WHATEVER IT TAKES
This is the first of what I hope will be many posts tying in with a new column I am about to introduce titled, “Whatever It Takes.”
Unemployed and in the job market for the first time in 17 years, I realized that I could draw on my skills as a journalist to write about what it’s like to be looking for work in these not so great economic times. Combining my own experiences with input from experts, employers and readers, I’m hoping that this becomes a sort of mutual support system.
I’ll be posting a new column weekly, blogging about things that come up along the way and hoping for reader interaction. There is comfort in knowing that we’re not in this alone — and we’re not. Together, maybe we can help each other. Look for the first column on June 15.
About Kathy Gibbons
Award-winning newspaper features editor and lifestyle columnist Kathy Gibbons writes columns and blogs about doing whatever it takes to get a job and pay the bills.
Whether that means reinventing yourself, overhauling your skill set or changing the way you look at the world and go about searching for work, it can be a new game when you find yourself unemployed at an age, in a field and/or in a job market where it seems there are more obstacles than opportunities. Gibbons’ goals are to share experiences, offer tips from experts, HR professionals and job seekers and otherwise explore what works — and what doesn’t. She believes we are all in this together, and that together, we can help each other.
Gibbons lives in Michigan, where she has worked in public relations management for hospitals and community colleges, and most recently, was a newspaper features editor and lifestyle columnist.
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