All good advice.
I was unemployed for almost a year. Living in the Silicon Valley and working knee-deep in technology start-ups, I got hit hard when the bubble burst. Whoa be to those who get burned by the latest bubble - real estate! But I digress.
You might be surprised by how long it takes to find something "suitable".
As it was, I ended up taking a job that I didn't love after almost a year of being unemployed just to keep food on the table. I sold the house and moved to a less expensive area. And I was only making 1/5th of my previous salary.
Only now, (3 1/2 years later) am I doing something that I love. Even still, it's in a totally new field and it'll probably be another 3-5 years before I'm making what I used to.
The economy has been improving, but remember that past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. There's a whole lotta' potentially choppy water ahead, so proceed with the utmost caution.
I was unemployed for almost a year. Living in the Silicon Valley and working knee-deep in technology start-ups, I got hit hard when the bubble burst. Whoa be to those who get burned by the latest bubble - real estate! But I digress.
You might be surprised by how long it takes to find something "suitable".
As it was, I ended up taking a job that I didn't love after almost a year of being unemployed just to keep food on the table. I sold the house and moved to a less expensive area. And I was only making 1/5th of my previous salary.
Only now, (3 1/2 years later) am I doing something that I love. Even still, it's in a totally new field and it'll probably be another 3-5 years before I'm making what I used to.
The economy has been improving, but remember that past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. There's a whole lotta' potentially choppy water ahead, so proceed with the utmost caution.