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How to Stay Motivated While Job Hunting During the Holidays This Year

Success

If you’re feeling stressed about your own job security or unmotivated as you search for a job during the holidays in today’s highly competitive job market, this probably isn’t what you want to hear. It’s vital that you continue your job search during the holidays. But you should always be looking.

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Are You Ready for This Job Market?

On The Job

Since chances are good you may initially be interviewed via video, make sure you're prepared with the proper equipment and background and are dressed professionally. Clean up social media. It's surprising how many people decide to improve their social media presence after they begin job hunting.

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5 Signs You're Ignoring That Show Your Job is in Jeopardy

On The Job

After all, it's better to keep bringing home a paycheck than going through the hassle of a new job hunt. Who knows.the next job might be even worse. It's time to listen to your gut and what you're trying to ignore: You need to look for another job because your current position is in trouble. Everyone is too busy for you.

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Unemployed? Maybe it’s Time to Be Your Own Boss

Tips From T. Marie

When a business teams up with them, it becomes evident that these aren’t the virtual assistants that Tim Ferriss talks about in his “ The 4 Hour Work Week ” bestseller. These are people that many businesses wouldn’t be able to afford to hire if they had to worry about taxes, benefits and equipment costs.

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5 tips for working at home with your significant other

On The Job

It’s best to have separate work spaces with required office equipment, but if that’s not possible, it’s even more important to be sensitive to the other person’s work style. He set up shop upstairs and it works great. After he spent many years on the road traveling for his job, we have found we are making up for lost time apart.

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Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y?

On The Job

Like the rest of job hunters, Generation Y has found jobs can be tough to come by, even with their skills. This is now a more grown up generation,” says Dan Finnigan, CEO of Jobvite. There is nothing like real life to wake people up. When hiring picks up,(and it will), I think we'll see a more humble workforce.

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