3371 Chattanooga Valley Road Flintstone GA 30725 706.820.2833

3371 Chattanooga Valley Road Flintstone GA 30725 706.820.2833

Friday, December 5, 2008

Employment


Employed? You can sigh in relief. Maybe. Unemployed? You are not alone. In today's New York Times, there was an article entitled "Jobless Rates Rise to 6.7% as 533,000 Jobs Are Lost."
check it out.

As someone working in an area where the job market is more than depressed, I found this article extremely helpful, even though it had almost nothing but bad news that I already knew. With four students in our LaFayette Jobs for Life class, my eyes are always open for job advice and/or opportunity. Here are some key points I walked away with:

Make your search broad. In the current market, one cannot afford to stick with the known and experienced. Take up a challenge with confidence.

  • Apply, Apply, Apply. It can never hurt!
  • The service industry is on massive decline. Stay away, if possible, as a potential job may turn into merely a several month stint until there are massive cutbacks. (see article)
  • Look to the Education and Healthcare fields. In the current 12 month decline, these are the only two fields on the rise.
  • Don't give up. Many have quit their search. Don't be one of them. Get help!

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