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S C

10 Things You Need To Do While You're Unemployed - Forbes - 1 views

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unemployed forbes what to do

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  • zimbello If you can accomplish the writers list you don’t need corporate. Corporate needs you. Put your skills to work for yourself…far more rewarding. Glen Loock Read the article and loved what it says, “Rely on yourself”. This is a new time and it requires a change in our thought pattern. All ten are great ways gai [...] Philippe Scheimann These are indeed 10 excellent points. I would actually expand in the point of ‘start a professional blog’ by actually ‘establish your presence on the Inter [...] Henry Cameron Chang Great article with a great message. This has been something I’ve been telling people for a long time. Fredick Anquandah Interesting piece of advice there…Thanks for that on ma way to the first step and hope it gets me there… Laura Ede I agree – taking a temporary/contract role is an option that job hunters should consider. After spending 10 years in the Public Sector I was made redundant [...] Susan Keefe Unfortunately, I find myself among the unemployed so articles such as this have consumed a good deal of my time lately. These are great tips, especially fo [...] 20 comments, 12 called-out Comment Now Follow Comments Following Comments Unfollow Comments Comment Now Follow Comments Following Comments Unfollow Comments 2.9k 1.2k 888 gigya_share_button_li
  • vast majority of employers are sympathetic to such circumstances.
  • More than 40% of unemployed job seekers have been out of work for six months or longer
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  • But this doesn’t mean you can sit around and wait for a sympathetic employer to offer you work.
  • The key is to get people to see your work and to see what you’re capable of doing
  • “The worry is that employers may think job seekers are losing some of their skills because they haven’t been utilizing them. By volunteering, taking temporary work, or signing up for a class that develops your professional tool kit, you show employers that you’ve made the most of your time and will be ready on day one
  • Take a temporary or contract assignment
  • If you fill the gaps with activities and experience that illustrate how you are still developing your skill sets, the overwhelming majority of employers will look past your unemployment and focus on what you can bring to their team
  • If you do a great job, even if it’s for a temporary job, whoever hired you is more likely to recommend you for a permanent position
  • You never stop learning in your career, so the more technical competence you have, the better
  • showing that you are serious about your work and that you take initiative.” Another advantage to taking a class: It’s a great networking opportunity.
  • When you volunteer for something, you are telling potential employers something about you as a person
  • When companies are hiring, they are looking not only for people who can get the job done but also for people with character and integrity
  • S C on 16 Jan 13
     
    Many employers understand that the recession may worsen some parts of the resume, but they are sympathetic and some ways to better your chances are to take temporary assignments, take a class and volunteer when unemployed
S C

5 Things to do when you're unemployed. Hint: It's not job hunting. | Penelope Trunk Blog - 0 views

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things to do unemployed job hunting

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  • the interview question: What happened at your last job?Here's the answer you should always give: “I left to do x.” And you fill in for x
  • what you should be really focusing on when you are unemployed: Learning and growing
  • Because this is what you are going to talk about in job interviews
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  • when you talk about why you left the last company, you spin it in a positive light by talking about how you are excited about doing what you are doing. Your interview should include you telling a good story about focused personal growth, and no one will get stuck on why you left your last job
  • During one stint of unemployment, I worked for free for my boyfriend's company for a couple of hours a day. That way I didn't actually have a gap in my resume; a resume doesn't show part-time or full-time and it doesn't show pay or no pay
  • ocus on ambition and execution and not so much on work per se
  • The company that never got out of your parent's basement can sit on your resume as professionally as a stint in the Fortune 500. It's all about how you write the bullet points: talk about accomplishments and learning
  • Put your ideas out into the world and connect with people that way. This is why you want to be hired, right? For your ideas. So show them.
  • The reason that people who blog have great careers is that bloggers are always thinking about issues in their industry. Show that side of yourself to people. Blogging takes a lot of time, sure. Bu you have a lot of time. So use it.
  • Do you have a company idea? Try it now. During unemployment. There's nothing stopping you.
  • whether or not your company does well, you'll be able to talk about it in an interview as a huge learning moment
  • Blogging is a great way to keep up in your industry, network without looking desperate
  • High performers practice for interviews
  • Practice talking about yourself with everyone
  • So now you know what you're aiming for, but you need to talk about it with everyone — parties, at the gym, on the phone with friends. When they ask how you're doing, talk about what you're doing like you are in the job interview.
  • What's important to remember here is that no one can tell you what experience you can gain and what you can't. You don't need a job in order to learn cool stuff and be on cool projects. You control what you do with your time and you can make it useful. Talk about that. There is no reason to talk about why the last job didn't work when you can talk about the great things that leaving opened up to you
  • S C on 16 Jan 13
     
    Job hunting for 8 hours a day isn't the ideal way to get rehired. Instead, focus on spinning a positive light on negative questions your next interviewer might ask. For example, when asked why you left your last job, quickly get to why you're interested the one you'er applying for.
S C

10 Things You Need To Do While You're Unemployed - Forbes - 0 views

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unemployed forbes what do to

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  • Start your own business.
  • If you have the means to do it, it’s a great résumé booster and a wonderful marketing tool.
  • you can
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  • work part-time or full-time depending on whether or not you are able to land a job working for someone else
  • You are also going to learn skills that are transferrable if you do end up working for someone else again.”
  • information technology, engineering, health care, sales, and customer service are among the top areas for hiring nationwide
  • include specific words from the job posting
  • candidates who show up at an interview with ideas demonstrate that they are passionate, knowledgeable, and excited about the opportunity.
  • t’s important to take that extra step to let the employer know you’re interested, and make sure you always send a thank you after an interview
  • set you apart from the pool of candidates
  • most employers use electronic scanning devices to screen and rank candidates
  • A résumé handed to the hiring manager directly from someone within the company is more likely to get noticed
  • tailor your résumé for each position you apply for
  • These types of activities tell the employer that the job seeker is serious about their career development and made the most of their time off
  • S C on 16 Jan 13
     
