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• Conquer the federal job interview. Washington Post.
• The federal government is hiring new college grads: Survey finds more college students interested in federal jobs. Washington Post. 5.1.09
• How to get a job. CNN Money.com. 3.30.09
• Is Uncle Sam your next boss? Making the move to government IT. Computerworld Careers. 4.8.09
• Ethnic outlets thriving in sinking media market. National Public Radio; Morning Edition. 4.7.09
• Twitter caution: How to lose your job in 140 characters or less; thebrandbuilder.wordpress.com. 3.19.09
• Laid off camp: How laid off workers are sharing skills for surviving joblessness and finding new jobs. National Public Radio; Morning Edition. 3.4.09
• Federal government hiring projected: Many hires needed for budget goals. Washington Post. 3.3.09
• So what's the employment rate? Bureau of Labor Statistics (definitive source for labor data) > employment.
• State unemployment rates for Nov 08, published Dec 08. CNN Money.com
• Who is hiring? Federal employment: NACE = National Association of Colleges and Employers.
• Who's hiring now? Industries adding jobs in 2009. Newsday.com 2.3.09
• Who's hiring? Not all business is down. Some industries and governmental functions need people. Yahoo News 2.2.09
• NACE job market info for 2009. NACE = National Association of Colleges and Employers.
• 10 hot professions for 2009 (But you might not want to believe everything you read about salaries.)
• U.S. News & World Report: Best careers for 2009 (with strong job outlook)
• Writer Michael Lewis (Liar's Poker) has a viewpoint on salaries, Wall Street, and college grads' career ambitions. NPR Morning Edition 11.25.08. Read. Listen (7 min 19 sec).
• College grad job market outlook. About.com. Oct. 2008.