http://www.jobmonkey.com/blog/job-layoffs-takes-a-turn-for-the-worse.html The Coolest Jobs on Earth! Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:52:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.jobmonkey.com/blog/job-layoffs-takes-a-turn-for-the-worse.html/comment-page-1#comment-1280 Mara Strom Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:44:39 +0000 http://www.jobmonkey.com/blog/?p=1235#comment-1280 @Beth -- what a great attitude you have. And I love how you have taken this unplanned "extra" time in your life right now to take the TESOl/TEFL course -- I hope you get to China soon! @Beth — what a great attitude you have. And I love how you have taken this unplanned “extra” time in your life right now to take the TESOl/TEFL course — I hope you get to China soon!

]]> http://www.jobmonkey.com/blog/job-layoffs-takes-a-turn-for-the-worse.html/comment-page-1#comment-1276 Beth Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:35:55 +0000 http://www.jobmonkey.com/blog/?p=1235#comment-1276 I think that it is a very difficult time to be going through, one with which I have first hand experience. However, I also think that it is essential to try and look for any positives that there are in your life and not to dwell upon the situation. It is a depressing time, but one which can also give you the time/chance to do something that you may have never considered or have always wanted to do. I personally found taking a TESOL/TEFL course (with i-to-i) very self-fulfilling and am now hoping to travel to China to teach English. Whilst it is a difficult time for everyone, there really are those that are much worse off than us and it is always important to keep that in mind. On a more positive note, I do think that the job market will start to pick up again by the fall, but whatever happens, I hope to remain positive. I think that it is a very difficult time to be going through, one with which I have first hand experience. However, I also think that it is essential to try and look for any positives that there are in your life and not to dwell upon the situation. It is a depressing time, but one which can also give you the time/chance to do something that you may have never considered or have always wanted to do. I personally found taking a TESOL/TEFL course (with i-to-i) very self-fulfilling and am now hoping to travel to China to teach English. Whilst it is a difficult time for everyone, there really are those that are much worse off than us and it is always important to keep that in mind. On a more positive note, I do think that the job market will start to pick up again by the fall, but whatever happens, I hope to remain positive.

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