When Current Strategies Aren't Working, Try Something New...

On the note of trying new approaches to get out of financial slumps, sometimes it helps to try a smaller pond. This newly elected 18 year old mayor sounds like he has a good direction for his tiny town: Jeremy Minnier: 18-year-old Wins Iowa Mayoral Race

In the big pond, AOL has a fresh list of companies that are hiring: Top 10 Companies Hiring This Week

While we're on a happy note, two of my young unemployed friends got jobs in the last two weeks, one of the them for the first time. Yay! Very happy, proud, and relieved for both of them.