Unemployment pretty much sucks.
Looking for job openings is a cumbersome task, never mind putting your applications together and actually applying. Assessing and planning your career is an even more universally challenging task.
No one ever really teaches you how to be unemployed. I'm not saying that anyone would need tips on becoming unemployed - which I can help you with if you really want me to. Rather, I'm saying that managing your life while searching for employment from the position of being unemployed is a set of skills that most people are never taught.
After graduating from my masters degree during a tough economic period, I faced unemployment for the third time in my life, this time concurrent with large group of peers from my graduating class. Luckily, I have accrued plenty of wisdom worthy of sharing with others from previous career transitions and a desire to teach this wisdom to others. The lessons and tips I will share in this blog are not only my own inventions, but those of the many professionals I have consulted with about topics like:
Looking for job openings is a cumbersome task, never mind putting your applications together and actually applying. Assessing and planning your career is an even more universally challenging task.
No one ever really teaches you how to be unemployed. I'm not saying that anyone would need tips on becoming unemployed - which I can help you with if you really want me to. Rather, I'm saying that managing your life while searching for employment from the position of being unemployed is a set of skills that most people are never taught.
After graduating from my masters degree during a tough economic period, I faced unemployment for the third time in my life, this time concurrent with large group of peers from my graduating class. Luckily, I have accrued plenty of wisdom worthy of sharing with others from previous career transitions and a desire to teach this wisdom to others. The lessons and tips I will share in this blog are not only my own inventions, but those of the many professionals I have consulted with about topics like:
- Creating a great resume
- Complementing a resume with a great cover letter
- Performing well in interviews
- Choosing a job that's right for your skills
- Setting career goals
- Networking
Dealing with unemployment isn't just about job search and career development however, and so I will also be discussing topics such as:
- Unemployment money matters
- Time management
- Dealing with emotional and mental health issues
- Motivation
- Maintaining a healthy quality of life socially, physically and otherwise
I only wish that I knew earlier on in my life what I know now about handling unemployment. I also wish that all the lessons I had to learn from unemployment had been taught to me beforehand. That's why I have decided to share my insights with others, to make their career transitions easier and to make them better more effective captains of their own careers. That's why I became the Unemployment Guru.
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