As much as I love Thanksgiving, it’s really hard to make it through a long weekend being out of work. Job listings slow down, responses to resumes are minimal, and the general vibe of holidays (especially one surrounding Black Friday) is to spend, spend spend. However, I decided to put together some tips for you…
Tag: unemployment
What I Learned About Unemployment During My Travels [A Guest Post]
To paraphrase Tolstoy, “All employed people are alike; each unemployed person is unemployed in its own way.” To expand on this rather clumsy piece of paraphrasing, employed people of all nations and cultures are the same – happy to be working and getting paid for their work. However, unemployed people differ greatly from one part…
A Day in the Life of the Unemployed [An Anonymous Guest Post]
Here is a new and interesting take on the life of someone unemployed. I know many of you will relate. The rest of this post was written by an anonymous submitter. 6:46- Wake up even though the alarm clock is never on anymore-later than usual and regardless of the time you went to bed. 6:48-Lay…
5 Ideas to Help the Unemployed and Underemployed
I think these days a lot of the people who are struggling the most financially fall under two categories: 1) You are having trouble finding permanent, full time employment. or 2) You have a job, but you are barely making ends meet. Or some combination of the two. There are ways out of this if…
The Effect of Unemployment: Remembering Who We Are [An Anonymous Guest Post]
I love when people take a leap of faith and write me about their thoughts of unemployment. If you would like to write a post for my blog, please send me an email at lady_unemployed@ladyunemployed.com. It can remain anonymous. The rest of this post is written by an anonymous submitter. Unemployment can affect individuals in…