How to Get a Job After a Year (or More) Out of Work

Extract from the same source:
Liz Wolgemuth, U.S.News & World Report June 10, 2010

8 Steps to a Job After a Long Unemployment

Stop blaming yourself (Sure, some companies are hiring again);

Stop wasting your time ("There's nothing that takes the place of a strategic and targeted job search," says Judy Conti);

Spend most of your time making new friends (Check out the Facebook and LinkedIn integrations offered by SimplyHired.com and Indeed.com);

Pitch yourself to your last employer ("Going back to former companies and even former bosses or coworkers, wherever they might have gone, is a great strategy," says John Challenger of outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. These people know you and your work. That freelance assignment can help you fill a hole in your resume);

Find a project (You may not find paid work, but that doesn't mean this time is a complete wash);

Practice interviewing;

Sell, sell, sell yourself, you big discounted talent!;

Act hopeful (whether or not you feel like it). Continue reading Eight Steps

Info courtesy: localhelpwanted.ca April 28- May 12, 2012