In the last post I mentioned that focusing on activity is a great tactic to help you get through these rough times.  The second tip is:
Do not complain- I understand that thing are really hard right now and chances are you are doing more work for less money these days.  Your stress level is through [...]

I am not going to sugar coat it, things are really bad right now and stress is definitely starting to take toll.  If you are working or if you are unemployed there are lots of things that are causing us anxiety.  It OK to be nervous and it is understandable that you may be scared.  [...]

I just read a great article that I wanted to share with you guys.  We all know job market is in the toilet and we know that some times you need to get creative to get noticed.  I have heard of people taking out billboard ads but this is the first time I have heard [...]

I hate networking.  These are not my words, but those of a client I was working with this week.  We were talking about the best way to find a job during a recession.  I firmly believe that networking is the key, you may get lucky with Monster or CareerBuilder but chances are your next job [...]

Yikes, the job numbers are really bad, in fact worse than expected.  The market was expecting 7.9 % unemployment and what we got was 8.1%.  Alright, things are bad, I am by nature an optimist, so I want to focus on what jobs are out there and how to get them.  My number one suggestion, [...]

I know it can be frustrating and you may be thinking that there are no jobs to be had.  The reality is there are still good jobs you just need to keep working hard and do not give up.  I want to share with you a recent example of a client I was working with.  [...]

As you can see, I am really focused on the topic of resumes lately.  This may be do in large part to the high amount of resumes I have been writing lately for my clients.  I am averaging 5 resumes der day at this point.  It seems that as the economy worsens and unemployment increases [...]