| Emotional stress from lay-offs may be common since | | | | advertisements are limited to a viewing audience that |
| the economy took its recent nosedive, and many | | | | is within the range of its circulation. The number of |
| people are looking for work. Job searching is always a | | | | applicants is many, and also, a small number of the |
| lot of effort to attain an interview no matter what the | | | | actual openings within an area are advertised there. |
| circumstances are. Some people haven't had much | | | | Many newspapers also have their own websites that |
| exposure to job searching, and others might not be | | | | may offer a larger number of jobs, and other services, |
| taking advantage of all the avenues that are available | | | | such as, resume posting, and electronic searches. |
| to them. Here are some ways to search for | | | | Search engines, and newspapers both have some |
| employment, many of which you may have tried, and | | | | advertisers who are just using their ads as a source |
| possibly some that haven't been thought of. All of | | | | for filling databases, or as a barometer for seeing |
| them are crucial for effective job searching. | | | | what's on the job market at the time. The position |
| Outplacement Services | | | | being advertised may not exist at all. |
| Utilize outplacement services offered by your former | | | | Place Your Own Advertisements |
| employer at the time of your lay-off if they are | | | | You can also place your own ads for a position. It's a |
| available. These can be helpful by providing some | | | | commendable effort. Good luck. |
| business contacts, advice on interviewing and the | | | | Job Fairs |
| preliminaries for finding a new job, and possibly | | | | Job fairs are usually a good experience, especially if |
| retraining for different work. This can make networking | | | | your search efforts haven't been producing any |
| unnecessary. | | | | interviews. Lines are usually long. They are most often |
| Resumes | | | | held at hotels, or large conference rooms where |
| Send resumes to companies with positions that you're | | | | various employers have areas set up with |
| qualified for. Many companies have their websites with | | | | representatives offering a face-to-face meeting. |
| whole sections devoted to careers. Any open | | | | These people take resumes, and answer questions, as |
| positions will be listed here. You can usually apply using | | | | well as, listen to any brief sales pitch that you might |
| their own electronic application, or they might ask for | | | | have prepared. It's actually like a mini-interview without |
| you to email your resume. A follow-up letter and | | | | having to schedule an appointment. You should |
| resume sent through the postal services might set you | | | | prepare yourself accordingly. |
| apart from the crowd. | | | | A job fair is also a good place to look around, and |
| Networking | | | | maybe find some networking possibilities, or pick up |
| The majority of open positions in the employment | | | | some company literature. It's hard to walk away from |
| market are filled through personal contacts using some | | | | a job fair with nothing, even if it's just polishing up some |
| form of networking. Networking is just making efforts | | | | of your interviewing skills. |
| to let all your friends and acquaintances know that | | | | Trade Journals |
| you're looking for a job. This can also be best at any | | | | Trade journals are publications, magazines, or |
| type of gathering, be it social, or professional. Referrals | | | | periodicals that are directed at a certain audience, or |
| can get your foot in the door for many jobs that are | | | | niche who work in that specific occupation, or industry. |
| not being advertised. Often, a polite, well-written letter | | | | Advertising in these publications is very narrowly |
| mentioning who referred you, and what your career | | | | focused, and relevant to these people. There are |
| goals are is the first step to a new job. | | | | usually no general advertisements, which means that |
| Classified Advertising | | | | any employment notices are very job-specific. These |
| Classified advertising on the web, and in newspapers | | | | are a good place to look as part of a job search if |
| offers convenience, and there are many actual | | | | you happen to belong to such a group. |
| openings to be found there. Search engines on the | | | | Retraining |
| Internet can show you positions to be filled locally, and | | | | Retraining for an occupation that is rising in demand |
| worldwide. The information given in the details of the | | | | while the demand for your occupation is waning could |
| ad can be sketchy, or quite comprehensive, possibly | | | | be quite a reasonable option. You would have to have |
| nonexistent (be wary of those). You can post your | | | | some means of support while you are doing this. |
| resume or cover letter if you have one, or fill out an | | | | Statistics and information for most occupations can be |
| online application. Email alerts are offered by some that | | | | found on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website, and |
| are delivered to an online email address. Interviews can | | | | on the Department of Labor website. Community |
| be gotten this way, but you must remember that there | | | | colleges, and job training centers have many programs, |
| are probably many other applicants. Most employment | | | | or curricula relevant to job training. Some state or |
| search experts don't advise spending the majority of | | | | federal programs might even fund this if their |
| your search time on the | | | | qualifications are met. Books and software can be |
| Internet. | | | | found on the Products & Services page of the |
| Newspaper classified ads are a similar situation to | | | | Velcodisk website. |
| those on the online search engines, but the printed | | | | |