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The last thing you want in the present economy is for a simple oversight or cliché on your resume to send it to the trash can. This list of resume-killers can help keep your resume out of the trash.Photo by Woodley Wonderworks.

Freelancing isn't something you should just jump into, but it makes sense for a good number of workers. If you're looking into, or getting started with, working on your own, here are 10 resources we think every freelancer can learn from.

Most of us are anxious to make a break for it at the end of a long work day, but career blog Work Awesome reminds us that taking a few minutes before you leave to focus on the following day pays off.Image by Flowery *L*u*z*a*

Alexandra Levit is a columnist for the Wall Street Journal and a career expert who knows a thing or two about balancing work and parenting. If you've resolved to spend more time with your family this year, she's got six helpful suggestions.

The economy being it what it is, jobs aren't exactly growing on trees. If you're stuck in one you hate, here are a few ideas to make it bearable until something better comes along. Photo by star5112.

If you're nervous about an upcoming job interview, Better Talking can help you practice and smooth out the bumps in your delivery.

If you're venturing into freelance work for the first time, or juggling quite a few contracts, Web Worker Daily has a helpful step-by-step on building a spreadsheet that will help you track who's biting, who you're waiting on, and more.

Indeed, a Hive Five winner for best online job search site, posts a ranked list of U.S. cities, showing off the ratio of unemployed folks in a city to the job listings Indeed can find for it.

Resume writing is an infrequently used skill, and one with which most of us will take all the help we can get. Keep your resume from ending up in the bowels of a corporate shredder by avoiding these phrases. Photo by Muffet.

It is inevitable that you'll be leaving your present job at some point, whether by your choice or your boss's, and it's important to leave with relationships and contacts intact. Photo by Conner395.