Monday, November 21, 2005
Thanksgiving Miracle of 2003
Two years ago next Friday something very odd happened in my practice. It never occurred to me that such activity would transpire during a lazy holiday weekend. After all, other than going to the mall, where was there to go? Other than getting out Christmas lights and watching football games, what was there to do?
It was the day after Thanksgiving. Nothing ever happens the day after Thanksgiving in the job search industry... but it did that year! Despite the turkey hangover, the busiest shopping day of the year and the breather we traditionally enjoy from even thinking about work, an odd thing happened to more than one of my candidates; they went out on interviews! It was then I knew!
I was so amazed at the odd timing that I saw it as symptomatic of things to come, so I wrote an op-ed article in Business First of Columbus predicting the coming of a far better 2004 than we had seen since Y2K. Praying I would be correct I predicted a real upswing in the 2004 job market and it occurred! December brought an even more unusual high level of hiring. We had two job offers on New Year's Eve.
We had a repeat of this oddity on Thanksgiving weekend 2004, and this year opened even more doors to well-prepared candidates with great credentials. I see more good opportunities for 2006. I've seen signs and symptoms all year but I'll be watching next week very carefully. The message? Be encouraged and stay in the game!
It was the day after Thanksgiving. Nothing ever happens the day after Thanksgiving in the job search industry... but it did that year! Despite the turkey hangover, the busiest shopping day of the year and the breather we traditionally enjoy from even thinking about work, an odd thing happened to more than one of my candidates; they went out on interviews! It was then I knew!
I was so amazed at the odd timing that I saw it as symptomatic of things to come, so I wrote an op-ed article in Business First of Columbus predicting the coming of a far better 2004 than we had seen since Y2K. Praying I would be correct I predicted a real upswing in the 2004 job market and it occurred! December brought an even more unusual high level of hiring. We had two job offers on New Year's Eve.
We had a repeat of this oddity on Thanksgiving weekend 2004, and this year opened even more doors to well-prepared candidates with great credentials. I see more good opportunities for 2006. I've seen signs and symptoms all year but I'll be watching next week very carefully. The message? Be encouraged and stay in the game!
