One piece of advice you always hear resume experts give is to include "measurable results" in your resume. Numbers and percentages are like magnets that attract a hiring manager's attention because they act as proof of what you're capable of achieving.

After losing a job, it may take months for a person to enter a new career.

Many individuals are interested in embarking on a new career path, but a resume test may reveal that they are lacking the necessary keywords to grab a new employer's attention.

After taking a resume test, an individual may find that they are lacking the information they need to stand out among other applicants.

Psychology and counseling majors are some of the most popular degrees that students choose. Many employers are looking forstudents with this background, since it gives employers another way to diversify their offerings.

For many job seekers, it is important to stand out to potential employers by taking a creative approach to networking. With social media being a heavy focus for career hopefuls as they look to make network connections through websites such as LinkedIn and Twitter, some are using their business savvy to properly market themselves on the web.

Job prospects are getting rosy for workers who were laid off at the height of the recession. In yet another sign of economic recovery, more than half of them have reported finding full-time or part-time positions.

In good news for the class of 2010, a new survey found that employers are hiring more college graduates from this year's batch than they did from the class of 2008-09, an upward trend that college hiring has not seen for a while.

The technology field has faced some pretty turbulent times with the recession. Although the field continues to grow as many businesses incorporate technology into their company, information technology (IT) workers are finding that there is a limited need for the profession as many business are hiring internally. However, as the economy continues to heal, more companies are looking to invest in technology again, and IT workers are starting to see a bright future.

A merciful, though slight, drop in the national unemployment rate during November may change the attitudes of employers and job-seekers alike heading into the new year. Perhaps reflecting the decline in the rate of joblessness among Americans from 10.2 percent to 10 percent last month, a new survey by recruiter Dice Holdings demonstrates that businesses are expecting higher employment rates for the first two quarters of 2010 for the first time in a year and a half.