New year, new job – for real!

So many people resolve to get a new job every time we start a new year. I didn’t make such a resolution for 2012, but it happened anyway!

As many of you know, I spent six months of 2011 in The Jobless Zone before taking a job at Yahoo! Small Business. I was enjoying my job, when another opportunity came knocking. I wasn’t looking, but a former colleague from Yahoo! recommended me for a content-director position at a startup. I agreed to meet with him and hear about it, and after several weeks I ended 2011 with a job offer.

It was an unusual move for me to leave a job so soon after starting one, and in most cases I wouldn’t recommend others make such a move. But sometimes it works to take a risk and make an exception.

I started two weeks ago at JustAnswer, a site that gives people one-on-one access to verified professionals (e.g. doctor, mechanic, lawyer) when they want it. My role is to help the company’s marketing efforts through content, and here are some brief samples of my work:

Why Chocolate Is Dangerous for Dogs to Eat

Ways to Prevent Getting Type 2 Diabetes

Much more to come! And speaking of new jobs, an estimated 21 million Americans plan to change jobs in 2012. If you’re one of them, don’t forget the basics in your job search!

Or, if you’re looking to become your own boss, check out my article: “7 tips for becoming your own boss in 2012.”