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The hypothesis to prove\/disprove for their study is: \u201cThere is little evidence on whether becoming re-employed in poor quality work is better for health and…","datePublished":"2017-09-22","dateModified":"2019-04-04","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/chameleonresumes.com\/author\/admin#Person","name":"Lisa Rangel","url":"https:\/\/chameleonresumes.com\/author\/admin","identifier":1,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d232d4d94c36a87067529574d8bf976cdcbe10988a09d79e9fbc2b75ce6cb95a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d232d4d94c36a87067529574d8bf976cdcbe10988a09d79e9fbc2b75ce6cb95a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Chameleon Resumes, LLC","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/chameleonresumes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chameleon_FullColor-1.png","url":"https:\/\/chameleonresumes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chameleon_FullColor-1.png","width":1000,"height":442}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/chameleonresumes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/staying-bad-job-worse-unemployed.jpg","url":"https:\/\/chameleonresumes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/staying-bad-job-worse-unemployed.jpg","height":"284","width":"427"},"url":"https:\/\/chameleonresumes.com\/staying-bad-job-worse-unemployed","about":["Blog","Career Advice"],"wordCount":458,"keywords":["achievement-based bullets","achievement-based resume","Chameleon Resumes blog","consulting assignments","executive resume writing services","job promotions","lisa rangel","unemployed"],"articleBody":"A study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology cited by Oxford Academic attempts to address if staying in a bad job is worse for your health than remaining unemployed.The hypothesis to prove\/disprove for their study is:\u201cThere is little evidence on whether becoming re-employed in poor quality work is better for health and well-being than remaining unemployed. We examined associations of job transition with health and chronic stress-related biomarkers among a population-representative cohort of unemployed British adults.\u201dSo they sought to find out.Their finding in this August 2017 publishing is: \u201cFormerly unemployed adults who transitioned into poor quality work had greater adverse levels of <health> biomarkers compared with their peers who remained unemployed.\u201dAre they right?Is staying in an ill-fitted job better than being unemployed? Honestly, I have no idea. This study was done in England with about 1300 people in the study.I have been on both sides (unemployed and in a crappy job) and both have merit.I know readers can offer opinions based on their own personal experience\u2026I can imagine some of the reader statements could be something like:\u201cThey have no idea how it feels working for a schmucky CEO who doesn\u2019t care that you have a family or a conscience. I would rather be unemployed. At least I can do what I want.\u201dOR\u201cAre you kidding me? I would much rather work in a terrible job than be unemployed. At least I have money coming in\u2026”So which position is worse?I don\u2019t think it matters – both situations suck.It\u2019s like saying is it better to sit on the bow or in the dining room on the Titanic?Both are going down, so it really doesn\u2019t matter which version of \u201cbad\u201d you have, right?Bottom line is both scenarios need a better, targeted, achievement-driven resume.And you are in luck! You can sign up for our No-Cost\u00a0\u201cHow to Design a Powerful Resume to Land Six-Figure Interviews and Get the Offer!\u201d Webinar training & receive the training you need to have a powerful branded resume that will turn the heads of hiring managers & recruiters.You can grab your seat here:\u00a0https:\/\/chameleonresumes.com\/execrestraining\u00a0I will cover how to write achievement-based bullets to land 6-figure job interviews.I will show you how to format your resume summary to catch the eye of the reader and NOT get passed over.I will demonstrate how to handle promotions, multiple consulting assignments and long-term gaps on your resume so that it will still generate interview calls.Here is the link the reserve your spot: https:\/\/chameleonresumes.com\/execrestrainingSign up and arrive early\u2026Thanks and be well!LisaLisa Rangel – Executive Resume Writing Services"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Is Staying in a Bad Job Worse Than Being Unemployed?","item":"https:\/\/chameleonresumes.com\/staying-bad-job-worse-unemployed#breadcrumbitem"}]}]