Did I tell you that I am looking for a job? Oh, right, I did. I didn't tell too many people in person, it is a difficult thing being home looking, going out to interview on that rare occaision I find a job to apply and hearing all the terrible news about the economy. Plus there's that dog over my back fence. Normally an optimist, trusting that things will work out for the best, I have a more difficult time sharing the negative feelings so I thought to do it here.
I have to admit, I am struggling to be an optimist with 30 to 50 applicants for every position. Still being choosey, I am not applying for any and every job out there.... trying not to listen to the news, but it just finds you. People call me just to tell me the new bad news they just heard... Unemployment figures were issued last Friday and I was overwhelmed with despair. Waves of it hit me as I was driving in the afternoon. Sun was shining, it was warm, usually this is a cheering thing but this time they just made it worse (I should be happy! ). I could barely steer, my whole body was weighted down with each wave. Has this ever happened to you?
I just kept putting one proverbial foot in front of the other that day, went to a (cheap seats) movie at home, made some popcorn, pretended I was exhausted from a long week of work and went to bed early. Somehow, you just have to keep going on, right?
Does anyone have positive stories about looking for work to share? I really need them even if they are just funny or wry.
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My husband and I work for ourselves ... in a field that isn't considered a necessity. So, when the economic "crunch" hit, we lost a lot of work. If I think about it, I want to panic. But here's the thing ... we have done this for about 12 years and in that time, we've had more than just a few rough times. We have, however, held onto the belief that what we need comes to us ... and believe it or not ... it has. I'm talking need here and not want ... there have been many times that we've gotten just barely what we need. And times when we've had to go in debt to stay afloat. But we always seem to have enough to pay our rent and put food on the table.
ReplyDeleteMy message is to stay focused and don't give up. Positive energy draws good things to itself. Look at each day and know, with certainty, that what you need will come to you. I believe that it will!
I'm sending good, positive energy your way!
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You know what...I have some interesting stories about job hunts! I will keep them short and sweet!
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I decided originally not to go to university so I set out on a mission to find a job! Oddly, I was determined to find a job in recruitment! I spent months being rejected for my lack of degree by employer after employer but then after NINE MONTHS of 3 or 4 applications a day one recruitment agency offered me an interview . . . First stage was two single interviews and a group task, then I got invited back for three more interviews with managers and then finally one more interview with the managing director . . . I was offered the job . . . three months later I quit and decided to go to university because I hated working in recruitment.
Story 2:
My mum is currently unemployed and struggling to find anything. She is a really skilled and experienced nurse but the area we live in has nothing going, and no one is looking for someone as qualified as her. She is now looking at other options but in this crisis she is finding it hard. I hope she finds something soon and keeps her hopes up!
Story 3:
Even though I still have 18 months of university left I am trying to find my first job already! I have a plan actually. First of all, I have work experience with a major UK advertising agency which could lead to an offer of a job after I graduate . . . but the real plan is to work my ass off during two internships I have in NY this summer and pray that one of them offers me a job to start right away, so I can leave my rubbish uni course and start my career.
At the moment I am unemployed . . . but I always seem to pining after that illusive, dream job!
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Thanks to both of you! 'Positive thinking draws what you need to you'is what my sister tells me also...I believe it, just having some bad moments. Thanks!
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