Know Your Skills

Last week, I wrote about the out-of-work mortgage broker, and architect couple in Atlanta who were reinventing themselves. The Wall Street Journal follows in their career section a number of currently unemployed MBAs, who document their experiences and list job seeking strategies that have and have not worked for them. One of the subjects, Steve McConaughey, found that he felt more energized in his job search when he started to pursue positions that matched his skills, and not just past positions he had held.    Read his and other's stories here.