The job interview is the most important first impression you can ever make. Within a couple of minutes, the interviewer is making a snap decision about you. And depending on that first impression, they are looking to support their judgment.

This doesn't mean that it is impossible to turn around a person's opinion if you get off on the wrong foot. A good interviewer will weight all of your merits throughout the interview. In this case, remain positive and do your best in any given situation.

However, these five faux pas make it nearly impossible to recover from the negative first impression:

Funny job interview answers take pride of place in our once a month humorous article on employment issues, next week we return with a serious post on how to explain to interviewers why you have been fired or laid off in your previous job, until then have a blast reading through some of these answers and be sure not to include any in your interview.

This is the first ebook by Fortune 500 recruiters that gives job seekers an inside look at what it takes to get a job.

Inside you’ll find a forward by Jack Mollen, Executive Vice President of Human Resources at EMC; en pages of recruiter tips, with each page profiling a different recruiter; and recommended resources.

With 400 million registered users, Facebook is a great place to find a job. For more than a few cavalier souls, it's a great place to lose one, too.

Also see How Facebook Ruined My Career.

Today’s job climate demands one to be different in order to stand out from the crowd. Being different is absolutely key and it means you must be creative. Below are 4 creative ideas to help get you thinking about approaches to get you in the door to your next gig.

Remember, once you get in the door – keep the creativity coming! This could mean asking the hiring manager to have your interview over lunch, or even a beer after work. Use your own ideas – just remember to be different and stand out!

Layoffs, bankruptcies and rising unemployment - the past two years have been an especially traumatic time to be looking for a new job. Given that you may have been looking for work for this long or even longer, you need to be aware of schemes used to collect information that may later prove detrimental.

The interview is a classic point of stress for most job seekers, and with good cause. Many firms like asking indirect questions that make it hard to judge what information they're really fishing looking for.

Of course, interviewers don't want anyone to know the motivation behind their method of questioning, or else potential job candidates could easily game the system. For this reason, most firms ask slightly different questions and have their own method of interviewing. Today, we explore twelve common indirect questions that employers often ask and the motivation behind them.

Brian Ward lost his job on a Friday afternoon. Eleven days later he had a new one. With nearly 1 in 10 people out of work and the typical job search lasting 12 weeks, how did the Cleveland-based software architect pull it off? In a phrase: online social networking.

Telephone interview is where in you are interviewed over a telephone for the job. The telephonic method is a strategy followed by companies to fill up any immediate small vacancies or those of very higher post. This is also done to recruit candidates recommended by those already in some post of the company. This saves company from tedious campus recruitment and other costs to fill up the limited vacancies or immediate requirements.

Whether you’re out of a job, a college student just starting out in the real world, or an old pro looking to make the switch to a new field, finding a great job opening in an economy where unemployment is skyrocketing is a tough task indeed.

While finding may not always be easy, you can help pave the way to success by using some of the great job hunt tools and forums the web offers for those on the hunt for employment. Here you’ll find a list of 100 sites that let you connect with companies who are hiring, others in your field, and potential clients to help get your job search off the ground and your career back on track.