Following on from the Cornell University discussion on ‘survival jobs’ help pay the bills’ .  The article talks about people taking on more than one survival job and then not being able to pursue the jobs they really want or they are really qualified to do.

Let’s face it the economy is not good right now and its hard to find a job.   For college students and professionals alike we are all looking for ways to survive. For college students, the idea of spending 4 years earning a degree and finding a great job in your chosen field is a thing of the past.   Or it could be a different scenario  – your unemployment benefits are running low, your savings are dwindling and you still have to make the mortgage or rental payments and put food on the table.

What to do?

After all the student or other bills won’t disappear into thin air.  Like the stimulus package some of us are going to be paying them off for years to come.  Now its all about finding an interesting job that pays the bills or survival jobs.

You have to wonder whether this will put a damper on career aspirations or whether some of these people might take this opportunity and run with it… Maybe get into a rhythm at work, get the job done, pay the bills but unleash all their creative thoughts and aspirations at home on the internet etc.

Or what about another concept –  we might actually get to enjoy the time we spend away from the office?

After all most of us are used to spending nearly all our time at work,
it might be nice to spend time just being and enjoying it!

Recruitment in the 21st century has made leaps and bounds in it’s methodology, since the good old days of placing a classified ad in the newspaper.

Classified advertising has stood as the traditional medium to place an available position, and search for a job. These days, the classified section of many newspapers jumps from autos to furniture, and the employment section has become a thing of the past.

The internet is the new tool for recruitment.

Think about it. One day in the newspaper ( likely a Sunday ) vs 30 days posted on Careerbuilder?  One pretty expensive 25 word ad in a newspaper reaching 30,000 subscribers, vs an elaborate job description with graphics, video and a quick link to shoot off an e-mailed resume, instead of finding a fax? The answer to these comparisons are no brainers. Web is the way to go. But with thousands of employment sites, and spammers galore, it is hard to know where to apply your advertising budget to get the most bang for your buck. A virtual recruitment advertising agency would be your best bet to help you allocate and budget your spending across several platforms, targeting your approach to attracting better candidates