Heavy Sigh

[charliesmum]

Well, it is day two of my unemployment, and I am starting in on the 'feeling very depressed' stage of this particular saga. I spent most of yesterday sending out resumes online, with Monster.com and Careerbuilder.com and, while logically I know that they get hundreds of resumes a day and it will take awhile, I am feeling very discouraged that no one has responded at all. Then I look at the jobs I'm 'qualified for' and I don't want to do them, and the jobs I want to do I'm not qualified for. I'm worried sick about money, and I'm feeling very low.

Thus ends the self-pitying part of this entry.

It snowed a bit yesterday, enough to make everything look pretty and give the world that lovely Dickensian pre-Christmas feeling and to make Charlie happy very happy:



I've created a journal where I am going to put up my mystery story, should anyone want to read it. It is called my_mysterystory (original, no?). I've only got the first two chapters up so far, but I hope to get the rest of it up soon.

I think I may take a break from the computer today and just clean the house and pretend I can afford to be a housewife.

Comments

[eigenkumquat.livejournal.com]

What sort of work are you hoping to do? What were your primary responsibilities at your last job? I'm pretty experienced with the online job search options, and I'd be happy to help you search if you are interested.
If you'd rather I not, that's okay, too. ::hugs:: Best of luck!

[charliesmum.livejournal.com]

I'll take all the help I can get. What I'd like is something that involves writing, what I can get is probably some sort of administrative assistant job. I'd also like to stay in New Jersey and not have to go back into Philadelphia, if I can help it.

Thanks for the offer. Any advice you can give will be very welcome.

[eigenkumquat.livejournal.com]

I see that thesibylqueen recommended two of my favorite job search sites - Idealist.org and Craiglist.org. I'd also recommend looking at colleges and universities. They tend to be among the biggest employers in a given location, and they often have very nice benefits. Princeton and Rutgers come to mind as two of the more famous institutions in New Jersey, but you may want to check the smaller colleges, too. Also, The New Jersey Higher Education Recruitment Consortium looks promising.

I'll keep looking around.

[lietya.livejournal.com]

*hugs* I, too, can keep an eye out if you like - writing as in journalism, grant writing, fiction....? I get a couple of publishing mags, and for some reason NJ is apparently a hotbed of certain types of publishing.

[charliesmum.livejournal.com]

Any kind of writing. It's the only thing I'm really good at. (At least I think I am)

I always thought Grant Writing sounded interesting.

[lietya.livejournal.com]

You do have a knack for it! I know nothing about grant writing besides the existence of the field, but I can certainly look for the keyword. :)

[atlantel.livejournal.com]

your kid looks very happy.
And well, it has only been two days for now. Don't lose hope so quickly says she who will have to search for months in a few days and who is scared

As for your writing journal, I think that a Friends Only community would have been a better option (easier to update, to answer everyone, plus, you don't have to log in / log out etc. A flister of mine has that sort of community for her writing.) I'm looking forward the whole book.

[jandyle.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry about the jobs, I wish I could help.

I friended your writing journal, I can't wait to see the rest of your story!!

[thesibylqueen.livejournal.com]

Job hunting should be a paying job.

I recommend you check out Idealist.org (http://www.idealist.org) -- it is a non-profit job database, but there are a wide range of non-profits, and I feel like I always see writing/content related jobs there. And some of them pay rather well! I'd also recommend you check out your local craigslist (I know you said you didn't want a job in Philly (http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/) but I don't know where exactly you are!) -- I found this dream job and Augustine via Craigslist!! :)

Good luck !

[cactus-wren.livejournal.com]

Now don't make yourself too depressed, getting answers to those resumes will take more than a day! Is there any further news from the guy with the company with the job where you would work from home?

Joined your mysterystory journal, now just awaiting the updates!

[zambonigirl.livejournal.com]

I hope you know I'm rooting for you, and if there's anything I can do, just let me know.

And the snowfall looks beautiful.

[nam-jai.livejournal.com]

I fell behind on LJ over the weekend, so I missed the bad news earlier. So sorry to hear about your job. I hope the job search doesn't take too long, but even more than that, I hope that you find something you love. Sending good thoughts out to you!

[zoepaleologa.livejournal.com]

Top tip: Sit down now and work out a new budget - write down what is coming in, and what normally goes out and look realistically at what you can save.

Most people do not work to a set household budget and it's a pity because generally you can always make whatever is coming in work if you plan in advance.

Then forecast your cashflow. That way you can see potential cash poor times and juggle your spending sensibly and without getting into debt difficulties.

*is envious about the snow*

General thoughts:

You can now save on childcare.

You can cook cheaper because you have more time to spend on slower dishes with cheaper cuts of meat for example.

You save on gas and car use. YOu could (if it is close enough) now walk Charlie to school instead of driving (depending on the distances involved).

Those are a few "off the top of my head" thoughts - though they might not be appropriate for you.

[meadowrue.livejournal.com]

Keep your chin up. I have no job search advice for you but wanted to say that Charlie looks great in the hat and scarf you made him.

[jessii-6.livejournal.com]

That is such a gorgeous photo of Charlie in snow.
As for your job search depression: I can't help you much more with the search beside keeping my fingers crossed, but I'm confident you shouldn't start worrying just yet.

[slammerkinbabe.livejournal.com]

My girlfriend has access to and is contributing more useful information than I could ever help to provide, but I'm thinking/hoping (and wishing, and praying, and planning, and... oh, shit) for you anyway. ::hugs::

[on-the-breath.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'd love to read more! :-) Didn't see anything there though... :-(