With the unemployment rate hitting a new 25-year high Friday, many workers and layoff victims in the worst-suffering industries are looking for safer sectors.

    Industries including autos, financial services and retailing have been hit especially hard during the recession, shedding tens of thousands of jobs. Even as the overall job market shows signs of stabilization, companies in some of the worst-hit sectors may recover more slowly, and job-seekers may be better off looking at new industries.

    But making that change can be tough. We asked career coaches and human resource experts how to navigate into a new sector.

    Redeploy your current skills.

    Look for growth industries or less hard-hit ones where you can put your current skills to use. If you're an accountant at General Motors, for instance, look for companies in other industries that need accountants. 'People often don't want to leave their industries, because they're comfortable there, even when they're miserable,' says Trudi Schutz, a Connecticut-based career coach. She suggests job-hunters look for 'careers that use those same skills they love, but in a new way.' She worked with a former car salesman, for instance, who found work within the last six months as a pharmaceutical salesman.

    Which industries to target? Consider employers in healthcare or 'green' technology, which are both experiencing growth, said David Lewin, a management professor at UCLA's Anderson School of Management. Education and government are also stronger than most.

    But, be willing to learn new skills in new locations.

    Adaptable people who are willing to retrain themselves and relocate will be the most attractive to potential employers, says Max Shapiro, chief executive officer of PeopleConnect, a California-based staffing company.

    'Companies want people who can multi-task,' he says.

    Ms. Schutz suggests going back to school or earning certifications to bolster a resume. 'The more senior someone is, the more likely it is that he or she will have to repackage the skills that they already have,' she says.

    Build a network outside your industry.

    Many job seekers have been recruited their entire professional lives, and don't know how to successfully nab a job on their own. Go beyond your usual professional network, says Paula Marks, a career coach and executive recruiter.

    Ms. Schutz suggests making a list of your closest contacts, people who 'you can trust to brainstorm your wildest ideas.' Then, keep talking with people in your network, and asking for them to put you in touch with others. 'Chances are, someone will lead you to someone else who will lead you to someone else,' she says. 'I have a very high success rate when people just talk to every single person they know about opportunities.'

    Utilize social networking sites, such as Facebook and LinkedIn, and join professional organizations, particularly those that don't define focus on just one industry. Consider religious groups too, says Dee Soder, founder of CEO Perspective Group, an executive coaching firm.

    Research other industries in newspapers and online to become familiar with the lingo as you network. 'I tell my clients to spend some time reading articles and learning buzz words and slang for different companies,' Ms. Soder says.

    隨著美國5月31日公布的失業(yè)率創(chuàng)出了25年來的新高，在受打擊最為嚴(yán)重的行業(yè)中，許多工人和裁員的受害者都在尋找更安全的行業(yè)。

    在這輪衰退中，汽車、金融服務(wù)和零售等行業(yè)受到的沖擊尤為嚴(yán)重，它們裁減了成千上萬的工作崗位。即使總體就業(yè)市場出現(xiàn)了穩(wěn)定的跡象，但受打擊最為嚴(yán)重的行業(yè)中的那些企業(yè)也可能復(fù)蘇的更為緩慢，求職者最好還是考慮一下新的行業(yè)。

    但要做出這樣的轉(zhuǎn)變并不容易。我們就如何進入新的行業(yè)詢問了職業(yè)顧問和人力資源專家。

    重新調(diào)整你目前的技能。

    尋找能夠利用你目前技能的增長型行業(yè)或受打擊不太嚴(yán)重的行業(yè)。比如，如果你是通用汽車（General Motors）的會計，就可以尋找其它行業(yè)中需要會計的公司。康涅狄格州職業(yè)顧問舒茨（Trudi Schutz）說，即使在不如意的時候，人們通常也不想離開他們的行業(yè)，因為他們已經(jīng)對那個行業(yè)習(xí)慣了。她建議求職者以新的方式尋找能夠使用他們所熱愛的相同技能的職位。比如，她曾遇到過一位汽車銷售，后來他在過去六個月內(nèi)找到了一份醫(yī)藥銷售代表的工作。

    應(yīng)將目光鎖定哪些行業(yè)呢？加州大學(xué)洛杉磯分校安德森商學(xué)院管理學(xué)教授列文（David Lewin）說，可以考慮一下醫(yī)療衛(wèi)生和"綠色"技術(shù)中的雇主，這是兩個正在經(jīng)歷增長的行業(yè)。教育和政府部門的表現(xiàn)也強于大多數(shù)行業(yè)。

    但是，要有在新的位置學(xué)習(xí)新技能的意愿。

    加州職業(yè)介紹公司PeopleConnect的首席執(zhí)行長夏皮羅（Max Shapiro）說，對潛在的雇主而言，愿意充電和接受新崗位的人適應(yīng)性更強，也最受企業(yè)的青睞。

    他說，企業(yè)對多面手求賢若渴。

    舒茨建議重返學(xué)�；蚩既∫恍┳C書充實簡歷。她說，一個人的資歷越老，他或她就可能越需要重新包裝一下已經(jīng)擁有的技能。

    建立你所處行業(yè)之外的圈子。

    許多求職者整個職業(yè)生涯一直都在上班，不知道要是靠自己該如何成功找到一份工作。職業(yè)顧問、人事主管馬科斯（Paula Marks）說，跳出你通常的職業(yè)圈子。

    舒茨建議，列出關(guān)系最密切的人，你可以放心大膽向他們傾訴哪怕是最狂野的想法的人。然后，與你圈子里的人交流，請他們帶你接觸其他人。她說，很有可能會有人帶著你認(rèn)識其他人，而其他人又能帶著你認(rèn)識別人。當(dāng)人們只是跟自己認(rèn)識的所有人談?wù)摍C會時，我卻有著很高的成功率。

    利用Facebook和LinkedIn等社交網(wǎng)站，加入職業(yè)組織，尤其是并不僅限于一個行業(yè)的組織。高管人員輔導(dǎo)機構(gòu)CEO Perspective Group的創(chuàng)始人索德（Dee Soder）說，也可以考慮宗教團體。

    在報刊或網(wǎng)上研究其它行業(yè)，在構(gòu)建圈子時了解一些行話。索德說，我告訴我的客戶要花點時間閱讀文章，了解不同公司的術(shù)語和行話。