Comments on: Lost At Sea? Career Search Strategies and Tips for Today's Job Market https://www.keppiecareers.com/lost-at-sea-career-search-strategies-and-tips-for-todays-job-market/ Social media speaker, social media consultant, job search coach Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:51:42 +0000 hourly 1 By: Teena Rose https://www.keppiecareers.com/lost-at-sea-career-search-strategies-and-tips-for-todays-job-market/#comment-178 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:51:42 +0000 http://keppiecareers.wordpress.com/?p=349#comment-178 If one gem results from the bad news on the job front, I’m hoping to see a shift in the mindset of the working population. Reading a book last year on building wealth (sorry I can’t remember the title), it suggested the young generation of today is the first estimated to not outperform their parents, both financially and on the career front. So, what does this all mean … especially when you consider the rise in unemployment rate and searching for a job during a recession, as you mentioned.

My wish is that today’s jobseekers start looking at job-searching from a broader perspective. No longer do I feel that jobseekers should slip into the traditional 9-to-5 job with the capped salary and cramped cubicle. What I would like to see is more individuals shifting into consulting or business ownership roles. Why can’t a new graduate or back-to-the-workforce stay-at-home-dad jump right into business ownership?

Why must people always think of a J-O-B in order to make a living? So many career spins are possible, you only need to identify a need and fill it. Negative career news, I feel, is opportunity. An employed person can be somewhat complacent, satisfied, and maybe even “job bloated.” An unemployed person can be “hungry and driven,” coming up with money-making ideas that result solely from that uncomfortable hunger and uncontrollable drive.

Regards,
Teena Rose

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