I thought that this period of unemployment would be a great chance to experiment with different career avenues. Right out of college I had a part time job doing retail sales at a higher end clothing store. I actually enjoyed it, except for being on my feet so many hours. I have a bit of arthritis in one foot which is aggravated by long periods of standing. But I figured this may be the chance to try it out again. Now that I have some management experience under my belt, perhaps I could be a retail store manager. So begins my investigation of the retail sales world. Read more »
As I am now currently unemployed I have signed up to get updates from top name job boards. They send me the newest job postings on a daily basis. Now perhaps it is my fault for putting in search terms that are too general, but I am getting listings for jobs that have absolutely nothing to do with my field. How in the world, for example, does an Optometrist or Surgeon fit in with Advertising, Marketing, or even Sales Read more »
Do you still have a job? If not what are you doing to look for one? There are all kinds of articles and resources on the internet now to show you how to use social media to find a job, or use Twitter to find a job. Then there is good old fashioned networking. And some people even still find leads on jobs via the job boards like CareerBuilder and Monster. Plus even if you do still have a job people may be telling you to make sure your resume is up to date. You never know if you will be the next one to suffer for the economy. I happened to know a bit about this as I am among the recently unemployed. Read more »
Career | JWil | 
December 3, 2009 5:41 pm | 
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