Act like a guerrilla in your job search

Tired of getting nowhere in sales at a cemetery and essentially unemployed, Gail Neal decided to expand her job search.

Neal, who lives in Detroit, Mich., where 15.1% unemployment makes it one of the most difficult places in the country to find a job, was working for commission at a cemetery outside Detroit and wasn't selling anything for almost a year before she decided to change her job-searching methods.