Hang tight or Wal-Mart Doorman--What are you doing?

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Permalink Reply by Positivity on February 19, 2009 at 2:08pm

I can totally relate. I have a Bachelor's degree, but i recently applied to be a server at Flat Top Grill!!!!!!!!! wth!
for me, that was my wake up call. No matter what happens to the economy, I will NOT allow my sense of self worth to be eroded. I will be happy with a pay cut, but I will not resort to menial labor or any thing that makes me start feeling/thinking less than what I know I am.

I haven't been keeping up with the news anymore. I just try to spend as much time with people as possible, and I have resolved to send out as many as five resumes a day...lol...keep your head up man. As i always say, "this too shall pass" :)

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Permalink Reply by James on February 19, 2009 at 2:31pm

Positivity,

That's great! It's good to hear that I am not alone in not taking 'any' job that is out there. I'm sure some people would call us stupid, but if you start messing around with your self-esteem, that will only make it harder to get the good job when they come back around. I'm currently using about 7 different job boards; probably sending out nearly 75 resumes a week, and I've had one interview so far. In all fairness though, along with applying for jobs that I do qualify for, I am also applying for a lot which I have absolutely no qualifications for, so the application/interview ratio actually isn't very bad considering. It's a little ironic... before I got laid-off, and even now, I am having a job board designed for me. It will serve regions in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. I do a lot of day-dreaming about having it generate a small revenue stream before my unemployment is done (assuming I don't find a job by then).

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Permalink Reply by Positivity on February 20, 2009 at 12:39pm

With the way things are going, I'm sure a job board would not be a bad source of income at all. As long as you have a sound business plan, you should be good to go.

I must say that i find your tenacity quite inspiring.
75 resume a week? That averages to more than ten a day! Keep it up!!!!

I hope you hear back good news from the interview you had.

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Permalink Reply by Megan on February 23, 2009 at 6:55pm

My plan was to send out resumes to every hospital within a 20 miles radius. I had an 80 mile a day commute that I don't miss at all! I figured I could manage for a little bit with unemployment and severance. But how was I going to manage mentally? My type of personality is such that I cannot sit still for very long. I am longing for the spring thaw when I can get out on my bike. Until them, I keep myself busy day to day until someone realizes they need a laboratory technician. Hey I probably have the cleanest house on the block!

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Permalink Reply by Lyle on February 24, 2009 at 11:35am

James, I understand where you are coming from. I have 30 years experience in the high tech. I now find myself looking at those who swing the ad signs around the neighborhood as a meaningful job. When will this turn around?

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Permalink Reply by James on February 25, 2009 at 9:29pm

Lyle,

As for 'when will this turn around'...the only answer to that is not soon enough. From watching the news, and having a vested stake in the job market, I've seen a lot of predictions as to when the market 'should' turn around, but those predictions are only speculation based on optimism or pessimism. I know that I would like to have your resume when the market does come back around!

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