Comments on: ’Tis the Season for Stupid Job-Hunting Tips

By: Sue

Sue — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:55:00 +0000

I have to disagree with you. Many companies still do hire during the holiday season, and I think people who are looking for jobs should continue to seek employment during this time. I interviewed for my current position in November and started on December 10th. I’m glad I didn’t take your advice!!!

By: Kristi Rocha

Kristi Rocha — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:33:38 +0000

I have been involved with outplacement for the past ten years. Our data reveals that interviewing and hiring does occur during the last and first quarters. Because there is a perception that hiring does not occur during fourth quarter and soome job seekers do take timeoff during the holidays, competitively speaking this is a great time of year to explore opportunities in the marketplace.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:05:25 +0000

I am HR Director for a company of 400+ employees. We are hiring right now and not for temporary or seasonal jobs.
If I were looking for work now, I wouldn’t take a break during the holidays. Even if little hiring is being done, there are lots of other job seekers that will take a break. That means less competition for the jobs that are out there. Use that as motivation to recharge your batteries.
Many of us do not have the luxury of having a job that will allow us to do nothing between Thanksgiving and Martin Luther’s Birthday. In fact, I don’t know many employers that would be happy knowing HR is taking a couple of months off during the year.

By: Jojo

Jojo — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:48:01 +0000

Depending on where you are also has an affect on the job market. I live in a predominately tourist area. I try to help folks get back to work for a living as well as help employers find the right matches and I do notice an increase in restaurant and hotel jobs. Unfortunately, these ’seasonal jobs’ are for low pay, which poses a challenge to my veteran military customers. I agree with a previous poster, the labor does slow down but it doesn’t come to a halt. For the average job seeker that could mean the chances of finding that ‘right job’ becomes much lower since the jobs do slow down but the number of un-employed folks remains the same. Don’t give up on your job search. But beware not to allow yourself to become desperate and take the first thing that comes along.

By: Willy

Willy — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:17:50 +0000

I’d bet the reason for this press release was that job search traffic plummets through the holiday season. Companies like the one that e-mailed you need to do anything to keep up traffic to their sites. They’re desperate.
I wrote a post about the trends in job search traffic on my blog and it can be found at
http://www.onedayonejob.com/blog/end-of-year-job-search/