Crisis Earth

You may be wondering why someone would even apply for a job they're overqualified for, but there may be many reasons someone would be doing this. Maybe they've been job hunting for a while or just want to transition into another career, but regardless, as a job hunter, it may get frustrating hearing that you're overqualified by a potential employer. So what do you do about it? Some people may decide to 'dumb' down their resume, but then may reveal more in an interview. So how does someone encourage an employer to hire them even though they may be overqualified?

Whether it's legitimate company business or you're looking for a better job or playing on your social network, your company may be monitoring everything you do so you need to be careful how you spend your time online.

Companies, especially corporations, invest a lot of money on their computer network which means they typically have a lot of devices with more advanced features they can implement than your typical home network.

With it being so tough for some people to find a job nowadays, you may forget or not realize there may be some expenses to maintaining a job. Something as simple as the commute to work should be considered when applying for a job across town. This is especially important for a lower pay job. The government has figured mileage is worth 50 cents per mile so you double that for a round trip for $1/mile. About 1/2 of this is expense for gasoline and the other 1/2 is maintenance on the vehicle such as oil changes, tires, etc.

Is it possible to have cable TV, internet, a phone, and medical insurance while only making minimum wage? Yes, it's possible! It may require you to sacrifice some other things, but you can do it. For purposes of this article, our numbers will assume you're a single person, but we had a family of 4 living off of minimum wage so if we can do it, you can too.

You need to start with a budget so here are a few things to include:

Housing - $200-400/m

Are you a victim of the economy as a result of company layoffs? Ever since the bottom dropped out of the economy back around the end of 2007, the job market has been really tough to re-enter. Although the official unemployment rate has been around 9%, or almost double the normal rate, the actual un/underemployment rate is even double that at around 18%!