The number of unemployed Americans will continue to grow throughout 2009 and will level out in the first half of 2010, according to Chicago-based Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

Employment levels may stay flat until well into 2011 and job creation even then will show only moderate gains. It may be 2013 before we start to see the level of employment growth associated with a healthy and expanding economy.

Social networking as a job search tool will explode. Call them the sandwich boards of the 21st century. More and more Americans will turn to social and professional networking sites as well as other non-traditional resume-delivery methods such as a YouTube to spread the word about their quest for employment.

These networks will become the preferred grapevine for job leads and the best source of inside contacts to help your job search by connecting you with decision makers. A 2007 survey conducted by the Institute for Corporate Productivity revealed that 65 percent of business professionals utilize personal and professional social networking Web sites.

About 35 percent of these individuals said they use networks to assist them in finding a job. That percentage is certain to grow as more and more workers find themselves falling victim to corporate downsizing. More here.
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