The Five Most Important Steps to Thriving in a Jobless Recovery
February 10th, 2010 by Alisa Weinstein
It’s no secret that finding a job in this economy is difficult at best. Since the recession hit in 2007 there are now more than 15-million unemployed Americans facing the loss of their homes, savings, and sanity. (US Department of Labor, 2010) The latest numbers show an unemployment rate of ten percent but that number doesn’t take into account the job seekers who have become discouraged and have liken finding a job to finding a needle in a haystack. Economists are predicting a slow recovery for 2010; so, what can you do to sharpen your competitive edge?