In The Dallas Morning News Sunday, April 11, 2010, issue, the Parade Magazine insert contains a wealth of advice for job seekers. I encourage all readers of this blog to read this issue of Parade. “How We’re Making It Work” on page 4 by George Anders describes with examples how Americans are inventing new strategies to weather the recession. For example, when Marybeth Purvis' property-sales job was eliminated, she dodged unemployment by becoming a community college teacher. Here are some key points made in the article:
1. Developing New Skills: to improve their job prospects, millions of people are heading back to school for more training.
2. Finding “Safe” Jobs: Education and health care added about 320,000 jobs in the past 12 months.
3. Hunkering Down: Many of tighten family budgets, renegotiating mortgage, and reduce expenses such as satellite TV.
4. Working Part Time: More than 26 million people are working part time. I teach courses at the University of Phoenix.
5. Starting A Business: Each year 500,000 Americans start their own businesses. As a volunteer for SCORE, Counselors for Small Business, I encourage you to visit our website, www.score.org and call for appointment to meet and discuss your ideas with an experienced counselor for free!
Please share with other job seekers how you are making it work.
Thanks! Glyn
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