How to Cope with Unemployment, Find a Job in Any Economy, and Save Money

By Ronald D. Henderson

This book is about three things;
1. It's about the human condition and the devastating effects one experiences or may experience as a result of unemployment, and coping strategies that enable one to maintain some stability while being unemployed.
2. The book offers several different approaches to seeking and obtaining employment for public and private sector jobs.
3. The book shows people how to save money now and in the future on cell phone cost,, household expenses, and energy cost, pharmaceutical expences.
The book was written by a person, who has experienced much adversity in his personal life, including being unemployed for thirteen months. This book is the result of personal experiences, seeking higher learning, attending college, job training, seeking employment, and the experiences of many others from various social and economic backgrounds experiencing unemployment and triumphantly landing a job. Controlling spending and saving money were key elements in the process.
The author teaches and cares for many people, in the health care setting as a Registered Nurse.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Apr 27, 2012
• ISBN: 9781468541915

Ronald D. Henderson

The Rev. Jaki Hall is an associate minister at New Shiloh Baptist Church in Baltimore, where she serves as president of the forty-member Ministers and Evangelists Council and teaches English in the Determined Biblical and Theological Institute. She also teaches composition and research at her alma mater, Morgan State University, having formerly taught at six other area universities. For nearly twenty years, she was a TV reporter, talk show host, and publisher of The Black Pages and Trés Chic Magazine. Ron Henderson, Ph.D., earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Wayne State University in Detroit and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in educational sociology from Michigan State University. He taught sociology at the University of Florida-Gainesville for three years. He retired from the National Education Association after twenty-nine years as manager of the surveys division, associate director of research, and director of research. He previously worked for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights in Washington, D.C., and the National Institute of Education. He is the author and co-editor of numerous professional publications.

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How To Cope With Unemployment,

Find A Job In Any Economy,

And Save Money

Ronald D. Henderson, RN

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© 2012 by Ronald D. Henderson, RN. All rights reserved.

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Published by AuthorHouse 10/27/2012

ISBN: 978-1-4685-4193-9 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4685-4192-2 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-4685-4191-5 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2012900693

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Contents

Acknowledgment

About the Author

Reassuring Yourself and Your Family

Socialization

Cycle Of Poverty

Warning Signs and Unusual Behavior Indicators for Immediate Help

Downward Spiral

Healthy Eating and Food Cost

Using Residual Benefits

Liquidating Your 401k, 403b, or Profit Sharing Account

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

An Upward Spiral Make It Yours!!!!!!!

Voting

Role Reversal

Positive Affirmations

Ball and Chain Mentality

Conventional Wisdom

Salesmanship or Saleswomanship

Preparation for Job Seeking

Absolute Do’s and Don’ts When Job Seeking

Approaches to Job Seeking

Conducting Mock Interviews

Important Information To Keep In Mind Always

Educational Opportunities and Job Training

Civil Service Jobs

Employment Agencies

Situational Categories: An opportunity to Evaluate your Situation and Refocus On Key Measures To Obtain Employment

Sharpening Your Focus Setting Your Priorities

Traveling and Relocating

Ex Felons

Cost Saving Measures

Automatic Fuel Delivery

Controlling Spending

Insulating Your Home

Saving Money On The Cost of Energy

Light Bulbs

Banking

Inexpensive Medications and Drugs

Saving Money with An Aerator Nozzle

Cell Phone Charges

The Electric Car

Solar Panels To Generate Electricity

A Wind Turbine To Generate Electricity

Acknowledgment

I would like to thank and acknowledge my brothers Larry and Pete, for their encouragement and support in the completion of this book. I would also like to thank Gloria Garcia for her support, encouragement and her thoughtful practical advice. A special thanks goes to Mr. Karl Kampe and the members of the Nassau County Civil Service Commission, for their permission to use past job postings, to help me illustrate how to apply for civil service jobs.

Thank you Lil, for all your support, understanding, and encouragement. Thank you Dale Cole, one of my co-workers who helped me in the early days many years ago to get this project started. Thanks to all of my friends and associates and patients who encouraged me to write this book.

I would also like to thank all my buddies at Newsday who initially thought I was crazy to go to school and study so much to be a Nurse. My buddies also had some spicy Pseudo names for me that I cannot mention in this text. Later after so many guys were laid off, they told me how much they respected me for following through with my goal to graduate from Nursing School and become a Registered Nurse. I miss all of those guys; Austin, Bob, Pete, Jim, Mark, Sweetpea, Kupo, Rick, Mike, Kevin, Janice, Dave, Rock and everybody else I did not mention. I’ll never forget you. Finally, thanks to my publisher, for all your help and assistance in the production and publishing of this book.

About the Author

I have been working since I was eight years old.

From the time I was eight until I was nineteen years old I had several jobs from landscaping work, newspaper routes, helping the milkman deliver milk, drug store delivery boy, janitorial work, supermarket clerk, stock boy.

My mother, who had been divorced for several years, remarried. My mother, my younger brother, and me moved from Virginia to New York where my step-father lived and worked. I finished high school in New York, the tenth to the twelfth grades. During this time my mother became pregnant and had my step-sister.

My step-sister was born severely retarded and she had difficulties maintaining stable blood sugar levels and had seizure disorders. Much time and effort was needed to attend to her needs.

During this time, the family moved from Queens, New York to Long Island New York.

My step-father also had a couple of seizures and had to be hospitalized. When I finished high school I secured a job at a Newspaper company, Newsday, Inc.

I always worked the night shift, and went to school in the evening. Whenever I was not going to school, I was working a second job. I was sleep deprived most of the time. My mother and step father usually woke me up at sometime during the day arguing at each other, about whatever their issues were. As time moved on I noticed that they were arguing with more frequency, but I didn’t pay much attention to it. My mother told me that my step father threatened her one night while I was at work and he was in a rage. My step father worked as a security guard. He always said he would never own