Finding a Job In Today’s Market

A couple years ago, candidates would send out 10 resumes hoping to get 2 or 3 responses, but they would instead get 20 responses, many from headhunters, whose business was booming like never before. Back then it was almost impossible to find a company that wasn’t hiring.
NASDAQ had broken the 5,000-point barrier, and thousands of 20-somethings fresh out of college had option packages that made them millionaires on paper.
That was just a couple years ago. So close, yet, so far, far away. Today the job market appears the very antithesis of those glory days. Seemingly endless layoffs, missed forecasts, a major NASDAQ correction and events abroad have led us to an uncomfortable phase of economic unrest.
Jobs, of course, are no longer easy to come by; and many of the unemployed have found themselves “on the bench” for weeks, then months.
But the cyclical nature of the US economy is a known fact; and a downturn was not only expected, but it was inevitable. Instead of stressing and worrying at such times, we should rise to the occasion and meet the new challenges. In this job race, the only survivors are those who fit themselves with a stellar resume and a die-hard attitude.
Following are some tips on accelerating your search for a new job:
· Get a Positive Attitude:
· Be Aware of Job Security
· Search Online
· Be Proactive
· Totally Revamp Your Resume
· Polish Your Interviewing Skills: