Comments on: 7 Lessons Learned After One Week of Unemployment

By: Jennie

Jennie — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:55:37 +0000

I understand the meaning of cutting everything out of your entertainment and now even food. I am a mom of four girls and my unemployment ran out this past Saturday. my fiancé also was. laid off for 1 1/2 years. he went back to work in sept 2011. I have been looking for jobs and no luck, I just applied for day care assistance for my youngest and it is taking forever. if it wasn’t for me renting from my brother in law,my family and I would be homeless. we are 5 months behind on rent and I need to find a job ASAP otherwise we will get kicked out! sorry for the feel sorry for myself response . I’m just losing hope!!

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:33:18 +0000

You forgot the most important lesson of unemployment: HAVE FUN!

By: Do You Dave Ramsey?

Do You Dave Ramsey? — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:11:42 +0000

Great stuff… I am living these as I’m on the job search too.

I might move up networking but the spirit of your messaing is spot on

By: Avery

Avery — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:39:45 +0000

I can relate to Lesson #5. Networking is crucial to landing a new job. It is tough out there. No question about it. I recently heard about a new finance related job site called OneWire (OneWire.com) that matches up candidates with firms that are actually actively hiring.

By: Trevor

Trevor — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:54:16 +0000

Volunteer what free time you have, this story tolls the benefits of such work.

http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/02/news/economy/jobless12.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2009020311

By: b12_fox

b12_fox — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:29:39 +0000

@Casey – In my experience, 1-800-GOOG411 is more efficient with no ads, and also free.

Also, to cut down on cellphone usage, if your wife is going to be making toll free calls, I have had success using Skype (which is free). Calls to landlines cost money, but toll-free numbers are absolutely free and calling from Skype has helped me cut down on my cell phone usage (especially if I know I am going to be on hold for a while).

Good luck!

By: Casey

Casey — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:51:00 +0000

I have been trying everything I can to keep my spending in check! One way that I have seen BIG savings is by calling 1-800-FREE411 instead of regular 411 and in last month’s bill alone I saved $20. Just an easy way to save!

By: G.E. Miller

G.E. Miller — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:50:54 +0000

@Georgie – both great tips. Yes, it was purely economy, and the ‘recommendations’ on LinkedIn have started rolling in. It’s funny you should mention the cell phone usage, b/c right after I made the switch I started thinking about all of the calls she might be making/receiving and thought that maybe I should have held off for a month. Oh well. We’ll adapt. =)

By: Georgie

Georgie — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:45:08 +0000

Hi, a couple of observations – if the layoff was purely because of the economy, then she should make sure she connects *and* gets references from everyone at her company who has a LinkedIn profile. Also, joining groups is the best way to make use of LinkedIn.

Also, keep an eye on the cell phone usage. If you don’t have a landline, then her usage may jump up from the 400 minutes you were using since she will be making a lot of calls during the day.

This is a great plan!

By: Craig

Craig — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:08:54 +0000

Networking is key more than anything these days. People generally want to help out when they can, and especially online, you can build relationships enough to the point where you may learn of an opportunity to send a resume to. Use all resources available, and expect it to take time.