JOB SEARCH SUCCESS IN A TOUGH ECONOMY By Naomi Kinert, M.A., MCDP Career Counselor Barely a day goes by without some additional dire news about the continuing housing crisis, layoffs and uncertainty about the economy. All of this can make for unsettling times for job seekers, be they recent grads, downsized workers or people looking to make a career move. As anyone who’s ever looked for a job knows, it can be a challenging task, even in the best of economic times, so when California’s unemployment rate was reported at 12.2% this past September, it’s enough to rattle even the most optimistic job seeker. So how do you approach a job hunt in a tough economy? You employ proven job search str