Comments on Marketing Me: Marketing Me! Recession job search

Interesting Addition! Job Advice

2009-07-20T07:02:11.898-05:00

Interesting Addition!
Job Advice

Peter, Thanks for your comment. My personal experi...

2008-06-02T11:06:00.000-05:00

Peter,

Thanks for your comment.

My personal experience shows that losing a job causes some to make rash decisions. For instance, I left a technical job in 2002. As soon as I left I dropped a chunk of my severance on "retraining" on several software and system platforms. I never used that training and instead found myself in a totally different line of work which came about due to personal networking and contacts. I think people who lose their jobs due to layoffs are often desperate and willing to throw money at a solution not knowing if a job will be waiting post-training. My advice is first look for the job and then re-educate if necessary.

Thank you for reading Marketing Me!

Great post but not sure I agree with point number ...

2008-06-01T09:13:00.000-05:00

Great post but not sure I agree with point number one. Surely the best time to learn is when you don't have a job taking up your time? Also, the skills that may have stood you in stead for the last 20 years may not be good enough for the next 20. I work in marketing but the methods I was using 10 years ago - mailshots/cold-calling - are not as relevant as things such as SEO and social bookmarking to generate traffic and leads. Technology moves at such a rate that even the things I learnt a year ago are superseded.