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Yes, getting hired has something to do with packaging. But muzzling a candidate who wants to know about the job’s career potential? That's outrageous. No headhunter has the right to tell you not to find out everything you can about a potential employer....

A recent Associated Press poll suggests that most Americans are happy with their jobs, but more than a third say they have too much work-related stress. This week's column presents poses the question: Are you better off at work now than you were a year...

Okay, whodunit fans, here’s a mystery to solve. Despite a two-year-plus economic recovery in the United States, an estimated one to five million jobs (depending on which source you cite) have mysteriously failed to appear as anticipated....

When the news broke about Minnesota and Wisconsin sharing first-place rankings in this year’s ACT college entrance exam scores, one reporter asked a question that was simultaneously amusing and serious: “Could Vikings fans really be this smart?”...

Some of us have raised our expectations after seeing friends and colleagues get better situations in recent months. Still, maybe you’re currently one of those people who’s mulling over whether to stay at your Midwest technology employer or strike out for greener pastures.

Here’s...