If you’re still going the traditional route of responding to advertised vacancies to get back into work, this Edinburgh newspaper publisher is doing its bit to help:

We picked up from HoldtheFrontPage this morning that the Edinburgh Evening News has slashed its rates for job advertising as part of its ‘Get Edinburgh Back to Work’ campaign. So maybe that will encourage more jobs being posted.

Meanwhile we’ve been talking this morning with an individual (who was made redundant a while ago and is still looking for work) to identify what makes her enthusiastic and ‘lights her fire’. What would make her jump out of bed in the morning, raring to go? I admit that it was a bit of an uphill struggle for a while as she was struggling to do as we suggest:

Keep your feet firmly planted on the ground and your head way up as high as it will go

And a guy who effectively made himself redundant from a positon last week was talking about going back into an area where he had no real interest, didn’t feel comfortable about how the money was made yet thought at least it was a way he could earn a living…

It’s not just your conversations you have with those who you believe may be future employers, business partners or routes to earning that you need to apply this thinking and approach to. It’s people who are already doing something they love.

If you’re not sure about this one why not look at people around you? If they are mainly those who have accepted their lot and are without aspiration or animation are they the best people for you to surround yourself with right now?

Once you’ve identified your passion why not talk to people who are already working in that field and see what opportunities and roles there may be that would suit your talents?

For example: Becoming a vet isn’t the only way to work with animals…