Think About Driving A Truck!

My wife and I just returned from a trip to Atlanta on I20 and returned to Dallas via Nashville, Memphis, and Little Rock on I30. There were hundreds of trucks on the road and only one Greyhound Bus.

Recently I had a client at SCORE who is a career truck driver investigating starting his own trucking business. He told me that he presently earns about $1.00 per mile driving his truck. He typically drives six days a week averaging about 500 miles per day; he said that his monthly income averages about $12,000.00.

If you are unemployed, I suggest that you consider driving a truck. I frequent hear ads for drivers on the radio and see ads in publications for drivers.

Please comment in this blog if you find this link helpful.
Thanks! Glyn

Location - Location - Location

Location, location, location is the phrase often repeated by real estate agents when discussing the value of a property. I am thinking that the phase may also apply to a job search.

Recently my wife and I took a trip to Atlanta to attend a wedding. During the trip we noticed many help wanted signs. It occurred to me that job seekers might quickly apply for such jobs if they only lived in the area.

So my advice to job seekers is to not let location limit your job searches. I know that relocations can be hardships on individuals and their families; however, being out of work is also a hardship. Perhaps a remote job will also included the possibility of telecommuting.

Please comment in this blog if you have been able to find a job by relocating either temporarily or permanently. Thanks. Glyn

Transfer Your Skills and Experience

If job opportunties in your areas of skills and experiences are limited, I suggest that you consider ways of transferring your skills and experience knowledge to another industry. For example, I know lawyers who have left their profession to become high school teachers. Engineers may find opportunities in government service. Managers in industry may find opportunities in health care. Individuals leaving the military may find opportunites in industries that can utilize such training and experience.

It is important to develop strategies that will take advantage of your strengths in areas with the greatest opportunties. Please comment in this blog how you have been able to make the transition to a new industry. Thanks. Glyn

A Link to Finding Public Service Jobs

Certainly a fast growing segment of our economy is government services. I have identified this website that may be helpful as you seek employment:

http://www.usajobs.gov/

The website provides links to federal, state, local and even tribal job sites.

I recommend that all job seekers review the jobs postings available on this link.
Please comment in this blog if you find this link helpful.

Thanks! Glyn

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Working at Home and/or at the Office

An article in the September 20, 2009, issue of The Dallas Morning News page 1J, “The ups and downs of working from home” by Metro Creative Connection, discusses the pros and cons of working from your home. As an online faculty member at the University of Phoenix, I have been working from my home for almost ten years.

Here are the pros and cons the article identified in the article:
1. You can spend time with the kids.
2. You can dress down every day.
3. You can better manage your time.
4. You have more flexible time.
5. You’ll save money.
I believe that you can outline the pros and cons, but please refer to the article if you want to read the author’s opinions.

I think that many jobs in today’s environment have telecommuting components. Frequently, a weekly work schedule includes time at the office as well as time in the home office. If one is paid by the hour, online systems are very effective at recording time worked. On the other hand, if you are paid by the delivery of defined services and products then payment is based on the timely delivery of such products or services. As an online teacher, I have flexibility as to when I do my work; however, I must be attentive to my students on a daily basis. If I am absent for three days from my online class, the school will come looking for me.

Please comment in this blog about your working at home experiences.
Thanks! Glyn

Networking and this Blog

I am trying to follow my own advice about networking in promoting this blog. I encourage all job seekers to use networking as a major emphasis in their job search. Taking this advice to heart, I have contacted churches, friends, relatives, previous employers, organizations where I volunteer, colleges and universities where I have attended and/or taught classes. Below is sample of the emails that I have sent:

_________, as a long-time resident of Dallas and a former IBM employee, I am semi-retired and a member of the University of Phoenix faculty. In addition, I am a volunteer for SCORE (Counselors for Small Business) and North Dallas Shared Ministries.

Recently I have created a blog containing information for job seekers. Please review the blog to see if it would be helpful to your students, members, or any one you know seeking a job.

http://gjbygj.blogspot.com (Getting Jobs by Glyn Jordan)

Please email or call me with any questions or comments that you may have.

Thanks!

Glyn

What are the results so far? I am not sure. However, I have not seen any posted comments todate, but, as I advise job seekers, I am not discouraged and continue to network.


Please comment in this blog about your reaction to its content. Thanks! Glyn