Sound familiar? Thinking deja-vu? Too many people are stuck in a job going nowhere fast -- real fast. Although true, you won't hear too much complaining, since the job crisis fear factor has a lot of people terrified. It's so bad that even introverts are putting on a "happy face" at work these days. So you dare to step out on a ledge and want to move on to a role more challenging? Nerves of steel!

First things first, is the job stuck on you or are you stuck in the job? The former most likely means you're just too damn good at what you do. Oops, guess you won't raise your hand and volunteer again, now will you. Lol. Now if you're stuck in the job that likely means -- well, you guessed it, you're dumb as a doorknob and not ready to move on to the next mountain to climb. Perhaps you should be happy just to collect a check, in this economy. As for the previously mentioned overachiever, well the best way out of the dead end job is to train/mentor someone. That someone needs to have the same work ethic as you or it's going to be a hard sell getting the boss to buy-in.

So while being stuck in a dead end job can certainly be a drag, at least it's a job for the time being. Train someone to help with your exit strategy or for the other side of the coin, shut your trap, grin and bear it. When you feel like its intolerable, just read the news on unemployment, that will undoubtedly make it all better.

Jobs aren't exactly in abundance these days, there's no doubt about that. On the other hand, how much is "fear factor" playing into the overall job crisis?...or should I say perception of a job crisis. After all, companies still are looking to sell products, goods, and services. Moreover, one company falling by the wayside means more opportunity for the next company. So, there are always winners and losers in either an up or down economic situation. What's happening in the USA economy, today, is more so that the larger more visible companies are experiencing problems and to the uninformed job seeker, it may seem like the sky is falling.

Granted a 1- 2% GDP growth is nothing to brag about but that doesn't mean companies aren't still hiring. Sure there are some larger corporations hanging out and waiting for the 2012 elections before getting back to business in a serious way. At the same time, let's not forget that small businesses employ 55% of American workers. So while a lot of these growing small businesses keep the economy running, they either don't have the manpower or cash to focus on human resource marketing strategies in a big way. So, that just means job seekers just need to be a little more thorough during the search. Finding a job online is not so bad once a plan is in place. Realtime job search is a becoming a big deal. Static job search is still alive, at least for now. Social networking is also a big deal. Let's not forget about researching a a given company's website as well walk up job inquiries. So again, jobs are are little more scarce, today, but don't let the job crisis fear factor prove failure by not trying or giving up too soon.