    The key to getting hired is to make sure employers know you've been using your time and that you're serious about getting the job. It's also important to know how employers hire and build more connections to increase your chances.
Brijesh Patel

Federal Buget worsens inequality / High unemployment future - 0 views

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  • Brijesh Patel on 18 Jan 13
     
    Since the recession began in October 2008, only 179,000 jobs have been created. (In recent months 37,000 jobs have actually disappeared) 541,000 workers who have exited Canada's work force since the recession began. Roughly 700,000 seniors would suffer reduced incomes. The number of seniors below the poverty line would increase from 50,000 to 220,000- representing a more than doubling of Canada's poverty rate. Thirdly, past cuts to Canada's Employment Insurance (EI) program mean that only 39% of the officially unemployed are eligible to receive benefits. Another 860,140 unemployed people are barred from EI benefits and have to rely on provincial welfare or their families.
lebiez piranaj

Euro crisis opens old wounds for Greece, Germany - 0 views

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  • A country's economy devastated, unemployment endemic and suicides rising -- this is the reality in Greece
  • Greece -- the birthplace of democracy -- is now reliant on eurozone bailouts and subject to political decision-making in Brussels and Berlin.
  • Merkel met with Greek Prime Minister
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  • a Greek pensioner took his own life outside parliament citing austerity measures for his desperation.
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      lebiez piranaj on 10 Dec 12
       
      austerity measures- when a government reduces it's spending and/or increases its user fees and taxes so that the country can pay back creditors
  • Greek police were deployed to keep the protests under control.
  • she pledged German support for Greece but made it clear that Greece cannot -- and therefore will not -- yield on its austerity reforms.
  • Some demonstrators evoked bitter memories of the brutal Nazi occupation of Greece from 1941 to 1944
  • Spyros Economides, a senior lecturer in international relations and European politics at the London School of Economics, said Greeks are "not very positive at all" in their views toward Germany.
  • To stay, the Greeks are coming under intense pressure from eurozone peers --- led by Germany -- to implement further austerity measures of 13.5 billion euros [$17.7 billion].
  • it's also younger people who are unemployed and suffering economic dislocation
  • the projected cuts could break down into 11.5 billion euros worth of cuts
  • from pensions and wages as well as the sale of state property
  • and the remaining 2 billion euros from additional taxes.
  • Frank Schaeffler, a German member of parliament in the Free Democratic Party, has previously advocated the sale of uninhabited Greek islands to fund creditor repayments.
  • Schaeffler said: "I am afraid Germany has softened its stance on Greece lately ... Samaras himself has said that Greece is willing to sell off its uninhabited islands."
  • Germany is concerned that a Greek exit from the eurozone could lead to a domino effect
  • could lead to a full break-up of the monetary union.
  • lebiez piranaj on 10 Dec 12
     
    Q1: Do you think putting up their uninhabited islands is a good recompensation method in case Greece doesn't pay off their loans and are the Germans indebted to Greece for their misactions during World War 2? Q2: Do you think Greece should be toughening it's austerity measures even though it might mean increasing Greece's current unemployment rate?
  • Samson Luong on 17 Dec 12
     
    1. If Greece's economic situation worsens I believe putting up their uninhabited islands would be a great way to compensate because they are likely to be worth a lot and currently are not being used. 2. In my opinion, I feel Greece's unemployment rate is at a very risky point and doing anything to further detriment that would be unwise.
S C

The Enduring Consequences of Unemployment - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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consequences unemployment nytimes

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  • People who lose jobs, even if they eventually find new ones, suffer lasting damage to their earnings potential, their health and the prospects of their children
  • workers who lost jobs during the recession of the early 1980s were making 20 percent less than their peers two decades later
  • Losing a job also is literally bad for your health
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  • worker laid off at age 40 could expect to die at least a year sooner than his peers.
  • when parents lose jobs. The study followed the earnings of 39,000 Canadian fathers and sons over 30 years beginning in the late 1970s. The study found the sons of men who lost their jobs eventually earned about 9 percent less than the sons of otherwise comparable workers
  • each day without work is a day without income, a drain on savings, an increased chance of default on debts
  • people who can’t find work become more likely as time marches on to suffer from depression and other health problems
  • there is some evidence that unemployment itself makes it harder to find new work, because unused knowledge and skills tend to atrophy
  • study found that unemployed people gradually lost the ability to read
  • S C on 17 Jan 13
     
    Unemployment itself has negative effects on people besides the obvious ones of having less money. People are more likely to become depressed, less likely to retain learned skills and it may even affect their children's earnings.
faseehthemoonman

My Education Has Value » Unemployment not as dire as after past recessions - 1 views

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education unemployment canada

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  • Young people aged 15 to 24 years are also finding jobs faster than any other age group, the accounting group found. Nearly half of unemployed youth found a job within one to four weeks in 2011, while the average unemployment period was just 11 weeks
  • 5 per cent still jobless after looking for work for a year
  • Youth underemployment is a huge issue.
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  • The need to research the causes of underemployment. The need to develop more higher-skilled, higher-wage jobs
  • Greater use of school-employer partnerships to better match employers’ needs and workers’ skills.
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