Many job seekers are looking for work because they are underemployed. Not unemployed but underemployed. The meaning of underemployment depends on who you ask.

As more companies pull back on sponsoring employees in executive M.B.A. programs, schools are looking to beef up their referrals by offering more incentives to alumni.

Some business schools have been teaming up with companies to run programs in which students play the role of consultant—for little or no cost to the business.

The earning power of young single women has surpassed that of their male peers in metropolitan areas around the U.S., a shift that is being driven by the growing ranks of women who attend college and move on to high-earning jobs.

What does it mean when management starts neglecting employees? Coming to work on a Monday morning to find upper management tight-lipped is an uneasy feeling. Some say it could be a sign of impending layoffs or bad things to come but should you start packing up, or speak up?

The next time you feel like throwing a pity party because you are stuck in a dead-end job or still haven’t found one that you are afraid will wind up in a dead-end, stop and take a moment.  Suffering from the fear of failure or maybe even success, or worrying about what is coming next is not going to help you move forward no matter how much you tell yourself it will.  Doubt is a feeling we all struggle with especially when we are burdened with an unstable economy and a sagging job market.  Finding your way out from the middle of your own fears, no matter how scary truly is the only way to look ahead.

Looking for the perfect job, like looking for the perfect mate, opens you up to the potential of rejection and fear. Worrying about whether you will be liked in an interview or whether your current boss will find out your interviewing or whatever other anxiety ridden thoughts you can conjure up, won’t make the process of finding and securing a job any easier. When you operate from a position of doubt and fear, you will attract situations and people that might not be right for you.  Seld-doubt signals to the world that you are questioning your own value and self-worth. Doubting yourself is a way for you to unconsciously sabotage your efforts, holding you back from truly reaching your highest potential. There is a difference when you have a conscious feeling or your follow your gut instinct whether a job is right for you or not.  But doubt, at its core, questions your intuition causing you to feel unsure and well, scared s#!%less.

When you allow doubt to paralyze your efforts you set up barriers towards your forward progress.  Instead of dealing with issues related to why you are not getting a job, a promotion, or the career you dreamed of, living in doubt keeps you in a place of fear and far away from the path to resolution and ultimately peace of mind. Making the most out of any given situation challenges you to push doubt aside and forces you to take action even if you feel you are not ready to make a move.  There is no right or wrong time.  There is no right or wrong choice.  By not choosing you have made a choice, but you have to ask yourself whether you have chosen from a place of confidence or from a place of fear.

Doubting sends a message whether it’s on a job interview or in your current job that you are “just not sure” and that relays a weakness that will not help you project the image you want when looking for a job or, in keeping the one you have. When you live in doubt about your job you are basically saying, “I don’t know if I’m worth it” which prevents you from getting what you really want on every level.

The next time you fear the unknown about your career and you doubt you know which direction to choose, sit with it for awhile and ask yourself what might be holding you back? You may be surprised that if you are truly honest with your intentions and begin to have a deeper understanding and appreciation for your value and your worth, you will automatically gain the courage it takes to push doubt aside and replace it with a little courage and a lot of fortitude.

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Applications for full-time programs saw a 2% decline for the incoming class and part-time program applications fell 7%. But specialized and executive degree programs applications rose.

Before you sign on for a pricey résumé make sure the service you hire can deliver on its promises. Know the answers to these five things before you decide.

One of the caveats of online job searching is that sometimes you can’t control what the rest of the world sees about you.

When you think of what you have versus what you do not have, may make you feel grateful or depressed. Holding onto a job you can’t stand for fear you’ll never find one that you will love, is like staying in a bad relationship because you are afraid to be alone. When you face the fear that holds you back, you have a fighting chance to rise above the chaos surrounding your career and find what you truly desire.

Living within your safety zone may not necessarily make you all that safe.   Stepping out of your comfort zone whether it’s quitting a job you don’t like, standing up for yourself and going for that promotion and job you just don’t think you deserve, will make you stronger and more courages. Trusting in yourself and knowing you have something to fall back on, will help you take the necessary steps in what could be a paralyzing process – believing in yourself and trusting your own career instincts.

When your career takes a turn for the worse, when the job offers aren’t materializing and you can’t seem to find anyone who will listen, trusting in yourself and knowing that you can and should take steps towards getting out of your comfort zone may be your only way out. If you wait for there to a “safe zone” for you to act, you may never gain the courage to pursue your goals no matter how big, no matter how small.  Your safety net can and will trap you into staying where you are in your career whether you secretly choose to make a change or not. Change in inevitable whether you know what is at the end of the road or not.  Believing that you should only take the safe way out could let you miss opportunities when taking a risk seems a better option.

