In an interview a few months ago, the Human Resources Manager asked me what I had been doing during the time I’ve been out of work to maintain my skills. This is probably a valid question, but I initially found it insulting. Just because I’m not working does not mean…
We had a beautiful weekend here in Pennsylvania. It’s only March so you can’t trust that winter is truly over, but it was nice to have a few warm (in the 70s), sunny days. I did the job search this morning and I found another lead. Once again, to apply…
Yesterday while doing the job search, our mouse finally stopped working. It had died a slow death, and then finally moved its last cursor. We had a brand new mouse here so I didn’t have to run out and buy a new one and this new mouse, in the words…
Yesterday I told you that I had found a job I wanted to apply for and that it required that I send writing samples with my resume via email. I tried several times but kept receiving an immediate email back saying my email could not be sent. I attempted to…
I found 2 job openings today that I’m going to apply for. I’m not going to be so crazy as to say things are improving, just let the record show that this is three jobs in two days that match my skills, experience and interests. One of the positions requires…
My husband’s grandmother passed away a few weeks ago and today he and I spent the day at her house helping his family clean out and up her house so it can be put on the market for sale. Obviously, if I were working, I probably could not have taken…
Last night I dreamed I was working and managing a National Sales Meeting. The meeting wasn’t one I had actually done in the past but there were some people at the meeting I had worked with in two different companies. Things were going well in my dream and it didn’t…
I have been on hold with Pennsylvania Unemployment this afternoon for 38 minutes so far. While on hold, there is a mix of music and announcements being made. Most of the announcements are about tax forms having been mailed out for 2009 or places to go on the web for…
I was doing my long job search this morning and was looking for openings at a company I am very interested in working for. They don’t post available jobs on their company website but use an employment website. I went on this site, entered the company’s name and the picture…
Last week I had some medical tests done and I’ve been waiting for a call from my doctor’s office with the results. They finally called today and I got to thinking. How much of our life do we spend waiting for the phone to ring? I remember as a child…
