look at your skillsets, but also be willing to seek additional training and education, if there are no jobs available, it's a great time to go back to school, to a technical college or a two-year or four-year institution. flexibility is the key, not just looking for the job you lost, but looking for new careers and opportunities as well. >> what about you, would be, what's going on with your job search? >> back in april i was let go of my employer. i had been with them for about 11 years, all total. i had seen the writing on the wall. >> you kind of knew this was coming? >> yeah. >> so knowing that the guillotine might fall on you, had you done things in advance to prepare for that? >> i had done everything i could. i laid out my resumÉ. got it updated. started networking with former colleagues. >> so in terms of the clerical side of this. you come in and you do what? >> they have all sorts of different positions in there. if you see something that is suited to you, then you put your name in for it. the website is laid out fairly well. i've actually had had quite a few interviews, but