By Diane Stafford McClatchy Newspapers

In depressed job markets, some people inevitably try to profit at the expense of desperate job hunters, who vastly outnumber openings. Remember this mantra: If it looks too good to be true, it probably is.

Common scams -- “Headhunters” charge for access to a “hidden job market.”

By Rozanne R. Worrell Workplace Woes – Roze Knows

By Joyce Lain Kennedy Workplace Q&A | Tribune Media Services

Dear Joyce: I don’t care what the Pollyanna pundits say, after four months of looking under every rock, I have come to believe there are no jobs out there. – W.M.

The conventional answers to the no-jobs dilemma are:

By Claudia Buck McClatchy Newspapers

Baby, it's cold out there. And we’re not just talking about the weather. At the University of California, Davis, and California State University, Sacramento, where hundreds of graduates picked up diplomas last month, it’s a decidedly chilly job climate.

By Daneen Skube Interpersonal Edge | Tribune Media Services

From reading about your challenges, your humorous moments and your disappointments, I’m keenly aware that many of you believe the best thing about 2009 is seeing it (finally) in your rear view mirror.

By Joyce Lain Kennedy Workplace Q&A | Tribune Media Services

By Diane Stafford McClatchy Newspapers

The best and brightest are itching to move on.

Soon after the Labor Department said November’s national jobless rate fell from 10.2 percent to 10 percent, my inbox filled with reminders about employee dissatisfaction.

By Rozanne R. Worrell Workplace Woes – Roze Knows

By Joyce Lain Kennedy Workplace Q&A | Tribune Media Services Dear Joyce: I am one of the millions of job hunters who hope to find a job sooner rather than later. Although I haven’t been interviewed by phone yet, I expect that will happen. In a budget cut, I canceled our landline phone and only use a cell phone. Is that a mistake? – P.E.J.

By Wailin Wong Chicago Tribune