The BEST Way To Get a Job

Occupy Wall Street has gone viral. As of this morning, "occupations" in solidarity are now in dozens of US cities, from Austin, Boston, Chicago, Colorado, Denver, Illinois, Knoxville, Portland (Maine), Tennessee, Texas, as well as more than 20 other locations in California and Florida. Demonstrations are also taking place in Australia, Canada, Japan, and Mexico.

Statement of Occupy Wall Street:

"We are the 99 percent. We are getting kicked out of our homes. We are forced to choose between groceries and rent. We are denied quality medical care. We are suffering from environmental pollution. We are working long hours for little pay and no rights, if we're working at all. We are getting nothing while the other 1 percent is getting everything. We are the 99 percent."

New Job - New Career? Looking for Inspiration?

There has been much talk lately about people struggling to find jobs in the current jobs market (e.g. the recent BBC Panorama programme Finished at Fifty?). Much of this is accompanied with a sense of hopelessness and despondency from TV, radio and other media messages. Of course the job market is tough at the moment. If you are one of those struggling to keep enthusiastic and motivated, here is the first in a new series of articles based on real people's real stories that might inform and inspire you to keep going or to try something new.