Searching For A Career

Even if you haven't been directly affected by the economic slowdown I bet you know someone who has. Hard times have befallen people for lots of reasons from losing jobs to having their mortgage foreclosed. I wasn't spared the hardships then the maple syrup plant I had been working at was shut down and I was laid off. It's been pretty tough, but I know a lot of people have had it worse so I really can't complain. Since I had my revelation I spent a lot of time seeking a new job that would work for me. The other day I figured I'd consult the Internet and searched "video games for sale" into google. I was surprised that so many results came up, but I suppose the job market is big business in these times.

The first job that caught my eye was one that was looking for people to sell stock trading software. I looked at the job requirements and sadly it was a bit more then I could do. They wanted someone with past experience installing floors and I definitely don't have that. Heck I haven't even lifted a hammer in like 10 years. Anyway I moved on from that search and continued to look over the sites that were popping up in the search results.

Next I decided I should look for jobs I'm more qualified for. I starting looking for something in mid-management or maybe even an office assistant job. There surprisingly were a lot of those listed on almost every site I looked at. Originally I figured since there were so many people out of work one would be hard to come by. I checked these jobs out and the only real disappointment was that I am used to making more than the jobs paid.

When I sent out my applications (to 21 places total) I sat back and hoped I would hear back. I took almost a month, and I was really worried by that point, but finally I heard back from 3 places. Naturally I was quite excited and did my best to prepared and get looking good for my job. Sadly my first job interview didn't the way I had hoped it would. I'd attribute that to mostly nerves, coupled with the fact that I hadn’t done a job interview in so long. The second interview went a lot better and I was hopefully that I would be successful. It wasn't long before I heard back with offers from two places! I was so glad that it worked out. In a week or so I start at my new job and I am so excited.