subject: Young Americans - Moving Around The Country To Find Jobs by:Lidia Nash [print this page] Is moving to where the jobs are an option for American youth?
Some might play it save and continue living with their parents. Others might not have this option or they simply might not like that idea.
It might take a really long time for the economy to pick up and therefore it might not be one of the options for the June 2009 graduates. How long is the wait going to be? How long will it take to find a job? Young people have to make a decision: stay put or move to a new location. Sitting around and waiting for things to start happening is not in the American nature, you've got to go where the opportunities are. That is what our forefathers did when they came to this country.
Companies are either reducing work force around the country or they are just not hiring. Under these circumstances graduates will need to improvise, adapt and overcome obstacles. The question is: should they stay where they are or should they go. Unemployment rates vary by city, state and country. Moving to a new location could be the best solution. For many, however, moving to a new location is not going to be an option simply because it is way too expensive to rent a place in a new city. The cost of getting there is nothing comparing to the price of apartment rental, security deposit, utility bills and the overall cost of living.
A very practical solution to this problem is finding a free place to stay while looking for a job. There are many seniors living alone in their family homes and trying to stay there for as long as possible. Moving into a nursing home is the last thing they want to do. Most seniors don't need full time care. They just need someone to take care of things around the house for them. 12 - 16 hours a week is probably plenty of time to do that. Unfortunately, with their retirement plans and 401K savings depleted by the recession, hiring someone to work 16 hours a week could be a very pricy proposition. Here is where the youth steps in - exchange part time work for free accommodations. At current day and age, a background check and reference check can be run quickly and easily. A good place for the young and the old to meet is hostandcare.com, a global community that connects students looking for free accommodations with families and elderly looking for care. This way, they can pick and choose where they want to move to and where they would like to live. Good bye North Dakota, hello Hawaii. Elderly, disabled or families in need of care create their profiles and offer free room or free room and board to a student willing to help out on part time basis. It is a win-win for all: homeowners can finally utilize their spare bedroom that they were heating and cooling for years anyway and get the much needed care for their home, their kids or their pets. Young people can move to a new area and have the luxury of stress free job search. They don't have bills to pay so they can take time looking for a job. Once they find one, they can save up almost all they earn since they are living rent free. Instead of starting out in debt, they start out building wealth.
About the author
Lidia Nash is the Founder of Host & Care - a global community that connects students, singles, unemployed and travelers looking for free accommodations with families and seniors looking for care. Young people provide few hours of free child care, tutoring, elderly or home care in exchange for free accommodations. Register for free at http://hostandcare.com/ to save time, money, help yourself and someone else in need.
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