Being unemployed can land a painful blow to your self-esteem, but you don’t have to let it happen. Let your unemployment work for you as a tool for growth that can allow you to find more from life. PsychologyDegree.net has compiled 100 blog posts to help guide you through it all with ideas on staying positive, resources for surviving a recession, help with finding a job, interview tips, information just for women, unemployment humor, and even plenty of inspiration.  The 405 Club is honored to be a part of this list.  Here’s a sample of PD’s list:

Staying Positive

Staying positive while unemployed is important for your health as well as to help you focus on the next phase of your career.

10 Valuable Tips to keep Spirits High during Recession. Follow these tips to ensure you keep a good frame of mind while making it through these times.

Survival Resources

These blog posts will help you survive unemployment.

Seven Tips for the Newly Unemployed. If you just lost your job, then check out this blog post for some smart ideas.

Just for Women

From family to fashion, these blog posts are especially for unemployed women.

LA Moms Blog: Unemployment puts new spin on feminism. Find out how being forced to stay home after a lifetime of career has changed this mom’s perspective.

Humor

Find the funny side of unemployment with these blog posts.

Living with Less. Learn about this new online cartoon strip that features Les, a laid-off Wall Street exec who moves back in with his parents.

Business Success Stories

Whether striking out on their own after a layoff or businesses finding the secret to survive during tough times, these blog posts share stories of business success.

Inspiration: Go from Unemployed to Entrepreneur. Follow the link here to read about a man who is considering taking the leap to start his own business.

Finding a Job

Use the information in these blog posts to find your next job.

Plan Your Job Search Like a Wedding. This fresh perspective offers great advice for how to plan and execute your job search.

Interviewing

Once you’ve landed the interview, use this help to make sure you give the best impression possible.

The Ten Worst Job Interview Questions Ever. Of course you can’t control what questions you’ll be asked when interviewed, but here are ten bad ones.

Saving Money

Use these tips to learn how to save money while you are unemployed.

5 Tips for Saving Money While Unemployed. These tips are smart ways to save while your income is reduced or eliminated.

Simplifying

While you are unemployed is an excellent opportunity to learn how to simplify your life. Find out how and why with these blog posts.

My Life, Downsized. Read about this family’s move to a smaller house and what they learned along the way.

Inspiration

These posts all focus on sharing inspiration with the unemployed.

100 Things to Do If You’ve Been Laid Off: Laid off and in Need of Inspiration. This installment of the 100 things offers 14 suggestions if you are in need of inspiration.