Laid Off Workers Finding New Jobs and Doing Everything To Get Them

August 5, 2009  PRNewswire -- Half of workers who were laid off in the last three months have found new jobs, reveals latest CareerBuilder survey completed in June. 48 percent of workers who were laid off from full-time jobs in the last three months have found new full-time positions; up from 41 percent in March. An additional three percent found part-time positions; down from 8 percent in the previous survey. The CareerBuilder survey was conducted among 921 workers who were laid off from full-time jobs within the last 12 months.

"Despite a challenging job market, workers have been able to find employment opportunities in a variety of fields," said Brent Rasmussen, President of CareerBuilder North America. "Even though the number of workers who took part-time positions is tracking below last quarter, the number who found full-time jobs is notably higher. This is a positive indication that more workers who were laid off from full-time jobs were able to replace them with new full-time positions instead of taking part-time work as an interim measure to generate income. Part of this job search success is related to workers expanding career options to new industries and locations."

Job Seekers Willing to Make Adjustments to Pay, Appearance, Location and Industry to Secure New Positions

• 56% of workers were able to negotiate comaprable or higher pay.
• 38% of workers changed their field of work.
• 20% relocated to a new city or state for a new job.
• 29% of job seekers are considering starting their own business.
• 28% of workers have changed their appearance to help their job search, by losing weight, changing or coloring their hair, and dressing younger.

Read more details about the CareerBuilder Survey. What would you do to get that new job?

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