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Every time you turn on the news, it's more evidence the
economy has hit a wall. It's enough to frustrate any job
seeker. As the ranks of the unemployed swell, it's easy to
feel helpless when looking for a job.
My name is
Tom Addison and I help run the top job hunting advice
website, JobHuntingAdvice.com<
/a>. This article reveals our top strategies for landing a
new job in this tough economic climate. Take notes and be
ready to implement these tactics for maximum job market
effectiveness.
The first key in my view is to
avoid a victim mentality. Many people, once unemployed,
become accustomed to the easy money of an unemployment
check, and don't take the job hunt that seriously. The
checks will eventually come to an end, and the quicker get
off the dole, the better.
Next, consider your
resume. Is it typical, full of stunted corporate language
about leveraging synergies? Take a page from the direct
response marketer and redraft your resume with
sales-oriented language; let your new employer know how and
how much you will enhance their bottom line.
The
third tip is to diversify your advertising strategy. Realize
that mass resume blasts rarely result in jobs, and your best
bets are to target key employers where you already know
someone. If it's obvious you're putting effort into getting
this particular company to hire you, and you have
credibility from an inside contact, you're infinitely more
likely to get the job than someone mass-emailing resumes.
Lastly, and I hate to be a downer, but consider
whether your income and lifestyle are sustainable in the new
economic paradigm. The "Bubble" years are over, and if that
means bankrupting some debt and settling for a lower paying
job, it's better to face this sooner than later. You might
even be happier with less pressure to "keep up" with your
debt-ridden middle class peers.
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