Passive job hunting
I was watching the news last night on CNN before hitting the sack. There was a story about how unemployment is rising, and that there is a city in California where the unemployment and housing crisis have created a “Tent City.” The homeless shelters in the area are filled to capacity, so the people who have lost their jobs and their homes are now living in tents.
After that news story the Larry King Live show came on, and he was interviewing several people who are considered experts in the field of employment. They were talking with people who have lost their jobs, and their experts were giving them advice on how to look for new jobs. To be perfectly honest I felt that the advice being given was too generic, and sounded rather lame to me.
That makes me think that it would be a really good idea fo everyone to start looking for jobs, whether they have jobs or not. Signing up for a career recruiting service that will try to match employers with employees would help keep the unemployment rate at a minimum.