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Last week I shared with you fifty examples of jobs accepted in the past month by members of TheLadders. This week, I'd like to highlight fifty of our friends that are hiring… right now!

Now, there's no doubt that things have gotten tougher, but even when the economy is rough, most hires are replacement hires.

There's no storybook about ''The Boy Who Followed Somebody Else's Dream''. All the songs, all the movies, all the books say the same thing about you and your dream for a reason — because it's true!

Our friends over at AMC here in Manhattan gave me a sneak peek at "The Pitch" — the ad agency head-to-head battle series. Watching the show, I thought about how you might feel going in to the interview.

The telephone can be one of the most powerful tools in your job search when it's used correctly. But used inexpertly, it can also sink you. These tips will help you leave messages that will get you noticed for the right reasons.

What if you were able to walk into an interview and explain persuasively why you'd like to work at that company? Don't you think you'd have a leg up on the competition?

Like you, Leonardo da Vinci had to put together a resume to get his next gig. So in 1482, at the age of 30, he wrote out a letter and a list of his capabilities and sent it off to Ludovico il Moro, Duke of Milan.

Sometimes bad news comes in the prettiest packages. One of the most common I see in the careers business is the generous severance payout. What seems like a gift from the highest graces too often turns out to be bad tidings in disguise.

Over the past weeks we've covered why you didn't get the job, and what you can do about the reasons that are within your control. This week we'll address those things that are out of your control, and what to do about those.

This week, I'd like to tell you what you can do about the things that are within your control on the job search — your resume, your interview and your process. And next week, I'll cover those that are out of your control and how to handle them.