Blog Post: Here are the industries that have work for you. Pick up the phone now!

I just have to be the ray of hope. I have been accused of being too upbeat at times. Finally, this is the time that my optimism is really needed. I have facts to bring you hope.

I have been, and sometimes still am, fearful too. I work as hard as I can, when I can and when there is the opportunity. I give my coaching clients and business clients 150%. Sometimes it's 18 hours a day, 7 days a week. Sometimes, it's not as plentiful and I get scared too.

Today, I saw the following news release from the NY Times. today It's all about theindustries that ARE hiring. I realize that we are really in control of our work situation. We must continue to nurture the relationships we have with colleagues and life long friends in the industries listed below.

These are the fields in which you will find work now. You are the only one that can make it happen:

• Home Health Care Services, up 10.8%
• Federal Government Except Postal Service, up 9.3%
• Oil & Gas Extraction, up 7.4%
• Pipeline Transportation, up 6.7%
• Outpatient Care Services, up 4.6%
• Hospitals, up 3.8%
• Computer Systems Design & Related Services, up 3.4%
• Nursing & Residential Care Facilities, up 3.2%
• Motion Picture & Sound Recording Industries, up 3.2%
• Educational Services, Excluding Government, up 3.1%
• Management & Technical Consulting Services, up 2.7%
• State Government Education Services, up 2.1%
• Utilities, up 2.0%
• Waste Management & Remediation Services, up 1.5%

Do something to stay connected to people you know in the fields. Look for opportunities to provide your talent and strengths and you will find a new job!

• Pick up the phone!
• Send an email.
• Invite a new LinkedIn connection.
• Facebook an old high school friend.
• Send a "tweet" containing advice on your area of expertise.
• Blog on a topic you are an expert on and love.
• Microblog.
• Send an informational YouTube video clip to your former bosses.

I promise to help you stay focused on who is hiring, where you can get a job and be there as the "half full", "partly sunny" side of the current workforce challenges. Granted, there are some days it's much harder than others. Then I see statistics like those I have listed above and I must share the hope with you. Now pick up the phone and call your contacts in the industries that are hiring. Ask them: "What is your biggest challenge in your company now?" And then, offer a solution or two using your area of expertise. You will reap the rewards of your generosity. Please let me know how this works for you.