Holiday-time game plan for jobseekers - Sterling Career Concepts

Holiday-time game plan for jobseekers Holiday-time game plan for jobseekers So, tomorrows Thanksgiving Yum!But dont think Im going to let you coast through the next five weeks on your job search. Contrary to what you may think, the start of the holiday season does not signal your job search efforts headed to the back burner. In some aspects, the holiday season is a plus for job seekers. Its a naturally festive, sociable time with agreater than average number of networking opportunitiesbuilt in to the calendar.Take advantage of them! Checking out of your job search until after New Years is a mistake first, for missing potentially great opportunities to get introductions and shake the right hands, but also, from the perspective ofmomentum and morale. Tabling your search for such a longperiod of time is going to require ramping back up the first week or two of January. Think about it: in addition to downtime for the entire month of December, youre looking at a good six-week break. Can you afford that? A great article by The Career Coach Eli Amdur in the newspaper recently reminded me of a post I wroteon the same topiclast year proving that industry professionals agree time and time again:remain committed to your career and job search efforts during the holidays. Your efforts will pay off!