Originally posted on February 12, 2009

After getting laid off, I entered my own personal "Unemploymentality". And unfortunately, I didn't immediately find the silver lining. Instead I retreated to the biggest pity party I had ever thrown myself. What finally woke me up from my coma?

An impromptu phone interview that resulted in an in-person interview (remember I almost acted desperate on my first interview?). This ultimately transpired into...a JOB!

I wish that I could give you some grand story about how I left my last job embracing the pink slip in hand, smiling and skipping into a fierce and determined frenzy that culminated into a newer, shinier, and prettier occupation.

Instead, it was the hard work I did in the few weeks prior to the actual layoff. Once I entered the world of unemployment, I pretty much fit the stereotype down to the bath robed drone staring off into the television.

So what beautiful words of wisdom do I have to leave my fellow pink-slippers? What magic key is there to unlock the door to the next 40-hour-a-week job, complete with health benefits and watercooler chatter?

It could be you next SO PREPARE! Here's what I did to land a job...

Article by Lauren Kleinman and courtesy of Andrew G.R. and jobacle.com - your cure for carbon copy career advice!