Guest Post, Author at Welcome to Unemploymentville https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/author/jobless/ Useful Ideas for Unemployed or Underemployed Folks - Unemployment can be a beast. Don't go it alone. Thu, 29 Feb 2024 22:47:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-UnemploymentPop-32x32.jpg Guest Post, Author at Welcome to Unemploymentville https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/author/jobless/ 32 32 About The Pandemic Coping Project – Being Out of Work in Covid Crisis https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/about-the-pandemic-coping-project-being-out-of-work-in-covid-crisis/ https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/about-the-pandemic-coping-project-being-out-of-work-in-covid-crisis/#respond Fri, 26 Mar 2021 12:17:28 +0000 https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/?p=2953 The Pandemic Coping Project The U of M Psychotherapy Research Lab Needs Your Participation The University of Memphis Psychotherapy Research Lab, led by Professor Jeffrey Berman, is conducting a study titled The Pandemic Coping Project which aims to explore the usefulness of different coping strategies during social isolation. The COVID-19 public health crisis and the large-scale societal changes implemented to combat the virus have impacted all individuals in profound and unique ways. This research seeks to understand individual experiences and...

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]]> https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/about-the-pandemic-coping-project-being-out-of-work-in-covid-crisis/feed/ 0 How to Cope with the Loneliness of Being Out of a Job https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/how-to-cope-with-the-loneliness-of-being-out-of-a-job/ https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/how-to-cope-with-the-loneliness-of-being-out-of-a-job/#respond Fri, 26 Mar 2021 11:35:18 +0000 https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/?p=2945 If you’re feeling lonelier because you’re out of a job, you may be in good company. A survey in 2018 of 20,000 Americans found that half of them felt lonely. And since the workplace is where many Americans find camaraderie and connection, it’s not surprising that unemployment may introduce or intensify feelings of loneliness and isolation. Loneliness is important to address, though, because it can endanger an unemployed person’s health and hamper their job search. It is a bigger predictor...

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]]> https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/how-to-cope-with-the-loneliness-of-being-out-of-a-job/feed/ 0 What to Say If Your Friend Has Lost Their Job https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/what-to-say-if-your-friend-has-lost-their-job/ https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/what-to-say-if-your-friend-has-lost-their-job/#respond Sun, 21 Feb 2021 04:21:12 +0000 https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/?p=2934 Do’s and Don’ts of What to Say if Your Friend Has Lost Their Job Do It’s always good to start with a simple statement of sympathy “So sorry to hear” “I’m sorry” “Sorry you have to deal with this now” followed by a question (or two), such as How are you doing? Did you have any idea this could happen? Is there anything I can do to help? or “What can I do to help?” Listen to your friend.  If they...

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]]> https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/what-to-say-if-your-friend-has-lost-their-job/feed/ 0 Inspirational Quotes for Job Loss https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/inspirational-quotes-for-job-loss/ https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/inspirational-quotes-for-job-loss/#respond Wed, 17 Feb 2021 13:17:43 +0000 https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/?p=2928 Looking for Inspirational Quotes About Job Loss? Here’s a collection of ten, from people in wide variety of careers. Inspirational Job Loss Quote #1 Inspirational Job Loss Quote #2   Inspirational Job Loss Quote #3 Steve Jobs described his feelings of loss and abandonment in his 2005 commencement speech at Stanford: “We had just released our finest creation — the Macintosh — a year earlier, and I had just turned 30. And then I got fired. How can you get...

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]]> https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/inspirational-quotes-for-job-loss/feed/ 0 How One Game Changed My Career and Life https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/how-one-game-changed-my-career-and-life/ https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/how-one-game-changed-my-career-and-life/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2020 20:11:59 +0000 https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/?p=2874 Editor’s Note: While it was not unemployment that pushed Vinod Balan to change careers, I felt the key ideas of how and why he changed careers could help anyone looking for a job.  Here is his story. The Misconception I had worked in software development for about five years. The first few years were good.  But, after a certain point in time, I realized that this is not what I want to do in my life. I was always passionate...

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]]> https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/how-one-game-changed-my-career-and-life/feed/ 4 Could this Global Pandemic Be the Perfect Opportunity for the Unemployed? https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/could-this-global-pandemic-be-the-perfect-opportunity-for-the-unemployed/ https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/could-this-global-pandemic-be-the-perfect-opportunity-for-the-unemployed/#respond Tue, 21 Jul 2020 22:37:21 +0000 http://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/?p=2770 Before I begin, I must say that I’m aware of the hardships and pain that the Covid-19 pandemic has brought many people, and I don’t want to suggest that a pandemic of this scale is a good thing in any way. Having said that, I do also want to provide encouragement at a time when so many are facing financial struggles or who may have lost their jobs. There is a bright side! The ongoing pandemic can in fact present...

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]]> https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/could-this-global-pandemic-be-the-perfect-opportunity-for-the-unemployed/feed/ 0 No Such Luck – How Employment Failure Became Success https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/no-such-luck-how-employment-failure-became-success/ https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/no-such-luck-how-employment-failure-became-success/#respond Thu, 02 Jul 2020 01:56:51 +0000 http://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/?p=2740 I was vying for a position as an Executive Assistant when I noticed someone had posted a Mitch Albom quote about miracles in my Facebook feed.  “Miracles happen quietly every day – in an operating room, on a stormy sea, in the sudden appearance of a roadside stranger. They are rarely tallied. No one keeps score…” I spent my whole life trying to find miracles and it often backfired. I asked my boyfriend at the time, why I never seemed...

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]]> https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/no-such-luck-how-employment-failure-became-success/feed/ 0 Can You Still Improve Your Home with Your Limited Budget? https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/can-you-still-improve-your-home-on-a-limited-budget/ https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/can-you-still-improve-your-home-on-a-limited-budget/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2020 02:12:56 +0000 http://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/?p=2712 A lot of folks who are out-of-work would like to use the time to improve their home. But…. out-of-work generally means you are on a tight budget. Taking on a remodeling and improvement project can definitely make your home look better, but it can also undeniably break your bank (adding stress), especially if you’re not careful. Luckily, there are many DIY projects and home improvement ideas all over the world wide web that can help you with your dilemma. Aside...

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]]> https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/can-you-still-improve-your-home-on-a-limited-budget/feed/ 0 I’m $50,000 in Debt and Reconsidering the Value of Higher Education https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/im-5000-in-debt-and-reconsidering-the-value-of-higher-education/ https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/im-5000-in-debt-and-reconsidering-the-value-of-higher-education/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2020 01:25:03 +0000 http://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/?p=2701 After I graduated from college, I stumbled, tripped, and smacked my face on a painful $50,000 debt bill. I went from being a young adult to a full-fledged debt payer in a matter of months.  Living paycheck-to-paycheck in the hospitality industry is a whirlwind you feel like you’ll never get ahead of, especially when you have two degrees.  I worked full-time at one restaurant and picked up another job to pay off my monthly loan payments. I had enough and...

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]]> https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/im-5000-in-debt-and-reconsidering-the-value-of-higher-education/feed/ 1 On Mental Health and Being Unemployed https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/on-mental-health-and-being-unemployed/ https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/on-mental-health-and-being-unemployed/#respond Thu, 28 May 2020 01:40:04 +0000 http://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/?p=2687 It’s no secret that there’s a stigma surrounding mental health. We talk about mental health, advocate for it, and ask for more resources, but it seems that we are fighting a long, hard battle. Depression, anxiety, PTSD – can make us feel hopeless in fighting for anything at all, as feelings of shame and guilt overcome us. We often feel shunned and we don’t believe we are worthy of help because someone else always has it way worse. I’m here...

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