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America may be mired in hard times, but there are still great companies to work for, and their success lies in getting the simple things right--such as valuing employees.

In some cities, police officer salaries may be less than what bums can rake in on a yearly basis. But are police officer salaries really that shabby?

If Congress doesn't push through a plan extending unemployment benefits, will it sway the way you vote in November?

As vacation season rolls around, some Americans are planning to forsake their summer getaways. But if you make a habit of skipping vacations, you could be shortening your life.

Today's release of current unemployment rates may be more unwelcome news, but the skies could grow darker. Goldman Sachs forecasts the unemployment rate will peak at 6.4 percent late in 2009 before improving, meaning job-shedding may be only half-over.

Education officials are questioning with new vigor whether too many top students who might otherwise turn their talents to a broader array of fields are being lured by high-paying corporate jobs.

The current downturn has no one dominant mythology. Instead, there are several different myths starting to make the rounds. Just like the one about Sept. 11, they tend to make the economy’s problems sound simpler than they really are.

If career assessments do not work for you, then take advantage of online videos of hundreds of jobs and their day-to-day duties. Sean Aiken, age 26, set up a refreshing site "One Week Job", where he interns a different job weekly and donates his earnings