Looking for and finding a career niche

As bad as the economy seems right now,and as many people that are unemployed in this era of downturn, many people are unsure of what
will happen. Some people will continue to look for jobs they know they
are qualified for. Others will wonder what they will have to settle for in
a job. With so much competition for so few jobs available, maybe we as
the unemployed need to rethink our approach in evaluating how to prepare for what we may or may not find in the near future. I've outlined
just a few ideas to consider as we continue to struggle with re-entering
the job market.

1. Know what you're good at with respect to skills and abilities.

2. Know what you enjoy doing as far as hobbies,entertainment,
sports,etc.

3. Be open to being able to develop new skills, talents and abilities.

4. Experiment or try to learn new tasks, give yourself a second chance
to enlighten yourself about previous mental rejections of things
didn't interest you.

5. When you're not sure of what a new endeavor might include as to
requirements,education, physical abilities,dedication,etc, find
ways to investigate, find sources of expertise.

6. Give yourself the chance to do some internal soul searching regarding
ideas, expanding your horizons, or creative abilities.

7. Don't set your goals so high that you'll fear you won't reach them.
Give yourself a chance to see what level your ability you can start out
at. Don't be afraid of failure. Limit your failures to small ones, if any
at all seem to loom on the horizon. Small enough to not scare you
from trying anything else. One has to be able to branch out and uti-
lize whatever is effectively making us what we want to be in life.

8. Make use of whatever networking methods that you can implement
in your search for employment. Use your networking sources to
provide new avenues to explore when deciding what type of job
would appeal to you and what type you would excel at. Look for
networking support groups or events in your area to join and get
your name out in the open field. If they don't know you, they sure
can't find you.

9. Utilize as many job search engines as you can find to broaden your
search for whatever job that not only interests you, but that fit your
skills and abilities. Careerbuilder, hotjobs, indeed, linkedin, just
to name a few. Make as much available to your search as possible
and increase your probability of successfully finding your next
career.