job prospects

The job market is showing signs of improvement, according to the latest economic reports. But for those out of work and pounding the pavement, there are few signs of a turnaround.

Although social entrepreneurship is not new at the university, with the economy in a tailspin and job prospects grim for graduating seniors, interest in social ventures has grown significantly....

Job prospects for ex-cons are pretty dim, especially when the Internet makes it easy to dig up a person's past.

But in Kansas City, Mo., some business owners are willing to give an ex-offender a second chance. Sylvia Maria Gross reports.