Jan 13, 2009 7:33 pm US/Eastern
What's Worrying You: CBS 2 Follows Up With Viewer
Reporting
Cindy Hsu
NEW YORK (CBS) ―
Finding a job is what's worrying many of our viewers this new year, who have been responding to our calls to tell us what their concerns are with the economy in 2009.
CBS 2 recently featured Sonia Anderson from East Flatbush in Brooklyn, who wrote in and said she was searching for a job as a home health care aide for months without any luck. We talked to some experts to find out what she can do to improve her chances in the job market.
On Tuesday, we introduced Anderson to Stephen Viscusi, the author of "Bulletproof Your Job."
"Just talking to Stephen, I realized, yes, I was really not sending the right message. I think I was not detailed enough," she told CBS 2.
Viscusi re-did Anderson's resume, expanding her objective to include her specialty for healthy cooking, and adding a lot more details about her former clients such as their ages and medical conditions. He asked her to change the long message on her phone, so it's more professional.
"So when they call you they can feel like they're getting you, and they're going to feel comfortable with who you are and what you're about, and that you're easy to reach," he said.
Anderson had primarily used Craig's List to look for jobs, but Viscusi is putting her resume up on half a dozen career sites, and coached her on interviewing skills, such as always giving a firm handshake, asking for the job, and offering to try the job for a trial period.
"If it's between Sonia and XYZ candidate, and Sonia says to me, 'I'm more than willing to try this job for 90 days,' and she can prove herself in that time, statistically most people who offer that, not only do they land the job they land a permanent job as well," he said.
Anderson walked out feeling good about her meeting with Viscusi.
"I am very, very good, very optimistic, I just know that something good is going to happen," she said.
And Viscusi said Anderson's positive attitude is key.
What's Worrying You For 2009? Send Us Your Thoughts! You could be featured on an upcoming CBS 2 HD newscast.
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