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Human resources—whether this is a manager or a department, their responsibility is the same: to protect the company who hired them against things like staff turnover, lawsuits, low employee morale, unsafe working conditions, or overpayment of employees (salaries too high). So, as an employee of a company, if you have issues or complaints, and you are tempted to talk to HR, you may want to think twice.

It’s becoming more common for job seekers to discover that they have little or none of the experience they need to apply for a job: Fresh graduates with many hours of education behind them, but no hands-on history in the field; or moms ready to re-enter the work force who find that their work experience is too outdated.

If your resume is the appetizer, your LinkedIn account is the main course. Just go with me on this. Like an appetizer, your resume is meant to entice and satisfy, while still compelling the diner to want more. This is where your LinkedIn profile comes in: a larger, more satisfying and more intricate dish.

It’s a clichéd expression, but, as with most other clichés, it’s undeniably true: “if you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.” With this in mind, assuming you’re serious about filling the vacancy, you’ll be looking at drafting up a few answers to questions that are likely to come up well in advance of any job interview you might be called to.

In this difficult economy, many people are in need of a job. People are applying for many jobs for which they may be over-qualified, and even attending online schools to beef up their resumes even further.