Job Search or Holidays

Job Search or Holidays Summer is fast approaching and plans for summer holidays have likely been in the works for awhile now inspired byan early start to the cottage season due tounusually temperate weather during themonth of April. If you are in an active job search, are youcoordinating your holidays around your job search? Ifyou are consideringa long term suspension ofyour job search to opt for an extended summer holiday, you may want to reconsider. The advantages of a summer job search are really quite astounding. Most of the year your resume will be oneof hundreds or possibly even thousands, all hopeful to secure theopportunity for a job interview. The competition is fierce as weslowlyrecover from an economicdownturnthat resulted inrecord job loss rates throughout North America.What if your resume was only onein thirty instead of onein one hundred? Did you know that 70% of your competition withdraws from their job search during the summer months?Whether this consistent phenomenon is due to those who would rather spend their summers at the cottage or those who dont believe a successful job search is possible during these months, the fact is,should you decide to stay in the race, your opportunity to reach the finish line just got that much greater! Now is the time to ramp up your job search and take advantage of the summer months. Youve just outrun70% of your competition and all you had to do wasstay in therace! For further information on job search strategies contactElite Resumes to speak to Martin Buckland, Certified Job Search Trainer andJob and Career Transition Coach.