For the next several months (or maybe years), we are going to have to endure a new and stark reality – a tanking economy and swelling unemployment. The U.S. economy lost an eye-popping 540,000 jobs in January alone, making it likely you or someone you know has become a victim of the crisis.

But the worst time to panic is when you are laid off and lose your main source of income. We live in a new and powerful era of communication, one where we can find support, gather news, and network without ever leaving our computers. The following collection of websites has been put together as a comprehensive resource for anybody who has lost their job and is looking to get back on their feet again. Our hope is that this post will be a hub for finding support and financial resources.

Continue reading 30+ Websites to Visit When You’re Laid Off

In addition to LinkUp and SimplyHired that aggregate search results from major job websites and other sources, I also like to use Indeed.

Tough times call for tough talk. And nobody does it better than career advice expert Marty Nemko. Known for such topics as Do What You Love and You’ll Probably Starve, Nemko brings his unique brand of job search tough love to Experience Unlimited’s Contra Costa Chapter meeting on Tuesday, February 10. The meeting is open to the public on a space-available basis.

With a talk entitled What you must know about landing a job today…that you probably don’t know, Nemko will offer current job seekers useful suggestions in his straight-forward sugar-free style.

Nemko, author of 600+ articles and five books including the popular Cool Careers for Dummies, is one of today’s most sought-after experts on jobs and careers. A contributing editor to U.S. News & World Report, he is a frequent guest on The Today Show, NPR’s Talk of the Nation and regularly quoted in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times and many websites. For six years, Nemko, a Bay Area resident, wrote a popular career column for the Sunday edition of the San Francisco Chronicle and for 20 years has hosted his own KALW radio show, Work With Marty Nemko.

For more information about Marty Nemko: www.martynemko.com

Experience Unlimited is a no-fee career management resource center and job search networking group for business and technical professionals in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is sponsored by the California Employment Development Department. The Contra Costa Chapter meets Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to noon at Temple Isaiah, 3800 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette, CA 94549.

Parking is limited and carpooling is encouraged.

Source: Experience Unlimited Website