Important Advice For Job Seekers

As the latest unemployment numbers came in this morning, I couldn’t help but remember what an old college friend used to tell me, "Looking for a position is a full time job and you should be spending 40 hours a week searching." Adam was right then, and that phrase has never held more weight than right now. As more people lose their jobs, the competition for the open positions will be that much tougher the next few months. Go to several staffing companies like this one at http://www.perrytemps.com/, but don’t stop with one or two, go to 7 or 8 and give yourself the best chance to get a position. Don’t wake up at noon, wake up at the same time you would if you were going to work. There is a blog entry on cnn.com that talks about what the right time to wake up is, and you can read that here. DO NOT WAIT FOR YOUR UNEMPLOYMENT TO BE ALMOST UP BEFORE SEARCHING FOR A JOB. I can’t stress that enough. Who knows how high unemployment will get before turning around, but the longer you wait to begin your search, the more difficult it will be to get back to work.