Surviving The Recession: Finding Work In A Tough Economy Plr Ebook

Table of Contents

CONTENTS 2
INTRODUCTION 3
1 ECONOMICS 101: UNDERSTANDING SLUMPS AND RECESSIONS 4
DEFINITION OF RECESSION 4
CAUSE OF RECESSION 4
PREDICTING A RECESSION 5
EFFECTS OF A RECESSION 6
2 ECONOMICS 102: UNDERSTANDING THE JOB MARKET DURING HARD TIMES 7
UNEMPLOYMENT 7
GOING THE EXTRA MILE 7
FINDING WORK 8
3 VERSATILITY: THE NUMBER ONE QUALIFICATION 9
IN-BETWEENING 10
4 THE TRUTH ABOUT JOB HUNTING 12
SWAGGER 12
DRESSING THE PART 13
LOWER END JOBS 13
ENTRY LEVEL POSITIONS 14
CONDUCTING THE INTERVIEW 15
LAY OFF THE CAFFEINE 15
STAGE TRICKS 16
HAVE YOUR LUNCH BEFORE, NOT AFTER THE INTERVIEW 16
TALISMAN 16
5 PERSISTENCE: IT’S NOT JUST AN INSPIRATIONAL POSTER 18
PRACTICAL ADVICE 18
IGNORE EVERYONE WHO DISCOURAGES YOU 18
APPLY EVERYWHERE 19
TARGET YOUR RESUME AND HYPE YOURSELF UP 19
6 COVERING YOUR NEEDS 20
FOOD 20
EATING OUT 20
GROCERY SHOPPING 21
TRANSPORTATION 21
HOME 22
LUXURIES 22
HABITS 23
7 WHAT TO DO NOW THAT YOU HAVE A JOB 24
NUMBER ONE: START INVESTING 24
THE HOUSING MARKET 24
STOCKS 25
NUMBER TWO: REASSESS YOUR OPTIONS 26
NUMBER THREE: TAKE SOME TIME OUT 26
8 STEPPING STONES: MOVING UP THE LADDER IN A BAD ECONOMY 28
SAVE YOUR EMPLOYERS SOME MONEY 28
DON’T BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR A RAISE OR VOLUNTEER FOR A PROMOTION 29
PRESENCE 29
9 KEEPING AT YOUR LONG TERM GOALS IN A RECESSION 30
STEP ONE: LIST YOUR GOALS 30
STEP TWO: WORK AT IT 31
STEP THREE: MOVE ON TO THE NEXT GOAL 32
10 THRIVING IN HARD TIMES 33
PERSONAL HEALTH 33
UPWARDS MOMENTUM 34
PERSONAL LIFE 34
CONCLUSION 36

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INTRODUCTION

In all the coverage and editorializing on the recession that began during the Bush administration, something has been conveniently overlooked: It’s not the first recession the United States has ever had to deal with, nor is it the worst.

There are always ups and downs. Certainly there are exceptional periods, such as the Great Depression or the recession of the seventies, which began under the Carter administration, but those exceptional periods are only exceptional by degree, rather than by nature. By this we simply mean that the economy is constantly, constantly in a state of slumps and rebounds and spikes and sags and jumps. While you can generally define any given decade as having been either good or bad for the economy, the fact remains that it’s never truly just one or the other.

Our point here is this: There’s always another recession on the horizon. Bearing that in mind, the advice we attempt to put across in the text you’re about to read is not exclusive to this recession. Rather, one should always know how to survive, and how to thrive, in a bad economy. This recession will end, sooner or later, but it won’t be the last. Learn from these tough times, and store that knowledge away until the next time the dollar starts losing value.