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Thursday, November 20, 2008
5 tips for a job search in a recession
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Our guest blogger Chandra Fox provides job seekers some helpful tips for searching for work during a recession:
- Now is not a good time for a passive job search. This means if it only took you 10 days to find your last job 10 years ago, things have changed. You need to really get it together and make first contact.
- Update your resume. If you have an objective listed on your resume and you’ve been working for more than three years, update your resume. If your resume is longer than two pages, seriously evaluate and probably edit your resume.
- Network! Network! Network! This means listen to those around you that are looking for new work. You never know what ideas they may come up with that will help you better your position.
- Be aggressive, not desperate in your follow-up. Be sure to send a note at the end of any interview thanking the hiring professional for their time and calling back at the time specified by the interviewer, not before.
- PMA: Positive Mental Attitude. Just because you have been looking for a job for the last six months, never let them see you sweat! Walk in to your interview with all the confidence in the world. Just because the right person hasn’t met you yet does not mean you are not a wonderful employee. Be confident, but not cocky.