When you start believing you are worthy of the career you truly want, you will miraculously invite the support you will need to make it happen. If you stop worrying about failing or not achieving your dreams you will rid yourself of the false sense of security you have come to know in favor of the unknown.  Opening yourself up to the possibilities of the unknown will help you better trust your own instincts when it’s time to make a change in your career or accept the next job offer.

So rather than relying on fear as your guide in knowing when it’s time to make a change, trust in yourself without the safety net you’ve become so use to and take a chance. It’s okay to fall, you’ll get up again.  It’s okay if you don’t get the first job offer out of school or the promotion you’ve been eyeing, it’s just not meant to be. Dwelling on what you don’t have or what you can’t seem to get is not going to help you move forward. So what if you don’t get what you want the first time out of the gate, if you don’t try you won’t know what you do want when it does finally come along. Knowing you are in control no matter what the outcome will allow you to make the best out of every situation.  Go ahead and throw away that safety net and learn how to fly-chances are you may go higher than you ever imagined.

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We’ve all had dreams of growing up and becoming a fireman, a ballet dancer, a fairy princess or superhero. And while those dreams usually give way to more practical job decisions there is something to be said for aspiring to be a rock star or a professional wrestler. Choosing a job that interests you can be the difference between a job and a career.

Job-site operators are bracing for an influx of competitors as the dot-jobs domain widens its reach.

A look at the high-pressure kindergarten admission's process in New York City.

The number of new jobs in London's financial-services sector rose in July as hiring conditions improved despite weak second-quarter bank earnings and concerns about a double-dip recession.

Furloughs, pay cuts and layoffs have driven many white-collar workers to find a second job. But moonlighting can take its toll on the primary job, as well as home life.

Your Executive Career: In the first installment of Joann S. Lublin's new monthly careers column focused on challenges facing those in the executive suite, a look at whether it's a good idea to resign to job hunt.

Roughly a year into the economic expansion, many employees are still waiting for the restoration of one of their most important benefits, the 401(k) match.

Finding a job is hard enough when the economy is booming let alone when the job market resembles a pit bull fight.  Having the where-with-all to stick it out is a challenge enough to make a grown man, or your pit bull cry.  The fears you face whether you are currently employed or desperately seeking a new position, need to be embraced and you need to boldly stare down your enemy for who and what it is. Identifying and coping with your job fear factors are a way for you to kick fear in the teeth before it takes a bite out of your ambition and your self-confidence.

We all have our thresholds of enduring levels of pain. Whether you are able to stand a trip to the dentist or endure the long lines as you stand in the checkout, we all have our breaking points.  Knowing your threshold of pain and what you are willing to endure when it comes to your job search is an important aspect of finding and sticking to the task.  Some people LOVE the chase.  Interviewing, networking, meeting new people and holding onto the hope that maybe, just maybe, the next one will be the right one and they can stop looking-even if for a little while.  And then there are some no matter how good or bad things are, will always feel the pain of the process and tough it out no matter how hard things become.  Choosing to “fight or flight” in your job search will separate the weak from the strong.

Your job search is an endurance test.  It not only helps you build the resolve you need to fight for what you want but it helps you build good survival skills that will be necessary once you do get the job you want. Knowing which of these skills you can turn into assets will help you better define and determine your fear factor quota. Let’s break it down simply.  You’ve heard the expression, “motivated by fear.”  Well no other place is that more evident than when someone has lost a job, can’t pay the bills or is desperate to survive. Your motivation by fear of job loss or not finding a job can be used to actually BENEFIT you in helping you move forward and past whatever it is that is holding you back.

Defining your job fears by simply listing out what truly holds a grip on you will help you to move past your fears and will help motivate you into action.  If your fears stem from not feeling worthy of a good paying job, a title or a promotion, or maybe you lack confidence that you can succeed or maybe you are afraid to succeed, identifying what holds you back will help you move onto the next phase in your job search-recovery. Being able to boldly look fear in the eye and allow it to actually motivate you will truly help you step into the light and away from whatever it is that is not allowing you to succeed.

Knowing how to identify, release, recover and move on from your job search fears will help you to realize that the only thing standing in the way of your next, best job is you.

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John A. Byrne, a former BusinessWeek writer and editor who created modern M.B.A. rankings more than a decade ago, hopes to lure readers with his expertise on business schools. Can he succeed?

Indiana’s Department of Workforce Development released unemployment figures earlier this month showing that Indiana has reached the 10 percent unemployed mark, according to the Indianapolis Unemployment Examiner. Naturally Indianans are searching for jobs,  possibly in better areas. Relocating for a better job opportunity has many job seekers scouring the map. Visit TheLadders job search directory to find a [...]