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When it comes to finding a job, who you know is as important as what you know. Work experience generally helps people foster the kinds of personal contacts that can lead someone to new career opportunities, but a study from North Carolina State University shows that this is really only true for men. The study finds that work experience doesn't improve women's chances of finding a job through social contacts. "The study finds that work experience is important, in large part because it helps...

By Helen James As the summer rain clouds dampen our mood and the news of credit crunch and fuel-price fears continue, should our outlook be all doom and gloom? You cannot ignore the debates on the radio and images in the press which paint a very grey picture of the economic climate. Looking globally, the recent Employment Outlook report from the think tank Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has projected that the number of people out of work in the world's leading...