For those unemployed, how much time do you spend job hunting each day?
I know the unemployment office says 20 hrs a week is what one should spend Job Hunting. And after you job hunt, what do you do with the rest of your day if you’re not interviewing or didn’t find anything? Can you sleep at night not knowing where your next dollar is coming from? I ask because I’m going thru all of this right now.
When I was unemployed, I spent about 40-50 hours looking for work, about the same amount of time I previously worked. Only the quality of work was different.
I looked online and in print at prospective jobs, asked friends and people I worked with in the past, spent time researching companies I wanted to work for, updated my LinkedIn, Facebook, and other social networking profiles, gain new skills (computer, etc.), and I rewarded myself for accomplishing certain goals such as going on X interviews or making Y phone calls.
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more than would working each day
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Based on how many extensions people are receiving (99 weeks!!??), I am willing to bet many people unemployed do not spend 20 hours a MONTH looking. Why put forth the effort as long as the government is willing to pay you to sit at home? Sounds like you are one of the few who treat unemployment benefits for what they are.
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When I was unemployed, I spent about 40-50 hours looking for work, about the same amount of time I previously worked. Only the quality of work was different.
I looked online and in print at prospective jobs, asked friends and people I worked with in the past, spent time researching companies I wanted to work for, updated my LinkedIn, Facebook, and other social networking profiles, gain new skills (computer, etc.), and I rewarded myself for accomplishing certain goals such as going on X interviews or making Y phone calls.
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