Job Action Day is a day for all job-seekers and workers to take stock of their situations and make plans and/or take action steps to improve their careers.

While the economy is showing signs of recovery, indications that the recovery will continue to be "jobless" casts a pall over hopes for a full bounceback. Job Action Day 2009, the second annual event spearheaded by Quintessential Careers, addresses the jobless recovery by spotlighting promising areas in which the unemployed and other job-seekers may find opportunities.

The articles and blog entries related to Job Action Day give both workers and job-seekers information, ideas, and concrete steps that you can take to secure your futures -- both in the short-term and in the long-term.

Job Action Day 2009 Articles:

• 10 Things (Activities) You Can Do Today for Your Job Search
• Job-Search Tips for a Changed Economy: How to Succeed in the "New Normal"
• Getting a Job in a Down -- But Stimulated -- Economy
• In a Down Economy, Maybe Career Reinvention is in the Cards
• It's Green at the Top and at the Bottom: A Brief Comparison of Green-Related Skills Needs From the Senior-Executive Level to the Entry Level
• Green Jobs and Green Careers Embrace Many Possibilities
• A Crash Course in How to Apply for Federal Employment
• Turn Unemployment into Self-Employment: 5 Tips on How to Start
• Economic Downturn Can Give Birth to Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Job Action Day 2009 Participating Blogs:

• Quintessential Careers Blog
• Career Doctor Blog
• Quintessential Resume and Cover Letter Tips Blog
• A Storied Career
• Deborah Brown-Volkman/Surpass Your Dreams: 2nd Annual Job Action Day
• Susan Guarneri: Career Goddess: Second Annual Job Action Day
• Chandlee Bryan/Best Fit Forward: The Emerging Professional, Where the Green Jobs Are
• Hannah Morgan/Career Sherpa: Why Our Job Search Advice is the Same but Different
• Heather Mundell/Life@Work: Green Jobs -- What They Are and How to Find Them
• Miriam Salpeter/Keppie Careers: Optimize your job hunt for today's economy
• Rose Vargas/Resume Writing Blog: Creating Prints: Are You Evolving Into The On-Demand Professional of Tomorrow?
• Dawn Bugni/The Write Solution: Your network IS your net worth
• Maggie Mistal's Career Advice Blog
• Barbara Safani/ CareerSolvers: Where the Jobs Are: 2009 and Beyond
• Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter/Career Trend's Blog: You Can Thrive In, Not Just Survive, an Economic Slogging
• The Career Management Alliance Blog: Career Management Alliance Members Celebrate Job Action Day
• Rosalind Joffe/Working With Chronic Illness: Preparedness: It's Not Just for Boyscouts
• Deb Wheatman/TheCareerDoctor: Plan B from outer space; or what do you have in case your first plan doesn't work out?
• Erin Kennedy/Professional Resume Services: Cutting Edge Job Search Blueprint
• Gayle Howard/The Executive Brand Blog: Today's Enlightened Jobseeker
• Grace Kutney/Sweet Careers Consulting: Securing Your Career While Navigating the Winds of Change
• Heather R. Huhman/heatherhuman: Take Action: 10 Steps for Landing an Entry-Level Job
• Laurie Berenson/Sterling Career Concepts: Making lemonade out of lemons: Turn unemployment into entrepreneurship
• Meg Montford/Career Chaos: Job Action Day: Finding Your "Mojo" after Layoff
• Wendy Terwelp/Rock Your Career: Entrepreneurship after downsizing
• GL Hoffman/What Would Dad Say? The Life of An Entrepreneur: Is It for You?
• Willy Franzen/One Day, One Job: Entrepreneurial Job Search – Job Action Day 2009