by Dalton Mcgee

Created on: January 31, 2008   Last Updated: February 01, 2008

In today's socio-economic world, with the price of gold rising, the US dollar weakening against basically every other currency, and the economy on the verge of a recession, procuring a job isn't the easiest thing in the world to do, and that's why if you go to any major city you see tons of people crowding the streets begging for money. Maybe they have the right idea.

But, for the rest of us, especially those of us who don't live in metropolitan areas, we need jobs, and even finding one is hard.

There are a couple things I learned about searching for a job. The main thing is this:

DON'T LIMIT YOURSELF.

I did this for most of job searching. I'd say, "Ew, no, I don't want to work there. That's disgusting." Having that logic is the worst thing you can do for yourself. Consider anything and everything, and the more options you give yourself, the more options you are going to be given when the time comes to sift through the job offers.

Secondly, UTILIZE EVERY OUTLET.

Go out and pick up applications, pick them up in a way mentioned previously. Again, DON'T LIMIT YOURSELF. On your way out, stop by the gas station, get a cup of coffee, or an energy drink, or a soda, or a bottle of water, whatever, and a newspaper. Throw everything except the classifieds away and scour those. Apply for everything you can. Do not exclude anything. Go around town, look for "Help Wanted" signs. Apply. Go everywhere.

Then, guess what you do.

Go, home, or to school, or to the library, get on the Internet and check out Yahoo! Hot Jobs, Craigslist.com, and Monster. These websites are great outlets for people searching for employees. Especially Craigslist.com. That site has jobs that you won't find on other sites, and stuff that may spark your interest more so than a regular job on Yahoo!, Monster, or whatever else is out there. I recently spotted a job in my area on Craigslist.com that was writing Prose or Poetry. When will you see something like that on a normal job site? Not often.

So, I guess, all I can do it leave you with this:

Apply everywhere, for everything, and utilize every source you can, especially the Internet. It is the most powerful tool at your disposal. Classifieds are a thing of the past, but here and there, you will find something, so don't totally count them out, yet.

Once you have found jobs you would like to apply for, make sure that everything you enter into the application, or everything you put on your rsum is true. Don't falsify because eventually your employer will find out and you may or fmay not get fired, but believe me, it will tarnish your reputation. And then getting a job will be harder than ever. Not everyone can be Frank Abignail, Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio in "Catch Me if You Can").

Always spell check your applications and rsums, or if you aren't good with grammar, have some one else do it. But the more professional you are, the more likely the business is going to look at what you submitted to them.

Most of all, be honest and you will eventually find a job somewhere, doing something, and if you stick with it long enough you may even grow to like it, and if not... try something else. There is never any harm in test driving the new car,... er, job.

-d.mc.
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