Four more weeks until Jan 2. What are you doing to prepare

Four more weeks until Jan 2. What are you doing to prepare Ive run JibberJobber since 2006 and have found that January through March or April is the time when most people are (finally!) really serious about their own career management. December feels like a month when you cant really do anything people complain that its a horrible month for the job search.  Employees are out of the office, on vacation, and hiring decisions are left until the new year so why try? When I was in my job search I didnt care what holiday it might have been, or whether it was a weekend or 3 am.  I had anxiety, and I felt a great sense of urgency to do something to end my unemployment!  I wasnt doing the right things, but I certainly wasnt going to celebrate anything (like a national holiday) simply because everyone else was.  Its hard to feel festive when you feel like an incompetent. Whats more, many job search coaches say the holidays are definitely a time to do job search stuff, even if you employ different tactics.  But lets say you doing believe any of that stuff what COULD/SHOULD you do between now and January 2nd? Whether in a job search or not, smart, astute, self-driven professionals are going do something.  It might be as baby-step simple as listing 10 20 people they need to talk to, or 10 20 companies they want to network into come January. It might be something as in-depth and time-consuming as writing a book (even if it is a small ebook) with the purpose of establishing and enhancing their personal brand. That something might be seriously considering, or starting, a side business, to create an alternative/multiple revenue stream and maybe even start down the path of 100% self-employment. Depending on what your year (or last quarter) looked like, you might simply take this month off to do nothing like read some books or articles youve been meaning to catch up on, take a real vacation and mentally, spiritually and physically recharge, to be ready for the next year. Whatever you do, please dont give up on December.  Whether it is a strategic and very tactical job search to hopefully get some interviews or offers lined up in January, or a more long-term career management strategy, take the time to do something on purpose to finish out this year. I cant tell you what it should be so you tell me what will it be? Four more weeks until Jan 2. What are you doing to prepare Ive run JibberJobber since 2006 and have found that January through March or April is the time when most people are (finally!) really serious about their own career management. December feels like a month when you cant really do anything people complain that its a horrible month for the job search.  Employees are out of the office, on vacation, and hiring decisions are left until the new year so why try? When I was in my job search I didnt care what holiday it might have been, or whether it was a weekend or 3 am.  I had anxiety, and I felt a great sense of urgency to do something to end my unemployment!  I wasnt doing the right things, but I certainly wasnt going to celebrate anything (like a national holiday) simply because everyone else was.  Its hard to feel festive when you feel like an incompetent. Whats more, many job search coaches say the holidays are definitely a time to do job search stuff, even if you employ different tactics.  But lets say you doing believe any of that stuff what COULD/SHOULD you do between now and January 2nd? Whether in a job search or not, smart, astute, self-driven professionals are going do something.  It might be as baby-step simple as listing 10 20 people they need to talk to, or 10 20 companies they want to network into come January. It might be something as in-depth and time-consuming as writing a book (even if it is a small ebook) with the purpose of establishing and enhancing their personal brand. That something might be seriously considering, or starting, a side business, to create an alternative/multiple revenue stream and maybe even start down the path of 100% self-employment. Depending on what your year (or last quarter) looked like, you might simply take this month off to do nothing like read some books or articles youve been meaning to catch up on, take a real vacation and mentally, spiritually and physically recharge, to be ready for the next year. Whatever you do, please dont give up on December.  Whether it is a strategic and very tactical job search to hopefully get some interviews or offers lined up in January, or a more long-term career management strategy, take the time to do something on purpose to finish out this year. I cant tell you what it should be so you tell me what will it be? Four more weeks until Jan 2. What are you doing to prepare Ive run JibberJobber since 2006 and have found that January through March or April is the time when most people are (finally!) really serious about their own career management. December feels like a month when you cant really do anything people complain that its a horrible month for the job search.  Employees are out of the office, on vacation, and hiring decisions are left until the new year so why try? When I was in my job search I didnt care what holiday it might have been, or whether it was a weekend or 3 am.  I had anxiety, and I felt a great sense of urgency to do something to end my unemployment!  I wasnt doing the right things, but I certainly wasnt going to celebrate anything (like a national holiday) simply because everyone else was.  Its hard to feel festive when you feel like an incompetent. Whats more, many job search coaches say the holidays are definitely a time to do job search stuff, even if you employ different tactics.  But lets say you doing believe any of that stuff what COULD/SHOULD you do between now and January 2nd? Whether in a job search or not, smart, astute, self-driven professionals are going do something.  It might be as baby-step simple as listing 10 20 people they need to talk to, or 10 20 companies they want to network into come January. It might be something as in-depth and time-consuming as writing a book (even if it is a small ebook) with the purpose of establishing and enhancing their personal brand. That something might be seriously considering, or starting, a side business, to create an alternative/multiple revenue stream and maybe even start down the path of 100% self-employment. Depending on what your year (or last quarter) looked like, you might simply take this month off to do nothing like read some books or articles youve been meaning to catch up on, take a real vacation and mentally, spiritually and physically recharge, to be ready for the next year. Whatever you do, please dont give up on December.  Whether it is a strategic and very tactical job search to hopefully get some interviews or offers lined up in January, or a more long-term career management strategy, take the time to do something on purpose to finish out this year. I cant tell you what it should be so you tell me what will it be?