May 15, 2009
After a job loss, use your personal network for leads and moral support
Job hunts are stretching even longer for the growing number of unemployed. Try not to be ashamed of losing a position, urges Jamaica Eilbes, a recruiter for staffing company Manpower Inc. “Everybody knows somebody who’s been let go,” she said.
Friends and family can help ease the anxiety of a long search for work, says Eilbes, whose husband looked for five months before finding a job.
She urges someone on the job trail to spread the news of unemployment long and far. Friends and family should get involved also; the more people who know you are looking for work, the better, Eilbes says.
Source: Associated Press
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Louise Lewis, author on May 16, 2009 1:05 PM | Reply
Job loss...Been there. Done that. Yep, still 'there'.
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and follow what my Spirit tells me to do, always remembering that I
am more than a statistic on the news.
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