Posted in Career Advice Economic Crisis First Job Out of College Generation Y International Careers Internships Job Hunting Recommended Resources on December 18, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Yesterday I was a guest on NPR’s Talk of the Nation on the topic of “Where to Look for Jobs in the Recession.” Laurence Shatkin, author of 150 Best Recession-Proof Jobs, and I shared our tips, and host Neal Conan took calls from listeners.
Many listeners shared upsetting stories of layoffs and difficulty landing new jobs, and many also offered suggestions on what companies and industries are still hiring. We discussed opportunities in healthcare, education, accounting, trucking, energy, defense and more. Listen to the full program here.
We also talked about the fact that job hunters today have to cast a very wide net in their jobs searches. To that end, here are several recent articles that offer an abundance of suggestions, resources and opportunities:
1. General career and job hunting advice for young professionals, from U.S. News and World Report:
5 Things Every Young Worker Needs to Know
2. Tips to follow if you’ve just lost your job, from career coach Maggie Mistal:
What to Do When You’re Out of a Job
3. Tips for international job searches, from Entry-Level Careers Examiner:
Finding an Internship or Entry-Level Job Abroad
4. Advice on finding a job with a small business (this article provides recruiting advice to small business owners, so just flip it around to see where to position yourself to be recruited), from BusinessWeek:
Where to Find Top Talent
5. Suggestions for advertising industry job seekers, from Advertising Age:
Getting Ready to Graduate? Five Tips for Weathering the Ad Industry Storm
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Lindsey
Excellent resources Lindsey! In this time of economic downturn, I’ve always believed in the efficiency of online social media as a source of opportunities. The competition has been tougher than ever and getting ahead in terms of targeting your future employers will always be necessary.
The article “What to Do When You’re Out of a Job” was my favorite of these. I guess because it speaks directly to what I do every day. When I map out the strategy for my resume projects, I employ each of these steps to develop the best possible resume for my clients. The best of these recommendations is to put one’s self in the hiring manager’s shoes. I try to consider everything, including the type of environment the hiring manager would be in and the number of resumes likely to be competing against. I call it “reverse engineering” the resume.
@Robin and @Relax – thanks for the comments and additional information. Happy Holidays!
Lindsey
hi Lindsey,
I wasn’t aware that you have a blog. It’s a blessing for me to stumble upon your site today!
Well, I’m a fresh graduate who will look for a job soon.
These articles will be a great help to me
I also keep in touch with the job market by reading SKOR Career blog.
Anyways, I shall drop by more often. Thanks for your tips and wisdom
tata ~Merry Xmas
your friend Relax ~
Hi Lindsey -
Good selection of informative reading. Recently Manpower, Inc. put out their new survey of over 5,000 employers who have said that their hiring will remain either static during the first quarter of ’09, or that they will be having layoffs. Not good news…so, that should definitely increase ones motivation to rev up their networking. Statistics do show that 70 – 80% of jobs are filled via networking. So, anyone spending all their time doing ‘net search’ is not going to get themselves into the candidate pool.
Take care and have a great holiday…
Robin Ogden
http://www.firedupcareers.com
@Dan – thanks for the comment. I couldn’t agree with you more about the power of networking. I’m also a fan of “Never Eat Alone.” Did you see that Keith Ferrazzi has a new book coming out? Looking forward to reading it.
- Lindsey
Great stuff, Lindsey. Job difficulties, hopefully, emphasize the absolute necessity of building and keeping a network. It’s a truism that breadth of network is the most significant measure of influence. We need two kinds of networks, close in (birds of a feather), and distant (influentials who we may not know nearly as well–they make great brokers for us). Networks remain the best way to get jobs–in spite of the internet. Most job opportunities come from a friend of a friend of a friend–three-times removed. I have some clients with such great networks that they have a new job even before their two weeks or month notice are up. Keith Ferrazzo’s Never Eat Alone is a great help.