So yes things have gotten tough and finding a job amongst the rest of the Millions can be tough as you can read.
"In March, the number of unemployed persons increased by 694,000 to 13.2 million, and the unemployment rate rose to 8.5 percent. Over the past 12 months, the number of unemployed persons has grown by about 5.3 million, and the unemployment rate has risen by 3.4 percentage points. Half of the increase in both the number of unemployed and the unemployment rate occurred in the last 4 months. " more
So what do you do. Well use what you know, or the tools that are out. Social networking both on and offline. So the offline is easy, ask friends and family and always no matter who you are taking with let them know (in a subtle way). You never know who you are speaking with, they could be your next boss.
The online well that takes sometime but us it well. Twitter, Blogger and Facebook all have there advantages and linking all together is a blessing. I know that you want to put up that crazy picture of what you did in college, lets be real, there is a time and place, the internet is not the place. Use these tools to build your profile, the more you post about something that you are knowledgeable about the more you will be taken serious.
Get your name out on the search engines, cause the number one employeers do is a Google search and if they don't well they should. Be prepared, do one on yourself and see what pops up, this is what others see and is a first impression.
Cheer and happy hunting
