True Tales: I Found a Job After Long-Term Unemployment

When faced with hard times, it helps to know that others have been in our shoes and have come out on that proverbial other side; hence the popularity of things like support groups and self-help books. Often the stories of others are not only encouraging and comforting, but they can also teach us how to get through a hard situation ourselves.

Now, after millions of Americans have faced job loss, perhaps some of the most needed and sought-after stories of encouragement come from those who have faced long-term unemployment and still eventually managed to find work. Below, how five workers were able to do just that.