-- Improve your skills. In order to update your skill set, look into taking online courses or local certificate programs.
-- Remain positive. Don't be impatient. Job searches can be difficult, but there are still some opportunities.
"The other key to succeeding in your resolution, whether it is related to career, health or personal finance, is to set specific objectives and reasonable deadlines for achieving them," adds Challenger. "Instead of making it your goal to find a new job, focus on the smaller steps needed to get that job."
Amy Winter
Amy is a copy editor with Copley News Service. She writes the weekly Bulletin Board column.
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