There is a tendency for many job seekers to slack off their job search as we move into the holiday season. It's a hectic time of year, which is true, but there is also the belief, which is not true, that employers don't hire during the holidays.
The job search game has changed because the job market has changed. Companies hire when they need employees, no sooner and no later. Given the competitiveness of the job market it's important to be positioned to tap available opportunities as they are listed. If you don't apply because you're not job searching during the holidays, you'll lose out.
Another fact to consider is unemployment. As it stands now, unless Congress passes an unemployment extension prior to recessing for the holidays, federal extended unemployment benefit programs will expire on December 31, 2011 and millions of unemployed workers will start running out of unemployment compensation. Anyone who is unemployed can't afford not to keep their job search moving forward.
What's the best way to job search during the holiday season? Here's how to use the holidays to job search and how to take your job search with you, if you're traveling.
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