Finding Jobs
The Other Side of the Story
The news is a virtual downpour of rising unemployment rates and sluggish job growth. In this dreary climate is it really possible to maintain any level of optimism about finding a new job? If you are unemployed, statistics have little meaning; all you want is a decent job. Most of us have been touched by a friend, former colleague or relative, who has been lingering in job-market limbo for the past year or more and who remains unemployed despite every effort to pursue and follow up on job leads. Bleak stories and sad statistics aside, people are finding meaningful new opportunities. Sometimes they are successful in their job search simply because they are qualified to work in fields that are in high demand. Or some people are just plain …
