The economy has been hard on everyone, from the people who have permanently lost their jobs, to the ones who have been desperately seeking work to supplement a spouse’s decreased income, to the person just attempting to break into the job market for the first time. This also includes people who have been in the same job for some time and realize that for whatever reason, they must make a career change. I receive quite a few callers who want to know where to look next, what to attempt next, where there is a job for them.

I have found it quite interesting that when I receive these calls, I do not automatically receive a message that translates psychically as “Apply at the ABC Company” or perhaps “Send your resume to Smith-Jones, Inc.” What I have been receiving quite a bit are suggestions from my guides (whom I have always found to be quite practical) to move in more of a sideways direction – that is, not to look at replacing the exact job that has been lost (or the one that one seems to be 100% qualified for), but to direct the search towards a brand-new area, where one has the skills that were perhaps acquired in a hobby, coupled with some of the skills that one used in past employment. Read the rest of this entry »