Step 1: Find an Unemployment Partner in Crime

Since November, I can think of at least 10 friends that have lost a job for one reason or another. Take this opportunity to bond with those that are jobless. They know your pain, your worries, your anixety, and can be a fabulous support network for you. After you are done complaining about your situation to someone that truly understands, you can share a nice cold PBR, or as I like to call it, the poor man's brew.

Meet your friend at Unemployment Cafe for a coffee and motivate each other to apply for all 300 of the jobs that are out there for the 9,345 unemployed people in the Triangle area. When you get bored and need a break, take funky pictures with your Mac computer. Be productive and do mock interviews with your unemployed partner in crime. Look over your friends cover letter and resume and let him know what looks good and what needs improvement.

This will be a whole other post soon, but find a worthy nonprofit to volunteer with until the new job starts and invite your friend to come along. So far, we have assisted in lobbying for gay rights, painting houses for low-income families, and advocated for other issues that are important to us.