Finding a job

If you are like most people in the USA right now, you either know someone that lost their job or you are someone that lost your job! I was both. In my previous company they laid off 4,000 employees in one day. I survived three laid offs, but the last one got me.

I do want to share some tips on finding a job. One of the most important items in your list is to use this time to increase your expertise in anything that relates to your industry of work. You don't have to spend tons of money in courses or training DVD's. You can get most if not all the resources that you can imagine in your local library. It is almost free (unless you are late in returning items) since you already pay for it in your taxes!

For real just grab a book and read it, you will see how your knowledge will increase and in time will make you more appealing for companies. Another tip and one that i believe to be "essential" in finding a job is to post your resume online...once it is nice and ready make sure to update it at least once a week. Otherwise your resume will go to the bottom of the list and recruiters would not see it. It might sound crazy, but i swear it works. It does not matter how good your resume is, everyday these websites are bombarded with new and updated resumes that go to the "top" of the pile, meanwhile your gets to the bottom. It actually makes sense since the system assumes that since you have not updated your resume, you probably are no longer looking. I don't mean to update the whole information, but at least a letter or a number would do.

Last but not least, always think positively even if it looks gloomy and you feel like a loser you are not! We are all going through the same thing and it could happen to anyone.

Best of luck and God Speed!