Job seekers often suspend their job search for "the
holidays," from early or mid-November through New Year's Day, on the theory that no one is interviewed or hired during that period. Waiting until January 1 is a VERY BIG MISTAKE because that's when most people launch their job searches.
MOST employers are STILL hiring now (to commit budget dollars before they are lost in the new year, to meet the special needs of the holidays, to prepare for the new year, etc.). In this article by Job-Hunt's Editor Susan P. Joyce, a former HR staffer, find 5 ways to reach out to your network to land that new job before the end of the year.
