Message #34454

[akara]

Hello Maggie, and welcome.

Just wanted to say I sympathise because i've been there too.  I have been laid off twice in the last 18 months, and five times in the last 10 years.

After being laid off in July 01 I found another job fairly quickly.  But taking that job turned out to be a mistake, as they laid me off in January this year.  It took me three months to find something else.  I have the skills, I have the experience, I was prepared to take a pay cut, you name it.  And yes, I had people interview me who had clearly already selected a candidate.  There are plenty of companies who I sent my resume to and never heard from again, but I also had a number of companies interview me and then never bothered to tell me I didn't get the job (this is after several chases, when I get told 'no decision has been made yet').  After a couple of MONTHS - never mind weeks - I give up and decide that the company is either indecisive or inconsiderate, and either way I'm better off not working for them.
And I keep getting told how good my resume is, too.  But I started to think if it was so good, why wasn't it getting me interviews?

I know how depressing it is.  I relied on temp work to see me through, and I know how hard that can be too when you have bills to pay and you start feeling guilty about agreeing to go out for drinks with friends on Friday, because you haven't got any work yet for the following Monday.  But patience is important, and so is a positive attitude.  The right job will come along.  Trust me.

I accepted a job in April which ended my job-hunting.  Now we are in December and I am still here.  I don't think too far to the future these days, but so far so good.

Welcome to Deskdemon.

Akara