Everyday, you hear about it on the radio, read about it in the newspaper or on the internet, that jobs are coming back, the unemployment rate is down, or is it? Just because unemployment appears down that does not mean that jobs are returning. Unemployment rate is actually higher than reported because once a person stops receiving the unemployment benefits, that person is considered “employed”.

This economic downturn has showed one thing, that the people are willing to go back to school to learn a new skill. The economic downturn does not affect just the U.S. I have friends in Europe that tells me of late that if you have a job there now, you are lucky. It is rather difficult at the moment to find work.

So, where are all the jobs? Believe it or not, they are everywhere. The reason you may not have been hired is that employers are now looking for individuals that have more knowledge for less pay. Say you apply for a pet store helper. This works usually involves helping with the restock, feeding the animals and checking on the animals when the store is closed. Job that may pay as much as $7 – $8 an hour. Now, the store owner will pay the same, same chores plus you would need to know what the sales clerk will know, like how to install a fish pond, knowledge about reptiles, birds, etc, things out of reach of a helper.

Here are a few pointers that may help you land a job.

Education:
If you are able too, secure a Pell Grant and go back to school. If you had a career job and was unable to go further because of education, now is the time. School is not the only place. You can also learn online with online colleges. Just like the days of correspondence courses, but over the internet.

Think Out Side the Box:
For some, this is hard to do, especially if you know only one type of work for the most of your life. If you have a hobby, look to see if you can turn it into a small cash flow job. Good at bowling?, golf?, billiards? Seek out a tournanment and give it a whirl. Like computers? Taking photographs? Try your hand there.

Odds and Ends:
Remember when you were a kid, you would go around and do chores for other people, mainly the ones that couldn’t do it for themselves? People still needs help. Not only with chores around the house, but repairs, may be a drive to the grocery store, doctor visits, etc.

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