Let’s say you’ve done the whole resume-preparing, job interview thing and it hasn’t worked. For whatever reason, people aren’t biting. One thing you can do while you are waiting for people to call is to improve your resume by adding new skills.

One way you can do this is to take online courses. Let’s say you want to add a programming language, or want to become more proficient in a particular application (i.e. Excel, Quicken). You can do this for under $10 if you are a crafty shopper! You will likely be watching a lot of videos and/or listening to audio recordings, so you may want to invest in a good pair of headphones as earbuds or poor quality headphones can get very uncomfortable if …