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Cynthetiq · 05-13-2004, 07:13 PM

I just found this on one of the local NYC news sites.. sorry it's in all caps...

How I Got A Job In The Worst Job Market
IT WORKED FOR ME / TIPS TO GETTING A JOB IN A TOUGH MARKET

1. KEEP YOUR SKILLS UP TO DATE
BRENDA CARTER KEPT UP ON HER INDUSTRY - PURCHASING AND LEARNING NEW COMPUTER SKILLS - DURING HER TWO YEAR SEARCH FOR PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT. HER TRICK, "I KEPT IN TOUCH WITH MY GROWING NETWORK OF CONTACTS AND RECRUITERS, AND MADE SURE THEY KNEW HOW MUCH I WAS LEARNING ON MY OWN."

2. SHOWCASE YOURSELF ANY WAY YOU CAN
CONNIE GUGLIELMO, AN UNEMPLOYED JOURNALIST BANDED TOGETHER WITH 7 OF HER PALS TO CREATE GOODPEOPLE.COM - A CREATIVE JOB HUNTING AND JOURNALISM SITE. THEY KEPT THEIR FEET IN THE JOURNALISM GAME, KEPT THEIR SKILLS ALIVE, AND THE SITE GOT THEM WORK.

3. DEVELOP NEW SKILLS AND CONTACTS BY VOLUNTEERING.
REBECCA O'MARA - AFTER SENDING OUT 400 LETTERS AND NO RESPONSES, REBECCA STOPPED LOOKING FOR WORK OFFICIALLY, AND STARTED REACHING OUT TO HER COMMUNITY. DOING LEADERSHIP TRAINING TO AT AN HISPANIC CENTER IN HER COMMUNITY AS A VOLUNTEER GOT HER NOTICED BY AN EXECUTIVE WHO HIRED HER.

4. GO IN THROUGH THE BACK DOOR
GILBERT WILSON - RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATE GILBERT DID EVERYTHING RIGHT TO FIND HIS DREAM JOB, AS A POLICY ANALYST IN WASHINGTON DC, BUT THERE WERE SIMPLY NO JOBS AVAILABLE. INSTEAD, HE RE-TOOLED HIS RESUME TO REFLECT HIS WEB AND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS, AND APPLIED FOR A DIFFERENT JOB INSTEAD. NOW THAT HE'S IN, THROUGH THE BACK DOOR, HE'S FINDING WAYS TO DO THE POLICY WORK HE DREAMED OF.

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Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	I just found this on one of the local NYC news sites.. sorry it's in all caps... How I Got A Job In The Worst Job Market IT WORKED FOR ME / TIPS TO GETTING A JOB IN A TOUGH MARKET 1. KEEP YOUR SKILLS UP TO DATE BRENDA CARTER KEPT UP ON HER INDUSTRY - PURCHASING AND LEARNING NEW COMPUTER SKILLS - DURING HER TWO YEAR SEARCH FOR PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT. HER TRICK, "I KEPT IN TOUCH WITH MY GROWING NETWORK OF CONTACTS AND RECRUITERS, AND MADE SURE THEY KNEW HOW MUCH I WAS LEARNING ON MY OWN." 2. SHOWCASE YOURSELF ANY WAY YOU CAN CONNIE GUGLIELMO, AN UNEMPLOYED JOURNALIST BANDED TOGETHER WITH 7 OF HER PALS TO CREATE GOODPEOPLE.COM - A CREATIVE JOB HUNTING AND JOURNALISM SITE. THEY KEPT THEIR FEET IN THE JOURNALISM GAME, KEPT THEIR SKILLS ALIVE, AND THE SITE GOT THEM WORK. 3. DEVELOP NEW SKILLS AND CONTACTS BY VOLUNTEERING. REBECCA O'MARA - AFTER SENDING OUT 400 LETTERS AND NO RESPONSES, REBECCA STOPPED LOOKING FOR WORK OFFICIALLY, AND STARTED REACHING OUT TO HER COMMUNITY. DOING LEADERSHIP TRAINING TO AT AN HISPANIC CENTER IN HER COMMUNITY AS A VOLUNTEER GOT HER NOTICED BY AN EXECUTIVE WHO HIRED HER. 4. GO IN THROUGH THE BACK DOOR GILBERT WILSON - RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATE GILBERT DID EVERYTHING RIGHT TO FIND HIS DREAM JOB, AS A POLICY ANALYST IN WASHINGTON DC, BUT THERE WERE SIMPLY NO JOBS AVAILABLE. INSTEAD, HE RE-TOOLED HIS RESUME TO REFLECT HIS WEB AND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS, AND APPLIED FOR A DIFFERENT JOB INSTEAD. NOW THAT HE'S IN, THROUGH THE BACK DOOR, HE'S FINDING WAYS TO DO THE POLICY WORK HE DREAMED OF. __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!