5 Options If Your Job Search Isn’t Working

This article is excerpted from Out-of-Work to Making Money, 21 Comeback Stories Every Job Hunter Should Hear

It can be incredibly frustrating to look for a job and feel that you are getting nowhere. Perhaps you’ve applied a lot of places and are wondering whether your submissions are even getting looked at. Maybe you attended a job fair or networking event and went home with some folks who you thought were going to contact you, but that didn’t happen.

Before you bang your head against the wall or scream in frustration, here are some options to consider. This isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution, just offering up some ideas

1) Hire a Career Coach

And not just any career coach — hire a career coach who has helped people like you return to earning a living recently.

Look for someone with a website that talks about your particular needs, such as:

• Overqualified for the path you want to take
• Finding a job with limited/no experience
• Over 50
• Physical or emotional limitations

Ask them to tell you about some of their recent successes. You can also ask for references or testimonials. You should feel confident (or at least very hopeful) that…