Online Job Tools
There are tons of job boards and employment web sites, and there’s no reason why you shouldn’t take advantage of them. Free resources are especially helpful to those in job seeking mode.
If you’re on LinkedIn, consider joining the Star:Candidate group for up-to-date job listings and tips.
Employment Digest is another place to find help with resumes, job news, and more. Here’s a video interview I did with them. They have lots of other great videos too.
Getting Noticed
When the job market is down and your competition has decided to sit out the rest of the game, that’s the worst time for you to quit, because now you can have everyone’s attention. There’s actually much less noise out there for your message to compete against. Push now, and you’ll be heard. Leverage smart career strategies, and you’ll get noticed.
Available Jobs Per Capita
The Atlantic has an interesting look at the job postings per capita in several American cities. As you can see, it looks like Washington, DC wins by a landslide. Unsurprisingly, Detroit has the worst ratio.
