• gingersoul said on Feb 11, 2007....

  Alyss......i am here with you. Torturing my soul endlessly. Again. 

  Good luck to you and me!...:-)

  What kind of job are you looking for?

• raft said on Feb 11, 2007....

  Oy.
  
  I had no idea you had to do all that. That's simply ridiculous. Do you think that they are  doing so for everyone or is it just because of the homemaker thing?
  
  I just want you to know that I'm behind you 100%. Show them that you are better than they need.
  
  
  

• Pontius_Pilate said on Feb 11, 2007....

  I hear yea... I cant stand job-hunting. Regardless of the job, the place time or any of that crap. I hate it. With a passion.
  Granted, havent always hated it, think the hate grew due to the effects it used to have on me some time back.
  I would, for lack of better terminology, have panic attacks. I just couldnt function right. Couldnt breath, think straight, nada. The only reason I was actually able to get to interviews and the such is that I could actually still move.
  Gawd I hate looking for jobs....
  Luck to you and hope this stage doesnt last long for you.
  

• GrapeKoolaid said on Feb 11, 2007....

  I feel you Alyss, I really do. 
   
  I was unemployed for about 5 months, and during that period, I must have gone on over 100 interviews.  It sucks having to do the same song and dance routine, trying to sell yourself while your potential employers see you as a dancing bag of money, imagining the amount of money they can make off of you.  I swear, it's more work than actually having a job sometimes. 
   
  Keep faith and have courage.  You'll land the job you seek.  It's important not to settle for the first position that comes along, either.  Make sure the job is going to be as good of a fit for you as you are to the company.  That's important.  Otherwise, you'll just end up hating your job much sooner than later.  Think of it like this.  If you're going to put in 40+ hours a week at a place, isn't it important that the position be tolerable? 
   
  Good luck in your search.  I'll keep you in my thoughts. 
   
  Best regards,
   
  grape. 

• dailyachesandpains said on Feb 11, 2007....

  {{{{{{{ALYSS}}}}}}}

• ALIENated said on Feb 11, 2007....

  I hate job hunting. I was able to do it pretty leasurely last summer because I
  got a great severance package (about 11 weeks of salary) from my last job. I
  was laid off. An honorable discharge, I guess you could say. I read somewhere
  that it takes about a week of looking for every $10,000 a year that you are looking
  for. It took me several more weeks than that, but, at my age, I felt lucky to
  find a job in the same field as I have been working in. Oh for the good old days
  when you did the same job for 40 or 45 years and then retired with a nice
  nest egg and a pension. I am not sure I will ever be able to retire completely, 
  or would I want to. Many of the people that I know have retired and quickly
  expired. Good luck with your job search. I do not think I could jump through
  that many hoops. Glad I did not go the teacher route.
  

• Alyss said on Feb 11, 2007....

  Thanks guys and gals. It's good to know that others agree. ;-)
  
  ginger, I'm a teacher and I'm applying for teaching positions ranging from a classroom teacher to a senior manager so basically I'm applying for whatever out there that I'm qualified for and right now that includes temporary posts as it's easier to get a job with a foot under the door so to speak.
  
  raft, thanks for the sympathy & confidence vote. That is actually what interviews for senior teaching positions entail over here so I'm assuming that's what I'd being put through assuming I ever get an interview...
  
  Did I mention I loathe interviews and interview really, really badly?
  

• husbandhater said on Feb 11, 2007....

  I'm job searching and it tears you up. Some of these people are voultures. And the process is grueling. Keep going Al you'll find something. I'm trying to keep the faith too.

• petitepapillon said on Feb 11, 2007....

  Ugh, I understand completely! It's such a huge pain!
   
  For me, I loathe, loathe, LOATHED interviews! I get so nervous and I can hardly get the right words out. And then I feel like a complete idiot or like I just screwed up my chances at getting the job. Ugh.
   
  Good luck with the job hunt, Alyss.

• silverwhisper said on Feb 12, 2007....

  i wouldn't characterize it as soul-destroying, alyss. being forced to wear a mask, that's soul-destroying.
  
  just remember why you're taking this step and why it's important.
  
  perspective, dear friend.
  
  ed

• EvilTwin said on Feb 12, 2007....

  [Hugs] Alyss. 
   
  You have my deepest sympathies, and support, love.  I know it isn't easy, but it is important.  I hope you find something you want to do...  I know you will find something though, love.  I have faith in you and your abilities.  =)

• skald said on Feb 23, 2007....

  I also hate looking for jobs. It is exactly like you said. Good luck. 

• raft said on Feb 25, 2007....

  So? How are you making out?

• Alyss said on Feb 26, 2007....

  I have an interview at the end of the week for a job that would see me to the end of August and have a few other irons in the fire. Thanks for asking. ;-)

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