Christmas time is finally here and most employees are perhaps enjoying their meals and exchanging gifts, two familiar scenes when Yuletide season sinks in. But part of reality is the fact that practically a million workers (and counting) from the globe have lost their jobs, many of whom got their last paycheck in perhaps large sums. With that in mind, should you spend it all?
There are some who have saved as much as they can. Spending on a budget and making sure that they don’t go on empty. Some are planning their 2009 plan of action, much of which is to land a new job by reading the papers or visiting some job sites that provide various posts on job openings.
The people who got bonuses are quite lean this year and this can be typified by the sales of most retailers, a lot of whom admitted dwindled a lot. So while we don’t want to ruin Christmas, keep that thought that a week from now, 2009 is here. Draw out your career plans. The Year of the Ox does not seem bright thus far.
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We all find ourselves looking for new jobs so that we can be able to excel the more when it comes to considering career growth. There are a lot of opportunities out there but the matter of timing is equally important as well. For one thing, it is best to change jobs somewhere in the second to the third quarter of the year. Based on our beliefs, never should it be done on the last quarter. At least that we all believed in.
(Source) Yet job hunters often blow off the holidays because they view it as a dead hiring period. Nothing is further from the truth.
When calling job applicants in December, I’ve often heard: “I can’t believe you called me this time of year.” This doesn’t make sense, since recruiters work a full month, except for the few days they take off around Christmas and New Year’s.
In some cases, candidates resist coming for interviews in December. I’ve heard all kinds of excuses. Some are legitimate: “I’m flying out of town that day.” Many were silly: “We’re going to a party that night and, with the traffic, I don’t think I had better drive in for an interview in the afternoon.”
Apparently, there is logic in this article. However, it still remains if they are indeed feasible and will work to our advantage. On how this will turn out is anyone’s guess. But make sure you hold on to that resignation letter and avoid acting on impulse. You may end up without a job and the evident loser in the end. So be careful in making hasty when it comes to your career.
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