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May 7, 2008, 4:45 pm

30 best Web sites for job hunters

When you’re job hunting, don’t spend too much time online, advises Fortune’s Anne Fisher in her May 7, 2008 column. Have you ever gotten a job through a job board? What do you like about them? What frustrates you about them? What’s your experience (if any) been with small niche sites?

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April 3, 2008, 5:50 pm

Confessions of a layoff coach

Called in to help companies lay people off, and to offer career guidance aimed at easing the newly unemployed into their next jobs elsewhere, outplacement firms are pretty busy these days, especially in the financial services industry, writes Fortune’s Anne Fisher in her April 4 Ask Annie column.

Have you been offered professional job-hunting help as part of a layoff? Just severance? Nothing at all? Does having a job coach help? Can it speed your job search?

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March 25, 2008, 11:49 am

If your employer goes bust, what next?

It’s every professional’s nightmare: You’re working in a great job for a well-regarded employer, then the company — seemingly overnight — suffers a crisis and is bought out or goes belly-up. That’s the unpleasant situation facing many Bear Stearns employees, writes Fortune’s Anne Fisher in her March 25 Ask Annie column. How safe is your job? Are you worried your company could suffer a Bear Stearns-like implosion, and if so, what are you doing to get ready? If you worked for a company that failed, how did you deal with it? You can also send us your photos and videos, or email us and share your story.

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January 30, 2008, 5:45 pm

8 ways to recession-proof your job

In her January 31 Ask Annie column, Fortune’s Anne Fisher offers tips to help you avoid the ax, and how to keep your career afloat if you don’t. Are you worried about losing your job? If so, have you done anything about it? Any tips for surviving a recession or recovering from a layoff?

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January 10, 2008, 4:24 pm

Beat the mid-career blues

Many people don’t like what they’re doing for a living, but aren’t sure what they’d rather do instead, writes Fortune’s Anne Fisher in her January 11 Ask Annie column. Are you bored or burned out at work? What career do you wish you were pursuing instead? Have you ever made a big career change? How?

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January 2, 2008, 3:54 pm

Don’t expect a bigger raise this year

According to our crystal ball, your salary increase will be just so-so this year, writes Fortune’s Anne Fisher in her January 3 Ask Annie column. Do you expect to get a big raise this year? Made any career-related New Year’s resolutions? Tell us about them.

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September 24, 2007, 11:02 am

8 signs it’s time to change jobs

It’s best to move on before you get fired, lose your sanity, or both, writes Fortune’s Anne Fisher in her Sept. 25 Ask Annie column. Have you ever quit a job that made you miserable? How did you know it was time to skedaddle? Or have you ever stayed too long and regretted it?

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August 29, 2007, 9:39 am

Get paid to move

Employers are more willing to foot the bill for relocating expenses than they were last year, Fortune’s Anne Fisher writes in her August 29 Ask Annie column. Have you relocated for a new job? Did your employer pay for the move? What tips do you have for negotiating relocation expenses?

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March 27, 2007, 9:29 am

Will changing jobs lead to more pay - or less?

It’s hard to predict how any individual job candidate will fare, writes Fortune’s Anne Fisher in her March 27 Ask Annie column. If you’ve switched jobs recently, what have you found? Did you find employers willing to give you a raise - or even a signing bonus - to woo you? Or is the job market in your field so competitive that you felt lucky to get an offer?

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