I thought I’d take a break away from the 15 careers series to look at a topic in which we are all concerned about at the moment, and that is getting a job in low economic times.

You might be in a variety of scenarios. You could be a year 11 or 12 student, sticking your head up from your textbooks researching what avenue to take or you could be a career changer in your mid 20s looking for something fresh and exciting to stick your teeth into.

Hey, we might think that we here are doing it tough in the job market, especially as young people.

But can’t we take heart from Daniel Seddiqui in the US who is succeeding at getting one job in 50 states every week in 50 weeks?
Have a look here:  www.livingthemap.com

Im a great advocate of young people living the dream, and doing something, and this is a prime example.

Today, Sharon Cousins from Ready Resumes in Wollongong talks about how to properly address selection criteria, an integral (and often complicated) part of applying for a job these days.

I hope it is useful to you. Any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me through the contact form.

Do’s

• Be concise.

• Organise your application.

The other day I received a question from one of my readers asking if he was struggling to find full time work, and had a really cool idea, how would he be able to get up and running with limited savings?

This prompted me to think about all the businesses out there and how they started financially. Many of them started with limited funds.
 

I heard a very interesting story on ABC's PM program by Michael Turtle the other night about the viability of the current centrelink program and what young people thought of it in its current state.

I thought id share it with you to further cement the problems young people are facing. (No, im not dreaming, I wasnt the only one with problems with centrelink.)

There were some good points our Youth Minister, Kate Ellis MP can take forward and look at making some changes to the current system.

An article hit the media the other day which is prevalent to young job seekers. The article suggests that young people should not be picky about getting employment in these economic times and that they should not knock jobs back if they are available.

One great tip that I have to share – and ive used this to great success myself- is to use google maps when looking for a job in a specific geographic location.

This is great for people who are looking at a tree change, a sea change or just plan to work with your laptop overlooking the beach, like me!

If you’re unsure of what im talking about, here’s an example. What im looking for is a web design agency in Cronulla, Sydney. 

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Not sure if you are all aware of our refer a friend program.

If you refer someone & they buy our ebook, you can get $15.

What this is doing is rewarding you for the referral, its helping more young people get work and its also helping me put more dollars into this venture to help more people! It just makes sense!

So, heres how to do it:

What I wanted to share with you is how I have potentially secured a great job contact through Twitter.
 
I was one of those people who thought Twitter was useless until someone at work suggested I try it for looking for a job.

Must I say I was surprised to find my mum and sister already using it before me! This was certainly a wake up call!

Most people when they think of a career working with animals straight away think of a career as a Veterinarian.

However, the diverse list below shows you that you can actually pursue your passion of animals in a different way without all the study, textbooks and financial investment.

Australia is a nation of pet owners, with 63% of people in Australia owning one pet or more.  (According to www.petnet.com.au)