The Job Search Progress

Some of you have asked how the job search is going. Some have seen a posts and assume, that I was writing them at the time that they appear on the blog. Fact is I have spent maybe 10-15 minutes per day on this blog this week. Posts are often times writen the day before or extremely early the morning they appear and "scheduled" to post at a later time. This post for example, I am writing at 10:30 am on Saturday morning and plan to have it post on Sunday morning, while I am at church.

As for the job search, I am stilling looking. I have continued using Monster.com and SnagAjob.com to look for work. This week, I also went to the local unemployment office, and am scheduled to attend a "re-employment orientation" at the job center site that I drove to.

As for interviews, I have not had a job interview for about two weeks, when a grocery store interviewed me and decided to go with another candidate. In addition, I have several applications that I am about to go through and fill out, so that I can get them submitted on Monday as well. I will keep you posted, and perhaps, I should update my readers at least once a week on the progress. It's just, I sometimes feel if there is no change in the situation, then there is no new news to report.

As for applications, I have placed a number of applications and continue to do so. What gets me though, is you always hear that it is suggested to follow up with an employer that you have applied with and check on the status of your application. Doing so, shows that you are interested in the job and willing/ready to work. However, I have had some prospective employers refuse to talk to me. When I call to check on the status of my application, they tell me that they don't take calls from job applicants and that if they are interested in me, they will call me.

It is all pretty frustrating, because when I was in my 20's and really didn't have any experience I would find a job within a week of starting to look. Now it seems to be taking a lot longer, and I am only getting maybe 1 interview for every 20-30 applications that I put in. The interviews I do I get, I am not told why they didn't hire me. The grocery store I interviewed with, did tell me that they would keep my application on file for anything else that they felt I might be interested in.

Quite frankly, I am interested in almost anything, full-time or part-time. I just want to work. While I was writing this, I stepped away from the post, and then came pack to it, after filling out some applications. One of which is a part-time job with the State, but it includes insurance. Which is a big plus. The pay is an obvious drop in pay, but that's OK. As long as it helps pays the monthly bills.

There is another possibility, that I am also pursuing and that is taking a seasonal job, that is beginning to open up for the Christmas holidays.


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