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Recent studies show that the average time a person is unemployed comes in at a whopping 6 months. Other studies suggest it could be even longer depending on your industry. These studies haven’t given the unemployed much hope for the future. As their bank accounts diminish before their eyes hope is steadily falling right along with it.
However, we are starting to see a trend among the unemployed. Some have caught on that their industries are going to be slow to return to a steady market and they are making …

Veterans of any professional sport will tell you that even the most experienced players need to periodically go back to the basics. This helps them perfect advance techniques by ensuring all of the bases are covered. The job search is not that much different. To be effective, periodically go back to the basics.
Most job seekers learn something new each time they reach out to new people or go through the job hunt process (I.E. Review openings, post resumes, phone interviews, face to face interviews). As your understanding of the industry …

The great depression was one of the darkest and most desperate times in American history. Families had lost their entire life savings to greedy bankers and Wall Street blunders. People everywhere were out of work. Unemployment was on the rise. There was little hope for short term recovery. For many people, this doesn’t sound that different from today. Since there are some similarities, we can learn from the great depression and other past depressions.
The working people of the great depression were defined by the jobs they did and the people …

This recession has led many to question the job they are doing, or in many case were doing. Most of those who have jobs are afraid that they will lose them if they don’t “step up”. Those who are not working have asked more than once, “What could I have done differently to keep my job”. In either case, the real question is “How can I do a better job (Then, Now, or In the Future)”.
Most people look at the quantity and quality of their work first. Did I stay …