... as far as I can throw them!

Well, I had an interview today for a technical customer service position, and I thought it went OK... however I thought all my other interviews went OK as well, and all I got was the old "Thanks, but no thanks." So I trust my feelings on it as far as I can throw them.
Everyone says "stay positive," but I'm too much of a realist these days... for whatever reason, the one better than me always seems to show up.
I'm pretty much on autopilot these days as far as interviews go... I apparently just don't know haw to say what they want to hear, so maybe I will eventually run across the one who wants to hear what I say, and things will work out.

The Great Depression

One of the worst things about being unemployed is the bouts of depression that roll in like a storm sometimes. Then there are other times they just creep up on you and you don't see it coming until that morning when you just don't want to get out of bed. The one that's on me now came in like the former description.
I'm just sick and tired right now of feeling like I do. I can't say like I'm the only one, because I know that's the farthest thing from the truth. There was a lady on the radio just this morning who did have a job, but it wasn't paying enough, and she'd lost her apartment, her kids weren't able to stay with her, and she was sleeping in her car, and her father is dying from cancer... just to put things into perspective.

*note: she was calling the radio station to speak to Kirk Franklin, the gospel artist, who even said himself that for all these people in town for Megafest, which is like a big religious convention, preaching and screaming "Jesus," and all these churches with all this money, and you have a woman here sleeping in her car... hmmm... and I can relate, because during this grand adventure in unemployment, I've had to seek help with financial issues, and it made me think, Why aren't any of the biggest and brightest churches were on any of the lists for assistance...?

... but I digress! I wonder who reads this blog, really, other than daughter, my niece, and P.. Maybe someone in a position of hiring will stumble across it, and get interested.

I would say here's to hoping, but I'm fresh out of hope right now.

One more day. 10 more applications...

The bad thing about applying to jobs every day is that you eventually start applying to the same jobs more than once. Unless you keep a log, it gets to be like "... did I do this one already?"
But even when you DO keep a log, you realize just how many jobs you apply to in the course of a week, and then you cant understand how, out of fifty-eleven jobs that you apply to, more than half never get back to you, and three quarters of that other half reject you... It's highly discouraging either way. But all I can do is keep at it... maybe the planets will align, and the prophecy of my gainful employment will be fulfilled.

And maybe gas will be $.99 a gallon tomorrow, too.......

It's getting, it's getting, it's getting kind of hectic!

Yeah! Great day here! Got the call reminding me that my car title loan payment was overdue, so I had to scrounge together the money for that, and , as an added bonus, today is also the day that the rental office files their disposses warrant! But wait, there's more! I also woke up this morning to another (wait for it!!) rejection email from a position I interviewed for!
Boy, I tell you! The days are just FILLED!
I do have a job fair to look forward to tomorrow, as well as appointments to see if any charities can help me with my rent.
Anyone out there have any suggestions on a way to find out WHAT I AM DOING WRONG???????

Back to applying blindly.

Ok... here's just one more tidbit for anyone who is actually reading this, other than myself...
My Monster search agent found a great position at Home Depot for me to apply to... and I did... so hopefully, since alot of it is like stuff I did at Braves Vision, they will call me. And this time I can tell them what they want to hear, and not the whole truth.
... here's to that useless thing called hoping...

Still looking...

Happy After-the-4th. Well, the cookouts are over, and it's back to the Quest for Gainful Employment. I'm still waiting to see where this lead in East point is going to go, and that reminds me... I have to call on a lead. I tell you, these kids make me forget my name sometimes!
A friend of mine is upset with me because I didn't take a job @ Kroger's... but I just couldn't do it. I hate to think of myself as a Job Snob, but I guess there's no other real excuse for not taking it... that and the fact that it paid less than my first job in high school.
It just seemed like a slap in the face to take that...
So, the search continues...

... follow the lead where it takes you.

O.K. well, I have finally removed my cranium from my rectum and decided to ask the successful people I know in Atlanta for some leads and references. Why the hell I didn't do this before is beyond me.
So anyway, I asked the help of a lawyer, a teacher and a police chief - all gave me great leads, one even landed me an interview - which is all I ask. I may need help getting in the door, but I want to get the job on my own! So now I also have calls to make and names to drop next week. Wondering if I should do it Monday, or wait until after the 4th...
Hopefully, one of these leads actually leads to something. I'm getting tired of running into dead ends.