What do I do now???

Some of the best advice can be birthed from the; what if it were me perspective.

How else can you spew advice if you would not be willing to take it yourself?

So that started me thinking about what course of action that, should I ever leave my HR position-either by force or free will, would initiate my job search.

Online job sites…definitely. (My fav btw is job-hunt.org….it has everything you could possibly want and more), real life paper newspaper (haven’t picked up one of those in a good while…nothing but bad news and unnecessary celebrity sightings) or social networks like, Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin…uh duh…yeah.

All of the above are key job hunt avenues, but I would have to say that my very first stop would be the friendship and family hotline (especially my working ones). Might even do a bulk email to all of them….

Subject line: Now Unemployed and Looking

Body: Shocked….uh yeah me too. First one to get me a job wins dinner for two at the restaurant of your choice! (and one of those two people had better be me)

Resume attached – pass it on! Think of it as a chain letter. Must forward this resume to at least three people or bad luck will follow! (or I will call you and harass you until your hair turns gray).

Not afraid. That’s what friends are for!

I can honestly say that the latter would win my #1 where to start spot.

Turning unemployment into a fun and create friendly challenge might be just the thing to get the ball rolling at first (before it gets too desperate to be funny any longer).

Then by all that’s holy, I would check out every ad via every media under the sun and promote myself via resume and cover letter until my keyboard screams for mercy!

Use every tool in your arsenal -including your friends…they could very well be your biggest guns!

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