User blog comment:Pvg3/Am I the only spouse who is about to have a breakdown if her husband doesn't get a job?/@comment-24.1.225.182-20100116235923

It's not true that his hire-ability window is closing/closed. If he publishes a book--his diss, or other research--or even places an article here and there is reputable publications-- it opens pretty wide and the market can only get better than it has been for the past two years. These are the worst two years in decades.

As difficult as it can be, encourage him to send his work out, constantly, in spite of rejections, even while pursuing any job that pays the bills, and to keep trying. I worked at a two year school for five years, and then got a job at a very good research institution, in my field of choice, and yes I have a Ph D.