On Columbus Day, we commemorate Chistopher Columbus’ landing in the Americas back in 1492. But here at Simply Hired, we want you to land (hah!) your dream job today, despite a hurting economic climate.
Explore Your Network
Increasingly, people are using social networking sites to advance their career or discover a new one. According to a recent article on VentureBeat, LinkedIn reported a 50% increase of site usage by financial industry members during the week of September 7th. Even if the people you know can’t offer you a position, they are a great source to point you to someone who can. To help you use your network, our “Who Do I Know” feature allows you to view your LinkedIn connections at each company without interrupting your Simply Hired search. (Read more.)
Channel Your Inner Compass
Being creative and flexible can help expand your job search by pointing you in directions you haven’t explored yet. If you’re a former financial industry worker, many of the skills you acquired can lead you in a number of different directions – both in terms of career paths and geography. For anyone who has ever considered moving deep in the heart of Texas, now’s a good time to do it. Texas is home to the top three hottest job markets according to bizjournal’s 2008 employment rankings: 1. Houston, 2. Austin and 3. Dallas-Fort Worth.
Eco-Friendly could mean “Economically-Friendly”…
If you’re trying to make the move away from the financial sector, marketing those transferable skills will help you get related jobs such as industry analyst jobs, accounting jobs, and auditing jobs. Incidentally, the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts accounting and auditing jobs to increase by 16 percent between the years 2006 and 2016, which is faster than the national average of all jobs.
And now we'll leave you with the classic joke: How did Christopher Columbus finance his trip to America? He used his Discover Card!
