For The Beauty Guru

Fenty Beauty: A big hit this year and a great gift idea is to gift the fan favorites.

Killawatt Freestyle Highlighter in  Trophy Wife $34, Stunna Red Lip Paint $24, and The Bomb Gloss $18

Palettes: A great way to amp up eyeshadow selections.

Morphe Nature Glow Eyeshadow Palette, $23

Huda Beauty Desert Dusk Eyeshadow Palette, $65

Colourpop Dream St. Pressed Powder Shadow Palette, $16

Makeup Brush Sets: A girl can never have too many brushes.

Sonia Kashuk 10 piece Brush Set, $19.99

BH Cosmetics Sculpt and Blend 10 Piece Brush Set, $12.34

Makeup Bag

Sephora License to Leopard Weekender, $38

Tartan and Wine Etherial Springs Double Zip Train Case$22.50

Makeup Containers

Caboodles On The Go Girl, $14.24

Black Eye Pop Crosshatch Beauty Case, $36.75

Liquid Lipstick

Colour Pop Dream Team Lip Bundle, $15

Nyx Satin vs. Velvet Vault,$25

Sephora Sugar Coated Lip Gloss Set $29

The Tech Junkie

Cam Kix Wireless Bluetooth Camera Shutter Remote Control for Smart Phones $8.99

Anker Power Core Portable Charger, $25.99

Auxiwa Clip On Smart Phone Ring Light, $12.99

Steve Madden Cable Knit iTouch Texting Gloves, $13.50

Google Home Mini, $29

Amazon Echo, $80

Amazon Fire Stick, $39.99

Amazon Echo Spot ,$130

GoPro Hero 6 Black, $499

Apple Watch, $329

Apple Ipad Pro ,$649

Poloroid Zip Mobile Phone Printer, $130

Roko Streaming Stick, $70

Tile Anything Finder Combo pack, $70

For Dad

Fitbit Blaze, $199.95

The Art of Shaving Kit, $60

Keurig K Classic Coffee Maker, $69.99

Winter Gear: Scarves, Hats, Coat

Timberland Boots, $119

SneakerS for the sneaker head,  Air Jordan XI

For Mom

Sephora Perfume Sampler, $65

Glass Wall Picture Frames, $29

Lulus Jewelry, $2-$250

Longchamp Backpack, $125

The Go-Getter

Cassie Daves Blog Planner, $13.90

Girl Boss Book, $20.70

The Wellness Guru

Get a Gift bag and fill it with all natural, organic, beauty and skin products:

Lone Bold Natural Deodorant, $10.50

VicTsing 300ml Cool Mist Humidifier Ultrasonic Aroma Essential Oil Diffuser, $34.99

The Little Book Of Crystals: Crystals To Attract Love, Well-Being, And Spiritual Harmony Into Your Life By Judy Hall, $7.99

Quartz Crystal, $10

Amethyst Crystal, $12

Alaffia African Black Soap, $8.99

Fair Trade Shea Butter, $13.99

Set of essential oils, $13.95

Nest Birchwood Pine Scented Candle, $16

For The Best Friend

Alex & Ani Bracelet Best Friends Set of 2 Arm Bangles, $48

Netflix Subscription, $7.99

Scent Bird Subscription, $14.95

Essentials: Shoes, Jacket, cold weather gear

An Experience – Tickets to a show

Black Owned

The Wrap Life Dot Headwrap, $28

Bevel 30 Day Starter Shaving Kit, $99.99

Lip Bar Lip Glosses and Liquid Lipsticks, $13-$14

Shop all black and brown skin toned Nubian Skin Lingerie and Hosiery, 40% off

Slaps Satin Lined Caps, $29.95

Juvia’s Place Nubian Eyeshadow Palette, $15

Avid Reader

Amazon Fire 7, $49.99

Americana by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, $19.68

Music Lover

Bose Soundlink Waterproof Bluetooth speaker, $109

Wireless/Bluetooth Headphones Beats Solo 3, $299.95

Crosley X Bluetooth Record Player, $99

Crosley Messenger Turntable – $76.99

Tidal, Apple, or Spotify subscription

The Gamer

Nintendo Switch ,$300

Sony Playstation 4 Pro ,$399

Steel Series Gaming Headset ,$80

Right at this moment you may feel like you are in a jam. At this point, you have edited and reedited your resume, your cover letter has been revamped and you have even filled in your LinkedIn Profile yet nothing seems to be working.

A fact you may not know is that apparently the unemployment rate has been decreasing and the amount of jobs in America has been increasing. Regardless, of these facts you may still be wondering where all of these jobs have been hiding.

1. The position is put on hold because of internal business issues.
2. They are using a staffing agency to help fill in candidates and the agency isn’t moving quickly to fill in positions.
3. The role you applied for is a position that they are always hiring for (a job may keep a position posted if there is high turnover in the position and they may keep it open even when they are not hiring
4. The company may not be in their hiring season

One major thing you should know is that December is the time to kick in your job efforts into high gear. December-January is one of the best times of the year for the job search. Many companies begin their yearly new hire trainings or they realize that they have more money in their budget to create positions or hire more employees. These are important reasons why many positions get posted during this period and people are hired.

However, if you are still not hearing back here are a few things you can do to improve your chances:

1. Research Holiday Networking Events – At this time there are many holiday parties and networking mixers that may be available for you to meet the right person.
2. Connect With Old Contacts- Touch base, show gratitude, support and ask for a reference. Schedule out time to call, email, or text old contacts because a referral always goes a long way in your job search.
3. Take Advantage of family and friends and brush up on interview skills – Use the holiday time as an opportunity to mock interview with your family and prep for future interviews.
4. Do more research on the kind of career you want, the companies and positions.

Comment down below with what has been helping you in your job search this December!