The Economy is Growing!!!! Join these High Growth Industries!!!!

[charrison]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: sandorski
Here's a link to a PDF report contrast US/Canada Unemployment rates and statistics gathering differences: Report

Checkout the section: Current Job Search differences. It explains the diffrences between Active(counted) and Passive(not counted) Searches.

I would have to agree the way we count is correct. Just reading wants ads can not be considered an acrive job hunt.

That doesn't mean they are not willing to work.

Don't you just love the Elitist attitudes of Charrison & CAD? I'd love to see them walk into an Unemployment Office and say what they say here to all the Americans that have lost their jobs.

and everyone would have to respond back - Heil Charrison, Heil CAD!

Dave I was a victim of the dotcom bubble bursting as well. I was unemployed 2 times(dotcom layoff,followed by 3 month contract gig) after the bubble burst. Both times I was working again in 4-5 weeks. Yes I have stepped foot into an unemployment office, but I was employed again before I got a check. Both times, I sent out hundreds of resumes. I also realized that I would probably have to lower my salary expectations if i wanted to find work quickly. I also applied for jobs I was overqualified for and and almost got a couple of them(they called back too late). Before I took my current job, I was about to go take a drop delivering pizzas, as that will make more than collecting unemployment and such positions are *always* open.


Job hunts are what you make of them.
Almost any job is better than collecting unemployment.
A job is better than no job.
Once you have a job, you are in a much better position to find a new better job.

"I also realized that I would probably have to lower my salary expectations"

But but but you guys swear that wages are rising, how can that be???

It is called making yourself marketable. I would rather have a job, than no job. Fortunatly the position I got was in my prefered salary range. Since then, my wages have been rising.