Labor Day is taking on a new meaning for many due to the troubled economy and rising unemployment across the country. Today, it was announced that the national unemployment rate reached a 26-year high of 9.7%.
As more people are joining the ranks of the unemployed, what are they doing to help themselves and others find a new career opportunity?
Many are banning together and forming job clubs, meetups and other networking groups to exchange job leads and network.
Social Media and Social Networking sites are emerging as a major resource for online networking, Linkedin, Facebook and Twitter are at the forefront of a lot of job search activity. Thousands of recruiters and job seekers are connecting online and communicating with each other to fill the jobs that are available in a very competitive employment market.
One group in particular is combining both live events and online networking to help one another uncover the career opportunities that are available.
PinkSlipMixers have emerged as one of the most talked about groups. I had the pleasure of taking to the Founder of the Pink Slip Mixers, Edwin Duterte about Pink Slip Mixers and how they help both job seekers and employers connect with each other in a fun, “unjobfair” way.
