Forced from executive pay to hourly wages

We've all heard that a good number of the unemployed decide not to seek part-time work because it might interfere with their job searches. But Mr. Cooper rises every day at 4 a.m. and, after a time of prayer, devotes two hours to his job hunt on the computer. He prints out a detailed call list of prospective employers to take with him, squeezing in phone conversations during breaks throughout the day from his pickup truck, which he calls his “office.”

“There were times I broke down,” Mr. Cooper said. “I broke down thinking, ‘This is what I’ve become.’ ”

Once again this goes to the notion that when someone calls or networks or Tweets or whatever, give them time and above all be honest. Heaven knows this profession needs a little help.