not letting your desperation show; otherwise, you could be making the process even harder on yourself. Although you may think that Read more

Networking and proving your worth to a hiring manager can be tricky business. TiVo recently posed an all-too familiar question in our Savvy Q and A group: How can I apply more effectively? I try to network, but I often submit my resume online. It seems like I'm just wasting my time. Share your proven tips and suggestions with her in comments, and ask your own questions in our group. Read more

I thought I’d heard every unconventional job search method in the book — anyone remember the face-cake lady, or the resume t-shirt? — but apparently I was wrong. Copywriter Alec Brownstein tried an even more unusual approach: using Google AdWords to attract his prospective employers' attention. Brownstein — banking on the fact that everyone Googles themselves at one point or another — Read more

I'm sure everyone can do with a little more cash in their wallets. Here are some great suggestions by Wise Bread for you to make extra money. Even though I'm self-employed full-time, I'm always looking for new and exciting ways to make more money. Earlier this year, I wrote a Wise Bread post on websites that can help you earn extra cash. More recently, I came across a blog post on Zaarly titled, Read more

We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! Given the late-winter thaw showing up in what has been an ice-cold job market, many workers are pondering a topic they haven't worried much about lately — job interviews. Here are my favorite interview tips for job candidates, from new grads to ultra-experienced hires: Collect personal contact information. As you meet each new Read more

We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! Thinking about a career change? For the best odds of snagging and hanging onto a job for the long haul, you'll want to avoid professions on the decline in today’s economy (think bookbinders, textile workers and machine-tool operators) and focus on professions whose outlook is rosier (such as health care, financial analysis or Read more