Although "experts" are skirting the issue and giving you false hope, I don't have any problem telling you that you are likely going to stay unemployed, unhappy and a complete burden on society if you continue to do the things I've outlined below. Consider it a wake up call; consider it an opportunity. Because statistics show that only a very small percentage of you will take any action. Interesting, that's about the same percentage of people in the world who are independently successful.
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Excerpt from Gonzo Sourcing and the Evolution of Online Social Networks
The following is an excerpt from "Gonzo Sourcing and the Evolution of Online Social Networks" By Shally Steckerl. Read the entire article here. Shally is a guru when it comes to candidate sourcing and recruiting, and his whole article speaks to this more in depth, but the section I'm clipping is specifically applicable as well to the job-seeker.