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.

Hiring pros share the faux pas they find in real resumes, including wacky e-mail addresses, defunct phone numbers and cookie-cutter templates.

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!

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.

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.

After three rounds of interviews for a sales position with Prudential Insurance Co. of America, Patricia Rosa received a letter in February saying her job application was denied based on information from a background check she authorized the company to conduct. The only blemish on her record, she says: Poor credit that built up since she lost her job two years ago.

Unemployed and in debt, Ms. Rosa is among a growing number of job hunters who find their financial past interfering with their professional futures.

Now you can know what Big Brother knows about you and get access to the same dirt everyone from your boss, landlord, insurance agent, to your favorite casino has on you. Here is a comprehenisve list of websites and phone numbers for most of the "specialty" consumer reports, like your employment, rental, and check writing history. Be sure to check them out and correct any errors, before a crisis hits.

Google yourself right now.  What comes up under your name can either get you a job or a client — or cost you one.

While searching your own name online has been derided as an “ego search,” one recent study found 53 percent of employers are conducting background checks on search engines and social networks like Facebook, up from 45 percent the previous year. That’s why it’s so important to make sure your name stays at the top of Google rankings — and has positive associations. Here are six ways you can own your search results.

You may have heard the horror stories—job hunters who take phone calls or text during an interview, or bring out a sandwich and start chomping, or brush their hair, or worse. You wouldn’t do any of those things, would you? Of course not.

But there are tons of other job interview no-no’s you may not have thought of.  Or that you’ve forgotten.  The job hunting

trail is long and arduous, and a little refresher course can’t hurt.  So for your edification and enjoyment, here are 50 (yes, 50!) of the worst and most common job interview mistakes: