Recession-Hit Americans Gymming For a Job

by Tanya on  July 22, 2009 at 10:47 AM Lifestyle News
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With a bachelor's degree in physics, a master's degree in mechanical engineering and no job since January, Molly Fahey has good reason to believe that the 'gym will fix it'.

So she's sweating it -- literally -- at a free workshop and workout for the unemployed at a gym in this upscale suburb of Washington.

"It's a very difficult time right now," Fahey, 26, told AFP after the strenuous workout as sweat continued to bead on her forehead.

"It's challenging and you can feel overwhelmed. Coming here was a really positive experience. I got some good information on resume writing and the job search in general, and working out is always a great thing to do," the lanky marathon runner said.

Fahey and half a dozen other men and women had just spent two hours in an aerobics room in a gym, listening to Malcolm Munro, who calls himself "The Career Fitness Coach", sharing tips on how to build a killer resume and urging the group to leave their personal comfort zone as they try to find a job.

"If you want to get a job, you have to give 100 percent to this," said Munro.

"One hundred percent means you're going to have to do some things that make you feel very uncomfortable. I have clients who have been out of work for over a year, and when they started doing things that made them uncomfortable, they found a job within weeks," he said.

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