What is Reddit's opinion of Occupational Outlook Handbook 2013-2014 (Occupational Outlook Handbook (Paper-Skyhorse))?

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Here recommendation I saw on this sub a few days ago. This method will take a long time to finish, but it WILL find something for you.

If you are seriously unemployed, then finding a job should be your full-time job. 8-hours a day of working on your resume, writing letters, and submitting applications.

United States Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Outlook Handbook. Go thru it. The ENTIRE thing. It is a list of effectively every single job title that is reported via payrolls.

You can find the full text on bls.gov, or if you prefer a book you can find print editions quite easily, and public libraries should have one on hand in their reference books section.

Read EVERY SINGLE summary. Note down every job description that looks interesting and/or you qualify for. You should end up with a couple dozen options.

Now take those ones you are interested and pair down your options until you have around a dozen job titles. Research into those titles extensively. How is the average salary? Experience needed? Growth prospects? Size of industry? Who are the major companies in those industries? How is the workplace? Is relocation normally covered? How do you get into that market?

If you honestly took the hours to do that research, then you should have a strong direction to look for.

You should be working a full-time work week searching for a job. Spend an hour or so on every application, try and customize your resume and cover letter to each specific company you apply for.

This is very much the brute force method of job searching, but it serves as a great answer to "I don't know what to do next."