Are you giving all you can?

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As time wears on in the current economy there is so much chatter and it all seems to conflict, so do we know which end is up? “Some say” that the economy is getting better and that companies are hiring, and others are saying things are getting worse the longer they drag on. There is so much dirt throwing and defending of stimulus dollars and what it did or did not do for the economy, and so much focus on job numbers and unemployment figures but regardless of who you listen too it all depends on your frame of reference. If you are unemployed and actively interviewing for a few different good jobs then things are getting better, but if you still continue to send out lots of emails and resumes and get no response things are still terrible and probably getting worse in your mind. You can read that it might be your resume and lack of buzzwords, or that you need to network or that you have too much experience or not enough. But at the end of the day it is all crap!! All of this is irrelevant and just incessant meandering, the bottom line is, Are you giving all you can?

There are so many resources out there it is easy to get confused and not know where to start. Sites like AllPinkSlips.com lay out all the tools and resources you need to jump start your focus. But that is only the start.

The bottom line is that you need to make yourself accessible. The cold hard reality is that job seeking is a full time job itself. But you need to put yourself out there, in as many ways as possible. All too frequently people tend to focus on one area of their job search and become complacent. Plain and simple diversity is the key. Put yourself in situations (as many as possible) to make sure you are as out there as you can be. Certainly send your resume for job openings online and search the boards (once again we recommend AllPinkSlips.com to start) but also network (both physically and socially), go to a job fair just to network, catch up with old friends and see who they might know, maybe go to a party or two (watch the alcohol) go as a work exercise to meet and network with as many people as possible. Write a blog (but remember to keep it clean and not rant and rave) as potential employers will find it, join a gym and talk to everyone, maybe head to the Library? Most people find themselves only sending resumes to job postings, or just calling old friends. You need to diversify your efforts and get yourself out there. Remember the job is not going to find you, you need to find it, and in order to do that you need to give all you can. Now go get em…