How to land a job during high unemployment
Job seekers now face the extra challenge of competing with 10% of the nation who, according to the Labor Department, are also looking for work. Midmorning discusses how to get the edge in landing a job using the latest that the Internet has to offer, including the "Twittersphere."9:06 a.m.Cynthia Shapiro: Business and career strategist. She is the author of "What Does Somebody Have to Do to Get a Job Around Here! 44 Insider Secrets and Tips that Will Get You Hired"
Lindsey Pollak: Career coach, corporate trainer and author of "Getting from College to Career: 90 Things to Do Before You Join the Real World."
Gary Zukowski: Founder of TweetMyJOBS.
Newsmaker: Fort Hood memorial service
The memorial service for the victims of the Fort Hood shootings is held later today. A former psychologist at Fort Hood talks about the impact of the incident on soldiers at the base, especially those who might be seeking mental health services.9:45 a.m.David Rudd: Dean of the University of Utah's College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. He is a former army psychologist, and served as division psychologist at Fort Hood during the first Gulf War.
Randy Cohen, The Ethicist
Ethics dilemmas from the everyday to the somewhat exotic. For example, who's responsible when you find yourself living in a former house of ill-repute, but you didn't know of your home's shady past until customers knock on the door.10:06 a.m.Randy Cohen: Writer of The Ethicist column for the New York Times, where he also pens the Moral of the Story blog.