Comments on: Finding a Job in a Recession: What to Do if Youve Been Laid Off http://www.thedailyanchor.com/2009/01/15/what-to-do-if-youve-been-laid-off-finding-a-job-in-a-recession/ Random Thoughts and Musings Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:53:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Go-Getter Girls! ® » Blog Archive » On the Hunt: 10 Ways to Break Out of a Job Search Slump http://www.thedailyanchor.com/2009/01/15/what-to-do-if-youve-been-laid-off-finding-a-job-in-a-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-12228 Go-Getter Girls! ® » Blog Archive » On the Hunt: 10 Ways to Break Out of a Job Search Slump Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:13:34 +0000 http://www.thedailyanchor.com/?p=2500#comment-12228 [...] 9. Learn how to use social networking sites better [...] [...] 9. Learn how to use social networking sites better [...]

]]> By: Phil http://www.thedailyanchor.com/2009/01/15/what-to-do-if-youve-been-laid-off-finding-a-job-in-a-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-10429 Phil Sun, 04 Jul 2010 12:06:41 +0000 http://www.thedailyanchor.com/?p=2500#comment-10429 Go apply to become a correctional officer in Texas, u get good insurance, benefits, lots of time off, and job stability. Its one of the few places i know of thats still hiring. Go apply to become a correctional officer in Texas, u get good insurance, benefits, lots of time off, and job stability. Its one of the few places i know of thats still hiring.

]]> By: Josh http://www.thedailyanchor.com/2009/01/15/what-to-do-if-youve-been-laid-off-finding-a-job-in-a-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-10252 Josh Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:19:36 +0000 http://www.thedailyanchor.com/?p=2500#comment-10252 Thanks for this post! I really believe that the best thing someone can do after losing a job is to start an online business. It's cheap and fast to get started. Thanks for this post! I really believe that the best thing someone can do after losing a job is to start an online business. It’s cheap and fast to get started.

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.thedailyanchor.com/2009/01/15/what-to-do-if-youve-been-laid-off-finding-a-job-in-a-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-1899 Rebecca Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:49:10 +0000 http://www.thedailyanchor.com/?p=2500#comment-1899 Thanks for a great post (and well timed). Some fantastic resources for job seekers, but I thought I'd also mention <a href="http://www.odesk.com" rel="nofollow">oDesk</a> as a site that offers job opportunities for freelancers. Great info, though! :-) Thanks for a great post (and well timed). Some fantastic resources for job seekers, but I thought I’d also mention oDesk as a site that offers job opportunities for freelancers.

Great info, though! :-)

]]> By: Tim http://www.thedailyanchor.com/2009/01/15/what-to-do-if-youve-been-laid-off-finding-a-job-in-a-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-1840 Tim Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:33:18 +0000 http://www.thedailyanchor.com/?p=2500#comment-1840 There are some tips and points in your article that could really make the difference for some looking for a job. Here's a possibility many overlook, and it could fit in both the first and second points about going back to school or starting a business. Since so many are talking about being more creative during this economic slump, why not think outside the box of looking to work for another in the first place? I know, I know, but stay with me for a moment. It's amazing that there are plenty of skill sets that are for whatever reason not "conventional" enough to be taught in schools, but the mastery of which would lead to more autonomy. Most of us are trained to be employees- nothing wrong with that, but thinking that way can be a kind of tunnel vision that keeps many from learning skills that would allow them to carve out their own path to income and contribution. One of them is as close as the computer in front of you. No really, for the first time in history, we are 3 feet in front of the world, yet few learn how to use it in a way to render 1) value to others and 2)income for themselves. There ARE ways to learn this stuff, if you can avoid all the junk and find good and reputable sources. leavethejobbehind.com There are some tips and points in your article that could really make the difference for some looking for a job.

Here’s a possibility many overlook, and it could fit in both the first and second points about going back to school or starting a business.

Since so many are talking about being more creative during this economic slump, why not think outside the box of looking to work for another in the first place? I know, I know, but stay with me for a moment.

It’s amazing that there are plenty of skill sets that are for whatever reason not “conventional” enough to be taught in schools, but the mastery of which would lead to more autonomy.

Most of us are trained to be employees- nothing wrong with that, but thinking that way can be a kind of tunnel vision that keeps many from learning skills that would allow them to carve out their own path to income and contribution.

One of them is as close as the computer in front of you. No really, for the first time in history, we are 3 feet in front of the world, yet few learn how to use it in a way to render 1) value to others and 2)income for themselves.

There ARE ways to learn this stuff, if you can avoid all the junk and find good and reputable sources.

leavethejobbehind.com

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