NEW YORK, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — With unemployment rates hanging at a steady 9 percent, job hunting continues to be a daunting task for the unemployed. However, SET Personal Marketing, a firm that specializes in helping professionals find work or change careers, offers advice to job seekers on how to land a job, despite these tough economic times.

NEW YORK, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Similar to any company who is about to market a new product, a personal marketing plan can cut job hunting time in half and save you money. According to the experts at The New Graduate Job Network, a personal marketing firm specializing in helping recent graduates find jobs, entering a job search with a good game plan can often mean the difference between landing your next great job and remaining unemployed after graduation.

NEW YORK, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — After gaining years of experience in your current field, you are ready for your next challenge. ERI Personal Marketing, a firm specializing in assisting executives and professionals in their career search, knows that if you are like many executives in today’s job market, your next position may very likely be one created specifically for you.

NEW YORK, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In order for an interview to turn into a good offer, SET Personal Marketing, a firm specializing in helping professionals find work or change careers, advises that it should be far more than just a question-and-answer session. One strategy Robert J. Gerberg, Chairman of SET Personal Marketing, suggests is to develop a positive chemistry right at the start.

NEW YORK, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — With employment slowly picking up in 2011, a survey shows that there are still very few job seekers using websites to market and promote their skills – when they certainly should be. ‘Using a website to market experience and skills can drastically impact your job search,’ Robert J. Gerberg, CEO of SET, said.

NEW YORK, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In today’s job market, the waiting game is a game most can’t afford to play. Those seeking a job in a stagnant economy must act quickly and aggressively. ‘Even in difficult times, employers believe good talent doesn’t last long in the market. So job seekers can give themselves a week or two at most, then they have to get into action,’ Robert J. Gerberg, chairman of ERI, said.

NEW YORK, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — People don’t remember numbers or excessive facts, but they do remember a good story. So it makes sense that if you’re telling and using stories in your job search and interviews, people are going to remember you too. Pioneered by Robert J. Gerberg, senior consultant at SET, a personal marketing firm working with executives, professionals and managers seeking $100,000 or more, the technique is something SET teaches clients to use.

NEW YORK, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Most job seekers take far too narrow a view of themselves and fail to do simple things that would broaden their appeal, said Robert J. Gerberg, Chairman of SET, a personal marketing firm working with professionals and executives seeking $100,000 or more. ‘People could increase their opportunities significantly if they would take a few simple steps,’ he added.

NEW YORK, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — When you’re looking for a job, your resume is your introduction, your handshake, and your voice – even before you step in the door, says Robert Gerberg, Chairman of ERI. The problem is most people’s resumes aren’t working for them; they’re working against them. For the resume you use to first contact potential employers, there is a seven-point list of what your resume must do developed by ERI, a personal marketing firm perfecting professional and managerial job searches.