Jobless Executive Columnist Clicks with CareerJournal.com Readers<br>

With employers hesitant to beef up payrolls and the labor market unable to support the number of people looking for jobs, a new CareerJournal.com column, Diary of a Job Search, written by laid-off New Jersey executive Tim Johnston, has struck a chord among job-hunting managers and professionals.
Since Tim''s first column appeared in early April, we''ve published almost 200 responses from readers who write about their disappointments, and offer sympathy and practical tips for landing a job in a tough economic climate,
says Tony Lee, editor in chief of CareerJournal.com. The column''s discussion board has become a place for sharing experiences, coping with a job loss and learning from the mistakes of others.
In Diary of a Job Search, published every three weeks, Johnston writes about such important topics as absorbing the shock of losing a job, defining an objective, revising a resume and getting results when job hunting online.
Unemployed for five months, Johnston has shared his frustration about the tight job market. Even with two master''s degrees and 15 years of experience,
he has still not had a single firm job offer.
Reading your articles and this message board, I realize I''m not on this journey alone, writes one discussion participant. Having been laid off a few days before Sept. 11, and having tried everything under the sun to get employed again for almost seven fruitless months, I can
relate to Tim''s articles, says another reader.
Johnston''s most recent article, What Gets Results When Job Hunting Online, provides tips on how job seekers can make the best use of their time online.

Johnston''s suggestions include:
Diversify your job-search methods: post your resume on smaller, specific sites targeted to your function, income level or industry.
Avoid sites with few jobs and those where the information about yourself is too brief to be of use to an employer.
Avoid sites with jobs posted last year, and those with few employers.
Review the list of companies that use the site before you bother to register, look for jobs, or add it to your daily list of sites to check.
The Internet is a great place for research: but limit and focus the time you spend online.
To read Diary of a Job Search or participate in its discussion board, go to.