All good things....

...must come to an end. And this Blog is ending as of this post because I GOT EMPLOYED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I started Aug 14th in the position. Ok... I admit that I might have given up too quickly. Just my nature to expect the worst so I can be prepared for it. And like I said, things worked out the total opposite this time... the interviews that I felt the worst about are the ones I did the best in. Go figure.
So now I guess the next blog will be Adventures in New Employment.

Later.

I think its safe to throw in the towel

Well, it is fifteen minutes until five, and no one from WaCA has called. My guess is that "they decided to go with another candidate." It's ok... like I said, I wasn't expecting the call to come, so I'm not disappointed.

Back to the searching.
Back to the want ads.
Back to the temp agencies.
Back to wondering if I'm going to make my rent.
Back to where I never left...

Unemployed.

And the winner is....

Well, Friday is here. Today I find out if I get the job or not. I did feel a little excitement flare up in me, but it was quickly extinguished by a bucket of logical thinking. I just can't get hopeful only to have my hopes dashed to bits on the sharp rocks of rejection, so I will just wait... Wait and see if I get a call or not, and carry on my day like I'm not expecting anything.










...here's to hoping...

Ever get the feeling...

... that you totally blew it? Yeah, I had that feeling today at the second interview for the customer service position. I just don't think that I gave the answers that they were looking for, as there were role-playing scenarios with the interviewers playing customers calling in with problems.
I really don't think I exuded confidence either, but it gets difficult to do when you interviewers start telling you, ".. what we were more looking for in your answer was..." That's not verbatim, but you get the idea.
I think that maybe I was just too thorough... over thinking the problem? I don't know. I was given the very cordial, "You will hear from HR by Friday, should we decide to go forward." OK... right. Sorry for the lack of hope, but that's how it's been for me lately.
This whole situation is getting to me. I've put myself out of the running, and its not even Thursday yet. I think I'll wait until at least Friday night before giving up hope.

... 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???????