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Job Seek and You Shall Not Find

By Dana Tuszke

Makes me glad for two things. 1. That I'm not out looking for a job, and 2. That the part-time job that I have for the summer was offered to me on a silver platter.

Posted by: Cheryl | Apr 17, 2008 12:00

My husband is one of the unemployed Americans who cannot say the same. There are not jobs, and it does suck! Especially living in the central valley of CA and him being a residential architect in one of the worst housing markets I have lived to see. What do you do that you are able to work from home?

Posted by: RubiaLala | Apr 17, 2008 15:44

Hi Rubia! I'm doing some online editing from home right now. It's part time, but at least it's helping to keep us afloat.

Cheryl, I know exactly what you're saying!

Posted by: dana | Apr 28, 2008 11:44

All I can say.. time to move. Alberta Canada... I am currently in Ponoka,Alberta, and recently decided to change carreers.. I had 10 job offers within the first hour of my search. Now comes the time to decide on what carreer path I wanna take. You name it, fully paid apprenticeships in numerous fields, retail jobs coming out of every walk... We are SCREAMING for workers. Of course it is very tough to find a place to live due to the huge influx of people in the past couple of years. But well worth the try, especially for the health care benefits.

Posted by: Shiirkhan | Apr 30, 2008 10:21

I went through something similar, and it sucks balls. Of course I didn't get all of the phone interviews.

What's also bad is when you know you can do the job blindfolded, and you have an IQ of a billion, and they still hire some twit with no teeth and a mullet. I look at employed people (in the retail and "receptionist" sectors)and wonder how in the world they got their jobs. Is it really because they look funny and can't speak in complete sentences? It seems that way in my area.

I actually am taking an online course to be a medical transcriptionist. It cost me almost $1700 to do, but there are jobs galore. It was a chunk to pay, but it will pay off soon. Pharmacy tech is also another high-demand job that you can train for in a short time. Just call your local university and ask about their online non-credit programs. It would probably be in their Continuing Education Department. Good luck.

Posted by: Michelle | May 12, 2008 09:21

Michelle, I know exactly what you mean. Sometimes I wonder what it is these HR people are really looking for. ;)

Posted by: Dana | May 12, 2008 09:28

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