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 in... | 