For our Hiring Manager perspective, I welcome Leigh Anne Lanier. Leigh Anne is Director of Retail Services for Verizon Wireless. In addition to her accomplished 13-year career managing, hiring, and training dedicated, high achieving team members for Verizon and Alltel, she was honored as a 2008 “Movers and Shakers” recipient presented by the Triangle Business Journal and was the 2007 inaugural recipient of the “Alltel Leader of the Year” award.

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Q: I am struggling with depression now that I’ve been laid off. When not looking for work, I spend a lot of time and have been open with my friends and family and they have been supportive, but I feel like I need more. Any suggestions?

A: Depression is an understandable and tough problem during a job search. Here are some things that I suggest to my unemployed clients that have proven helpful in getting them through the ups and downs of unemployment:

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An exclusive GetHiredStayHired.com/LinkingRaleighNC.com career guidance Q&A series. Part two:

For our Recruiter perspective, I welcome David Perryman. David is a recruiter with Manpower Professional’s Raleigh office, where he specializes in recruiting and placing IT professionals.  

AC: Please give a one or two line description of Manpower:
DP: Manpower Inc. is a world leader in the employment services industry; creating and delivering services that enable its clients to win in the changing world of work.  

AC: How do you assist a jobseeker in securing employment?
DP: We work with the jobseeker in identifying the career goals and personal goals of the individual, matching them to the best opportunity that fulfills those goals. Just because you have experience in a particular role does not mean that’s where you want to go. I work to help individuals take steps towards meeting their career goals, not just find a position similar to their last job.

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Things you should and shouldn’t do when you don’t like your boss (and vice versa).

Not getting along with your boss is always difficult, but during a down economy, the consequences can be devastating. Working under the fear of a job loss brings on stress, further impacting job performance when you need to be demonstrating your best efforts. In good economies, the option to leave and pursue other employment is a viable and healthy alternative. So, what can you do in bad market cycles? Take a deep breath, step back from your emotions, and consider the following:

1. Absolutely don’t quit without a firm offer in hand, no matter how bad it may seem now. The long-term effects of unemployment can be more harmful than a stressful work environment, to say nothing of the loss of income, health insurance, and possible family problems.

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