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A layoff can be an opportunity for a new career
Abridged: Examiner
DENVER, CO -- In our changing economic landscape, many people find themselves unprepared to deal with locating a new job in a struggling economy. The unemployed will initially react to the loss of the job and the security it provided. It's normal to experience feelings of grief. Next comes a transitional period where the displaced worker comes to terms with the anxiety caused by finding themselves unprepared to be in the job market and deciding their next move.
This transitional period is one of establishing goals and making career decisions. It's also a stage in which many people get stuck. The longer you stay unemployed and lick your wounds, the harder it is move to forward. While it might make sense to look for a position similar to the one you just had in the industry you were just in, this isn't your only option. After all, if your company is laying off, it's likely that others in that industry are as well.
Maybe it's time to re-invent yourself. This could be a great opportunity to take a look at why you were doing what you were doing. In most cases, you have changed, and your industry has changed too. Maybe this is an opportunity for you to re-career: to evaluate your abilities, interests and values that you have NOW and find a match within an industry or field that has a brighter economic outlook.
Looking for a new job? Distribute your resume fast
Staff Writer, The Career News
LOS ANGELES, CA -- With so many people currently in the job market or looking for better career opportunities, how can you make sure your resume will be seen? With advancing technology, the internet is an extremely popular resource for posting and finding resumes. But with all the career sites available, wouldn't it be nice if your resume could be found on all of them?
Consider a site that can make that happen. You post your information to their site once, and they distribute it on up to 85 different top career sites! It's called Resume Rabbit and it's so easy to use. Just fill out one simple online form and in just 5 minutes you'll be well on your way to landing that job you've been searching for. There's also a personal posting report auto-login feature that lets you log in to the many sites where your resume is posted in just one mouse click!
Distributing your resume online is easy with Resume Rabbit. You could spend hours and hours posting your resume individually to all the top career sites - or you can let a site like Resume Rabbit do it for you. Then, 1.5 million employers can instantly see your resume daily. Update your job search strategy and distribute your resume fast with Resume Rabbit.
Don't fall into a job search rut
Abridged: Denver Unemployment Examiner
DENVER, CO -- How you approach unemployment can really make or break you. When you're not working a nine-to-five, your job is to find a job. However, job searching eight hours a day may leave you somewhat brain dead. So, a schedule is in order. You have to figure out what you realistically can accomplish. Set some job search goals for yourself so you don't fall into a pit of jobless despair.
Dedicate a certain amount of time each day to your job search. Do this in the morning or early afternoon. And yes, the responses you receive may be less than pleasing: "We have already filled the position," "Your qualifications don't meet our needs," yadda, yadda, yadda. However, don't take these rejections personally. It just may mean that your qualifications don't meet the job criteria or the person hiring didn't see a good fit.
Job searching is, unfortunately, a little like dating - it will either click or it won't. There isn't always going to be a clear cut reason why. Also, it's important that you go out and do something. Anything. Don't let your brain rot while searching. It can be something as simple as taking a walk. It's better than doing nothing, because job searching can inevitably get you down. You have to work hard to do at least one thing a day that will make you happy.
Are you really prepared for your next interview?
Abridged: Examiner
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Be prepared to answer common questions in your next interview. It's OK to rehearse your responses. Have a friend ask you a few interview questions and answer them as honestly and openly as you can. If you don't know the answer to a question, say so, it will show if you are trying to avoid giving an answer or making up one.
Many employer use a behavioral interviewing style, be prepared to give real examples of the work you have done and how you solved a problem or addressed a specific business challenge. Prepare your own set of questions as well. The fastest way to kill a good interview is to say, "No, I do not" to the inevitable query, "Do you have any questions for me?" This response also shows a lack of preparation. Have 3-5 questions prepared for the interviewer.
The company website and press releases are good sources of information that you could draw good questions from for your part of the interview. Again, it will show the interviewer that you have done your homework and you have a real interest in the company. Interviewing for a new position can be somewhat stressful but you can reduce the amount of stress you may experience by being prepared.
