How to Get A Job Using Creativity

The way to market yourself in today's economy is to use creatvity and persistance. Don't surround yourself with a constant influx of negative facts, figures, and statistics. Instead refuse to be a statistic and persevere on to triumph. This will be challenging, I will not make any false promises. But stay patient and keep a good attitude and all your hard work will eventually pay off.

Difficulty: Challenging

Instructions

1. GET UP! GET DRESSED! AND VISIT YOUR LOCAL EMPLOYMENT OFFICE -
   
   Dress as if you may see a potential employer that day. This will help motivate you for your job search.
   
   Once at the employment office, find out what type of programs they offer and sign up.
   
   Many states have been given federal dollars to retrain unemployed persons for free.
   
   Get your resume on their online job bank. This puts you in the running for jobs within your area.
   
   The great thing about going to the employment office verses working on your own, is there are career assistants there to help you word your resume in a marketable way.
   
   You can also use your employment office to fax your resume to job ads, use the phone to call potential employers and receive job leads.

2. VISIT YOUR OLD ALMAMADA (COLLEGE)-
   
   Colleges have career services that they offer their grads, even if you attended many years ago.
   
   Some will even offer career services if you did not complete your program of study.
   
   They have job leads that are not printed in the newspaper or online. Thus you are competing against a smaller pool of applicants.

3. IF YOU CAN'T BEAT 'EM JOIN 'EM-
   
   Go back to school. If you are unemployed, chances are you qualify for Federal Financial Aid.
   
   Apply for The Work Study Program. But get in soon because schools are limited on Work Study Funds.

4. STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD-
   
   Market yourself, much the same way as Tide Laundry soap or a General Salesmen.
   
   You are offering a product (your services) and your resume is your business card. Make it stand out.
   
   -Use Ivory Paper
   _Use a matching envelope
   _use an email that markets you or your ability
   ***example: [e-mail] or #[e-mail]

Tips & Warnings

• Be consistant every day
• Get online daily and post your resume for area jobs
• Physically walk your resume into an organization 1x a week
• Visit your State Employment Office and/or other available Career Services 1x week
• Check your newspaper online for job leads
• Stay positive
• Don't give up

[ljbinkop]

on 8/12/2009 I like the idea of contacting your old school to look for work. It can't hurt!

[paigeturner]

on 8/11/2009 Great tips! 5*

[LilacGirl]

on 8/11/2009 Good job hunting tips and suggestions.

[Cinderley]

on 8/11/2009 Great article and very inspiring. Thanks for writing this!5*

[mymukki]

on 8/10/2009 inspiring advice!