With a new year forthcoming Gym memberships will soar; diet books will sell-out, cigarette sales will decline, and resumes will get retooled with reignited enthusiasm for a dream job come true. For those who already go to the gym year round and have been looking for their ideal job opportunity already – optimism will be thwarted.
My point – Don’t stop your career search now to fire it up again in January. Start today or keep it ongoing throughout December. It’s true - decision making does slow down in December and traditionally new budgets bring increased hiring in January. However, if you are one of the lucky few to get your resume seen in December, you might be hired for January instead of blending in with the many new eager job seekers.
I have always been of the belief that those who persist in difficult times, will come out ahead and should get noticed. Every time we have a terrible snowstorm or pouring rain, I observe which candidates fulfill their appointments at McIntyre and which candidates reschedule. It certainly doesn’t tell the whole picture but those who make it – always impress me just a little bit more.
So while people are busy, writing their greeting cards, baking holiday goods, or shopping, you should invest every bit of extra time in pursuing either a temporary or permanent job opportunity. I do come bearing good news – I promise you personally that 2011 is going to be a very good year for job opportunities, newly created jobs and lower unemployment in Connecticut. The staffing business is an excellent predictor of current and future economic conditions and 2010 was a much healthier year for employment in all of our Practice Groups. We had an overall average increase of 25%. Because we speak directly to hiring authorities all day – every day, we are the first stop for hiring news and new trends.
So quickly, if you haven’t updated that resume - get on it now and get busy. You will get a jump on all of those over-zealous January folks that are going to storm the New Year. Quite honestly, when I was a local gym member, I took the month of January off. The enthusiasm always wanes by February and I got a well needed rest.
Wishing all of you a healthy holiday season and many job opportunities in 2011!
