For our Insights & Opinions section today, John McKee, a Los Angeles resident and former executive at DirecTV, and currently an author and business coach, gives seven tips to the currently unemployed on how to persevere through - and even make the most of - this difficult time. The help the throngs who now or will soon find themselves without a job to report to, here are 7 tips to help the currently and impending unemployed persevere through - and even make the most of - this difficult time: 1. The numbers are staggering: The Labor Department recently reported 598,000 Jobs losses in January 2009, the worst one-month decline in 35 years, with the overall unemployment rate now at a whopping 7.6

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meetingsandmixers.com/events/calendar/index.php (manually select Los Angeles, Orange Country, San Diego, or the region you're interested in) includes many chamber of commerce meetings, and business networking organizations like BNI, Le Tip, TEAM, etc. If this isn't a policy of theirs, ASK during your severance/layoff discussions. This is a sister list to SoCal Networking Event Organizations and focuses on any other Job Search or Business Networking opportunities. Please let me know if know of others to add, or if you have any feedback. Professional Associations,

gid=65010916756 Updated 2/15/2010 by Todd Zebert Name: LAdobe User Group Sites: twitter.com/ladobe , www.laadug.org Self-description: "The Los Angeles Adobe User Group began in early 2006... LAdobe continues to strive to present the best speakers and events for the Los Angeles tech, creative and development communities and will be presenting many special events, launch parties and even a MiniMAX or two over the next few years. Weekly updates! Please let me know if know of other items to add, or if you have any feedback on events. Sorry for the delay,