and then i saw a facebook post on my phone that was kind of a kick in the butt so i woke and laid there for an hour or more and then started working on the job search again... that was just after midnight and at least another dozen resumes went out, several more versions, each with a unique cover letter... so much for taking the summer off intentionally... i mean, what if someone offers me an actual job?... do i take the first available even if it doesn't pay the bills or do i hold out and let an offer pass if it is too low... and why am i not buying lottery tickets?... i mean, just cuz i buy just one a year, if that much, it would really be a good thing to win about now...
as it is, applying for jobs feels kind of like the lottery these days :}
i think you should take whatever offer comes along and then if it's not acceptable you continue your job search while employed. it's much easier to hunt for jobs while having a job than when being unemployed.
ReplyDeletegood advice, jackson says the same thing and I might do that if something comes along... the challenge then becomes taking time off from the new job to interview for other new job which employers frown on big time in the first few weeks-months... especially jobs that require expensive testing and training in the first few weeks which most of the jobs i am applying for require... some state jobs i am applying for will not even start interviewing until late august... there's no real $ pressure until later in the year, so most of me is savoring the time off (since i haven't had time off like this in more than eleven years)... on the other hand, since i've had no offers, the decision has not been made and it'll really depend on the job... so far all i've been offered is scams and education, reminding me how much i do not like people in this modern culture... staying positive though, after venting in words :)
ReplyDeletei appreciate you :)