January 7, 2009 3:40 PM

Resolving to accept reality
Posted by Jesse Nunesat 3:40 PM

The New Year is the time for resolutions. Every year, you resolve to do something, start something, or quit something, which usually ends up with you being racked with guilt for the next few months after not following through. Or maybe that's just me.

Nevertheless, in last week's survey, we asked readers what their top priority was for their careers in 2009, keeping in mind that the economy continues to be a major concern, and "pie in the sky" dream jobs are probably less on people's minds than normal.

Here are the results:

As you can see, there's a broad range of answers given, with more than six of the answers grabbing more than 10 percent each of the final vote. It looks like climbing the corporate ladder -- or at least hoping for a "better" future, is still on the minds of the most people. Also not surprisingly, many people would be happy to just remain gainfully employed during these tumultuous times. The rest of responses centered on accumulating skills that will help them land a job... which, in and of itself, seems harder than ever.

With that in mind, and in anticipation of the upcoming Big Help section in print and online, this week we ask: What aspect of job searching do you need the most help with?

And be sure to tune in to Boston.com/bighelp starting Sunday and continuing online through next Wednesday for advice on how to keep working through a recession.