NEW YORK - DECEMBER 08:  Paul Costiglio, a marketing and public relations professional, looks over job listings at a computer in the Science, Industry and Business branch of the New York Public Library where he does job hunting research December 8, 2008 in New York City. Costiglio, 35, was laid off from his marketeing job at The Partnership for a Drug-Free America last month, and is looking for a new position to support his wife and three children.'I know there's a lot of competition out there right now' he says, so he's using networking clubs and job placement firms in his search for a new position. Getty Images logo Getty Images 14 months ago

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 08: Paul Costiglio, a marketing and public relations professional, looks over job listings at a computer in the Science, Industry and Business branch of the New York Public Library where he does job hunting research December 8, 2008 in New York City. Costiglio, 35, was laid off from his marketeing job at The Partnership for a Drug-Free America last month, and is looking for a new position to support his wife and three children.'I know there's a lot of competition out there right now' he says, so he's using networking clubs and job placement firms in his search for a new position.