Unusual job advice on Larry King Live

I was watching the Larry King Live podcast this morning with a discussion on the alarming rise of unemployment in the US. Larry had four women as guests, all related to job search, financial planning and personal branding. All of them provided useful and timely advice on such areas as proactively trying to protect your job, preparing for possible unemployment and, of course, what to do if you lose your job. However, it seemed as though these carefully coiffed women should be talking to white collar workers on Wall Street.

Next Larry interviews a father and son whose family has worked at General Motors since the Second World War. The son was recently laid off from the plant in their hometown. These guys probably aren't ready for prime time TV but they seem like honest, hardworking mid-west guys caught up in the economic change. But then Larry asks his guest panelists to give these guys advice. Huh? One career coach tried to explain "The Rule of 21". For every twenty-one resumes you send out, you'll get one response. Again, huh? The blank look on these two gentlemen's faces never flickered.

It seemed to me such a unusual combination of advisors and individuals.

And yes, the CEO of Women For Hire (huh?) also gave them some thoughts on the job search. "...think about odd jobs while you are waiting for a permanent job..." You go girl!

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