I'm writing this from the depths of despair today. It's been 8 months since I left a job that paid well but took far too much out of me, and it is with absolute dismay that I sit here and realize how many months I've been looking for something else.
I'm qualified. There have been times when I've been overqualified or just-a-bit underqualified. However, 95 percent of the time, I've had EXACTLY what they require for the position and NOTHING. Not a word, not a call, not an interview, nothing. I can only assume that it's "hire americans first" because my letters are articulate, my resume is solid, and I've had both reviewed by those who should know. Nothing.
The problem is that it's getting more and more difficult to sit here every day and research the job sites. I am intimately involved with everything from monster to media bistro, career builder to the Boston Globe, and every individual work site in between. Nothing.
So how does one continue to do this? Where do we find the drive to keep going? I have the luxury of living with someone who supports me, financially and emotionally. But I have a strong and complete awareness of how this situation can drive you to drink, drugs, malaise and apathy. Nothing is the hardest thing I've ever done.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment