Temperatures have dropped, your breath hangs in the air, snow blankets the Midwest, and there’s BCS controversy in college football. It must be the holiday season. Just a couple of weeks ago, in Eat Turkey, Find Job, we discussed the importance of staying focused on finding employment or locating that perfect job over the holiday, and we touted how the end of the year shouldn’t mark the end of your job search. However, as December settles in and visions of shopping, travel, and decorations dance in your head, it’s easy to write off the advice of November and to hold out and wait for January to resume the search. That’s not the way to go. December can be a great time to kick up your job search. Come January, even those with their dream jobs will decide it’s time to make a change. Just as they’ll decide it’s time to lose weight, quit smoking, and to do all of those other things that continually make it onto the New Year’s Resolution lists.

In the meantime, you have the opportunity to actually have your resume read and to cut through some of the red tape that exists when countless people are applying for the same job:

“Most people only see the bad part of job searching in December so they don’t make the effort. They wait until January when it seems like the entire world has resolved to find a better or more challenging job. No recruiters or hiring managers work in December, right? Wrong! Sure, the volume of job seekers on the market tends to drop in December but that is a definite GOOD thing for people looking for a new job. Recruiters and hiring managers have more time to read through your resume, set up interviews, and generally aren’t as harried as other parts of the year. In January, those same recruiters and hiring managers are buried in resumes from people who waited for the New Year to start their job searches.” (From Rezamaze)

While the month moves on, we know that your major focus may not be your work. However, don’t think that companies feel the same way. There is always money to be made and goals to be met. Just because we’re all thinking about the holidays, it doesn’t mean that businesses stop trying to move forward for a month:

“Professionals will continue to change jobs, earn promotions, retire, and more during November and December. Managers will still look for an ideal candidate to replace poorly performing professionals. Hiring needs never end, they may taper, but the need for professionals never stops, not matter the date on the calendar.” (From 8 Reasons to Job Search During the Holidays)

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