May 23, 2012 9:46 AM





By Margaret Heffernan

 

(MoneyWatch) I'm getting more emails from people who've been out of work quite a long time. Not surprisingly, they're very dispirited but what makes it worse is that they are worrying about how to cover the gap that is growing in their resume. Being out of work is debilitating because your morale plummets, your confidence starts to hemorrhage and your passion for network decidedly dwindles. What should you do?



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It is difficult to focus on finding your passion while you are trying to focus on paying the rent, car payment, car insurance, etc. However, it is important for people not to just show up to a job everyday with no passion or remain in a career that seems to go nowhere.  Everyone was created with a specific purpose; however, it is up to each individual to find and fulfill that purpose.   In order to find that passion you’re craving, follow the guidelines listed below:



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BILL BARNETT

Bill Barnett led the Strategy Practice at McKinsey & Company and has taught career strategy to graduate students at Yale and Rice. He now is applying business strategy concepts to careers.

When Choosing a Job, Culture Matters

4:08 PM Wednesday May 2, 2012

by Bill Barnett 



Some organizations will excite you. They'll stimulate your success and growth. Others will be stressful. They may lead you to quit before you've… Continue

By Suzanne Lucas

 

(MoneyWatch) Dear Evil HR Lady,

I am unemployed for over a year, after completing my MBA. I then had a fixed term contract that I did not manage to turn into a permanent position due to the difficult economic times back then (my direct boss was very happy with me).



I have since then mildly been involved in a private equity project and sent a zillion applications, redoing my resume so many times I cannot count, with the pathetic result of two phone… Continue