Downsized – Can’t Find A New Job? Make Money While You Hunt For Your Next Job

Have you recently been made redundant?

And since then, have you discovered how difficult it is to find another job in this difficult economy?

Present Condition

If so, you have lots of company. Since the beginning of the recession in December, 2007, at least 5.7 million jobs have been lost. According to the AP, subsequent to the May 8th release of the April, 2009 unemployment data:

* 13.7 million people were out of work in April, 2009, and that was the highest figure since 1948
* 539,000 jobs evaporated in April alone
* 8.9% unemployment (the highest since September, 1983), but if workers who’ve been laid off and just given up or taken part-time work, are included, that figure jumps to 15.8% – the highest since 1994

If you’ve been off the job for more than a month, you may be feeling frustrated, furious, depressed, or maybe even a little scared as you watch the pages of the calendar turn, with still no job on the horizon. You’re probably also concerned about longer term issues such as figuring out how to send your kids to college or fund your retirement.

You have basically three options in this situation:

1. Panic
2. Keep doing what you’ve been doing (the same things that haven’t worked for you), or
3. Try something different

Option 1: Panic

The first option, panic, is not very helpful, and should be avoided if at all possible. A little worry is an effective motivator; it can help us focus and give us the energy we need for the actions that must be taken. Panic, however, overloads our system, resulting in fuzzy thinking, confusion, fatigue, and gets us nowhere.

Option 2: Continue Doing What You’ve Been Doing

If your previous actions had been working for you, you wouldn’t be reading this article right now. If you persist in doing the same old things, you can only expect to acquire more of the same.

I don’t know about you and your industry, but people in my industry – good people – have been out of work for more than six months, unable to find a job similar to their previous one; or even, any job at all. After diligently answering help wanted ads and submitting lots of resumes, what results have they realized? Zilch, nada.

My associates are not even receiving preliminary callbacks – and that’s even when they can find jobs to apply for in the first place.

Option 3: Try Something Different

The third alternative – do something different – seems to be the only plausible way out. But this option is so wide open, where to begin?

Why don’t you give some thought to starting your own online business.

* Let this be the final time that anyone will ever lay you off, or outsource your job.
* Let this be the final time that you have to give up quality time with your family by working evenings, working weekends, or having to travel much more than you’d like.

Become your own boss! Start your own home-based business!

The home-based business industry accounts for more than $427 billion annually and provides many tax benefits, additional control over your time, your work, and your future financial security. For all intents and purposes, you’d be applying the Law of Large Numbers to your individual situation, much like insurance companies apply it to minimize losses resulting from damage to your home, your car, or other personal property. They spread the risk of loss across thousands or millions of policyholders.

If you start an affiliate business, you could be spreading your recessionary risks across millions of potential customers, multiple geographic regions, and even, several countries. Thus, you would also be increasing the stability of your new revenue streams and increasing the likelihood of ensuring your family’s financial security.

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