According to career website LiveCareer, many job seekers are optimistic about their job searches; however, they remain critical of the government's job creation efforts and are doubtful that the presidential election will dramatically impact their employment prospects.
"We frequently survey our users to understand their attitudes toward their job search," says Jamie Freundlich, Co-CEO of LiveCareer North America. "With this being an election year, we wanted to get a sense of how politics might be affecting our U.S. job seekers' attitudes and optimism."
Although 64 percent of respondents agree that job creation is the most important issue in the presidential election, only 41 percent of respondents say finding a job in 2013 will be dramatically impacted by the next president.
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