tough job

Although Microsoft has a tough job making Windows Phone 7 relevant in a world already full of competing platforms, and two that are considered state of the art , we know it will through tons of advertising at it.

Buyers were willing to overlook Toyota's safety troubles the last few months thanks to zero-percent financing and other deals, but as the lure of incentives fades, Toyota has a tough job: Winning over consumers who no longer trust the brand.

While Europeans are retiring in lockstep, potential retirees in the United States are clinging to jobs because of financial losses, making a tough job market even tougher.

With the economy in the dumps this past year, you’d think the nation’s teens would be falling all over themselves to get jobs this summer. Well, that doesn’t seem to be the case.

With the economy in the dumps this past year, you’d think the nation’s teens would be falling all over themselves to get jobs this summer.

Well, that doesn’t seem to be the case.

Signs of stabilization in the job market are emerging, according to several private surveys, as restaurants, mortgage servicers and health centers step up hiring.

The topic of certification surfaces every so often in technical circles--especially when job seekers face tough job competition.

The value of such certifications comes into question versus that of years of experience. For experienced technicians and engineers, the opinion is that experience is the most important for landing a job.

In the minds of newbies and wannabes, certifications rule. Certifying authorities and vendors, of course, want you to spend the money obtaining the certifications and are ready to cite instances where certification is required for employment.

I, myself, was caught...