When Justin Bassett interviewed for a new job, he expected the usual questions about experience and references. So he was astonished when the interviewer asked for something else: his Facebook username and password.

As I've written before, social media are essential tools to ensure that your expertise can be viewed by a wide variety of employers, however Facebook should not be one of...

When Justin Bassett interviewed for a new job, he expected the usual questions about experience and references. So he was astonished when the interviewer asked for something else: his Facebook username and password.

By Diane Stafford / McClatchy Newspapers Hiring professionals are divided about cover letters. Some don’t read them. Others do. Because job hunters don’t know which camp their application will land in, most career advisers...

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By Wendy Ryan / Salary.com A recent Salary.com poll on job interviews revealed that many people have been asked questions in an interview that were, well, questionable. This raised the...