Five Things To Do If You Lose Your IT Job

This advice differs from most articles.  It focuses on internal self improvement and ideas that can help indirectly.  These actions may also help relieve some of the job search stress during these difficult times.

Five Things To Do If You Lose Your IT Job
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=215900165

QUOTE: Laid off. Downsized. Words that are heard often these days. That you would devote a significant amount of your time to finding another job -- as Fleming did -- is a given. But even the most aggressive job hunt won't take all your waking hours. There are only so many jobs ads to answer on Monster.com and Craigslist. Only so many recruiters who will take your calls. So to ward off what Fleming calls "the utter crazies," most unemployed IT workers are finding other outlets for their physical, intellectual, and emotional energy.

KEY SELF IMPROVEMENT TIPS WHILE SEEKING NEW JOB
1. Get Smart: Learn New Skills
2. Jumpstart A New Venture
3. Get In Shape (Physically Fit)
4. Spend More Time With Friends, Family
5. Volunteer To Help Others