Still No Job… Is There Really A Way?

by Resume-Resource on May 18, 2010 in Job Search

While the weeks crawled away into months there’s still no job.   As the paradigm shifted a while ago from “I need to find a job fast” to “ I wish that I could find a way to make a quick buck”, the light at the end of the tunnel looks yet dimmer.   Tired of the anxiety and the pressure and the depression of being in this mess… man it’s tough to keep your head up isn’t it?

Unemployment as of last week is a few quitters shy of 10% nationwide.  Oh, then comes the line “You are not alone”.  That sounds more like the title of an ironically lonely old Michael Jackson song than any consolation to me.   What a crock.  We’re beginning to feel like were the new pioneers of the great depression and soon we’ll have stories to tell just like grandpa used to put us to sleep with.   We’re broke, the marriage is strained to a new limit and I’ve got nothing to show for the last year of my life.

I know the feelings and I know the game so there’s the real dose of sympathy you needed.   No measure of politics can be called upon to fix it so don’t hold your breath for that.   What you’re not being told is that a very high likelihood exists that it will not get better any time soon.  These conditions could very well get even worse.  It’s time to get tough and resourceful and aggressive while you still have a chance.

If you’ve been out of work for long time but have legitimately searched for a job for most of that time then you have probably made a few of the mistakes that a lot of people make.   Resume mistakes, interview mistakes, preparation mistakes and perhaps your whole approach to this has been a fine example of mistake in execution.   First off, there is a great article written by Karen Burns published by U.S. News and World Report last week.  Read it. http://www.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2010/5/12/7-little-known-reasons-youre-not-getting-hired.html

Keep these ideas in mind while you evaluate yourself in the process of pursuing a job.   Make a note to self that you must be aware and proactive to prevent these mistakes from happening ever again.   Now, turn the page and let go of any failures that you’ve lived through and learn from them.  Quit analyzing this and that and start over again.

Shift your attention now to one of the best sets of specific instructions ever given on HOW to pursue jobs.   Study this guide, execute according to this guide, and follow this set of instructions to the letter.   If you want a job follow this set of rules and don’t cut any corners.  Go to our site nd download the “Job Search Guide”.   They are giving it away for free for this period of time so use it.

While you’re working on that stuff, consider what your second income will be.   Heh!  Second income huh?  Yes.  And I’m not talking about your kid’s paper route or your spouse’s job.  Your second income that you bring home begins now.  How?

If you’ve ever traveled to Mexico, the Caribbean or Europe you noticed an obvious difference in one thing.   People, not companies or government institutions in other parts of the world but people like you and me still make things or perform services.  People build sheds, garages or houses, and people still make jewelry, and people still write and people still perform music or create art or cut grass or paint houses or take photographs or organize parties.  You get the idea.

Dive into the imagination you left behind when you bought siding for the house instead of buying the Harley you wanted.   What can you create?  What can you design? What can you teach? What can you do that others cannot?   If you can write there is work for you.  If you can make things there is work for you.  If you can clean or organize or take care of pets there is work for you.  If you can babysit there is plenty of work for you.

Seek a second income.  Money to make on the side while you look for a job and after you find a regular job and moving forward.  If you have a skill and don’t know how to use it then pose your question on this blog.  If you don’t know what that might be but are great on a computer … again, ask.

David Haas, Senior Editor, Resume-Resource.com