Happy Thanksgiving!

I know that I said this next post would focus on informational interviewing, however, with Thanksgiving drawing near and a short week at work, I haven’t had the time to weed through the many resources out there on that topic.

Instead, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I’ve gathered a few articles that relate to both the holiday and career development/searching!

First, there’s Alison Doyle’s Thanksgiving Week Job Searching. Doyle points out how important it is to NOT take a break from your job search over Thanksgiving break. Many employers only have Thursday off this week, so it is definitely beneficial to make sure you are staying on top of things over the holidays. No need to sacrifice all of your quality time with family, though! Doyle’s recommendation is to spend just a few minutes each day on the job search over Thanksgiving to keep yourself out there and on track.

In order to help with your Turkey Day job searching, Careerbuilder.com’s blog shared this list of companies who are hiring this week!

Lastly, Alina Dizik posted a compilation (also on Careerbuilder.com) of helpful career lessons learned by various career coaches, authors and business people: “What career lessons are you most thankful for?”

  Being Thankful in Your Job Search?!? Think this it’s impossible? It’s not! Harry Urschel, of The Wise Job Search blog, reminds us how to find gratitude, even in the process of finding a new job.

I hope you have a very happy Thanksgiving!

Kia

p.s. I’ve added a few more links – check out all of these great career development and job search blogs: The Work Buzz, Career Hub, and NW Jobs!