In early June Seek released their latest round of labour market statistics, showing some interesting trends. Firstly that the employment marketing might in fact be turning around. Second that the Australian Government’s prediction of 8.5% unemployment will prove wrong.

The evidence is clearest in new job ads registered with SEEK. Between August 2008 and March 2009 new job ads (seasonally adjusted) fell by 44.2%, at a monthly rate of 6.6%. While job ads continued to fall in April and May 2009, the rate of change has slowed significantly to only 1.9% in May.

Only time …

Allow yourself to grieve, but don’t dwell on the situation you can’t change the past. You need to get back to it as quickly as possible.
Stay focused on getting a new job
Network like you have never networked before
Update your resume
Ensure you take advantage of all severance benefits and unemployment offered
Don’t get lazy & sit around doing nothing, if you work 8 to 10 hours a day on your job search you will find a new job faster than if you only put 3 to 4 hours into the activity.
Start promoting …

Losing your job can be one of the most devastating and fear ridden times in a person’s life.
But it doesn’t have to be that way.
Losing your job can also be a fantastic opportunity to refocus your career, start a business, gain new skills or just take some time out.
Before you can move on from job loss you need to understand the emotions that you will experience. For many their job defines who they are as a person, provides them with influence, reputation, control and of course an income. The loss …