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The Salary Tutor:

How to Make Your Job Search Less Stressful

A Few Simple Tips to Keep Your Sanity During the Interview Process

Time is a Drag...

How long does it take? Statistically speaking, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average time it took an unemployed worker to find a job in 2012 was 39 weeks -- nearly 10 months. That’s up 137% from the 16-week average a decade ago in 2002.

Not only does the overall time spent to find the right job take forever, but even once you’re on the track to get hired, the actual process from the moment you have your first interview until your first day of work can drag on for weeks.

 

  • Jim Hopkinson

    Jim Hopkinson is an author, writer, and speaker living in New York City. His focus is on career development for the new economy, showing how new media, technology and branding are changing how people look at their career and lifestyle. Read more...