How to Find Work During a Pandemic

2020 has been tough for people who were laid off or had to leave their industry due to the pandemic. Learn tips on how to conduct a job search during a pandemic.

The year 2020 has been a tough year for most working people. Some found themselves trying to find work after being laid off and others let go from industries that didn’t survive the on-going pandemic. Others may have voluntarily left positions if they were part of a high-risk group. Without adequate responses from our governmental leaders, many workers find themselves making more tough decisions about returning to work.

I have written about the job-search process in the past, but haven’t delved into job-searching in a pandemic yet. My cousin Savannah asked me to write about how to do a job-search process, as she has a chronic illness that puts her in a high-risk group. Like me, she is reticent to return to in-person work, but still needs to navigate the changes in networking, applying, interviewing, and all the other parts of the job search process that have changed.

It felt like a good idea to look into this topic for both her and for me.

Advice from the Experts

Many of the tips for job-searching during a pandemic were basic — but I encourage you to look beyond the basic approach and think: how has this…