Get 10 interview calls in 72 hours--guaranteed
Staff Writer, The Career News
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA -- What if you could make your phone ring with employers you chose asking to interview you? In order to increase your response rate, it's important to know that a job search is based on a numbers game. For example: If you get your resume in front of 1000 hiring managers, you should get 10-50 quality responses leading up to 5 interviews.
Would you like to have nearly ZERO competition from other job hunters? A job search that increases the number and quality of responses by using a targeted list of industries and decision makers who are looking for people with your skills? A new type of job search that employs an affordable delivery system that ensures your resume will be seen by the right person? Impossible?
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Experts say take courses in areas that interest you!
Abridged: Philly Online, LLC.
FORT WORTH, TX -- When Carter Schimpff enrolled at Texas Christian University, he began to work on what he thought was a marketable degree: a bachelor of business administration with a major in finance and a minor in real estate. At the time, housing markets were booming, and millions of dollars were being made in the investment and mortgage industries. No one has to tell Schimpff how much the economy has changed. After sending his resume or filling out applications for 250 to 300 positions since March, he is still having a hard time finding the right job.
Mindful of the worst job market in more than 25 years, many people enrolling in college courses this fall are considering majors that they believe will land them stable careers. Those getting a degree in nursing, health care, accounting, computer science, economics, general science and engineering report the most success in finding jobs. Those going for degrees in finance, journalism, and international relations have had tougher times.
Still, career experts say people should take courses in whatever area most interests them. "When you go out into the world of work, you're going to have to continue to learn," said Dan Naegeli, director of the University of North Texas career center. Sometimes job seekers might need to consider careers that don't have a direct connection to their majors, while we wait for the economy to turn around.
Find the right school & increase your marketability!
Staff Writer, The Career News
NEW YORK, NY -- According to the U.S. Census Bureau the difference in lifetime earnings between a high school diploma and bachelor's degree is a million dollars. Add on a master's degree and you can expect to receive an additional half a million dollars in earnings. Those with professional degrees earn much more - about 4.4 million dollars during their working life.
Jennifer Day, Chief of the Education and Social Stratification Branch at the U.S. Census Bureau says, "In 1999, average annual earnings ranged from $19,000 for high school dropouts, to $26,000 for high school graduates, $45,000 for college graduates and $99,000 for the holders of professional degrees. That includes medical doctors, dentists, veterinarians and lawyers.
If you think that the only way to earn a degree is to spend gobs of money and traverse across a complicated college campus, taking anywhere from two to eight years to get your Associate's, Bachelor's or Master's or even doctorate degree...think again. With advances in technology, you can now get your degree online, from an accredited university in your spare time and from the comfort of your own home. To learn more about available schools & programs, and instantly request complimentary course catalogs of the ones you like, go to this website.
Surprisingly strong jobs data signal turning point
Abridged: Bureau of Labor Statistics
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Job losses came in much lower than expected and point to being at or near the end of recession. It's the clearest sign yet the recession is finally ending. Employers laid off far fewer workers in July, the jobless rate dipped for the first time in 15 months and workers' hours and pay edged upward. Those are the kind of figures that could give Americans the psychological boost necessary for recovery to take root. A net total of 247,000 jobs were lost last month, the fewest in a year and a drastic improvement from the 443,000 that vanished in June.
The Labor Department's report this month showed that the unemployment rate dropped a notch to 9.4 percent in July, from 9.5 percent the previous month. Together with slight increases in the average workweek and wages, the new figures suggested the economy is in a transition from recession to recovery. Still, the job market remains shaky. A quarter-million lost jobs are a far cry from the employment growth needed to put the national economy on solid footing.
When the economy is healthy, employers need to add a net total of around 125,000 jobs a month just to keep the unemployment rate stable. And to push the jobless rate down to a more normal 5 percent range, it would take much stronger growth -- at least 200,000 new jobs a month. Yet the improvements in July could give some businesses the confidence to hire again. And consumers, less anxious about losing jobs, could respond by spending more freely. |
