There's competiton like never before these days. Just stay focused and positive, I'm sure you'll land a better job.

I don't see any "other opportunities" Paul.  Last time I was unemployed it was 2006 and I landed my last gig in 6 weeks.  It's now one month shy of a year that I've been unemployed.  It's not looking good. 

I went to lunch with an old co-worker yesterday, (still employed so far) and we talked about how it was one year ago this month that the blood shed started at the company and at this time over 5000 jobs have been shed and as I type this, more are being notified today in New Jersey that they will be out of work effective immediately.

And the cutting isn't over.  More blood will spill in this company until they are at least worth in Market Cap what they owe in their debt.

AHHAAArrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggg.

I do not mean to hijack you thread Redd but I just interviewed for a job and I was told at the end of the interview that the only draw back that she could see was that I had was to happy and out going  this is not the first time I have heard this. This is also one of the reasons I lost my last job. What is this world coming too when having an upbeat out going personality is a bad thing. She acted like it would offed the other people in the office.  I know I am broke and really need a job - should a act disparate when I interview? I mean when did this change?

Kilroy 2.0 wrote on Aug 28^th, 2009 at 11:27am:

Were you interviewing for a position as a funeral director?

Pegg, am in complete understanding of the length of time and effort during these changing times required for re-employment.  Since changing myself late 2007, I've kept looking at other options out there and have a good idea of what you've been seeing. 

Very unfortunately, many new-hires we've had are sons, daughters, nieces, nephews, even friends of company upper strata.  Their suitability can have shortcomings.  I cannot believe this placement is in disregard of a narrowing, rigorous hiring examination by a tiered, eliminating interview process that you, I, and the many long-diligent job hunters prepare for to remain among the prospectives offering the best potential.

but...

In concern, I called my brother for whatever moral support, being he dropped from lucrative standing.  Far-reaching contacts made a couple years ago in his auto industry job hired him.   A company at very distant reach, from Shanghai.   Parts manufacturer who recently made inroads on the new Camaro.  From industry experience, he'll be their North American rep and was in Disneyland when I just called, celebrating with the wife and kids; off to Shanghai for a month afterwards. 

Being from Detroit, considering the American-made mood of the late 70's-early 80's when things were last this bad, who'd of ever thunk, but yes, times are changing.



Always, good luck and my best.

Gena,

Here is what someone had to say about your situation.

Quote:

i couple years ago i quit my job at driving for bst to drive for an owner operator. he told me i could have my choice of loads and could go wherever i wanted. as it turned out my choices only took me about 350 miles and took a whole day of calling agents who didn't care if you ran or not too get them. it was allot of busting my ass and sitting around in truckstops a few hundred miles away from home with no fuel to go anywhere. after about 5 weeks of this i gave the guy who owned the truck an ultimatum. he either changed companies or i would have to seek employment elsewhere. i suggested he lease the truck on with pacer. i was really good friends with an agent and i could get some good paying loads. he lied to me and said he would do it then sold the truck.

my friend at pacer hooked me up with a company down in dallas. they bought me a bus ticket from columbus to dallas and after 24 hours of being cramped up on 5 different buses i arrived in dallas and walked  miles to the motel. i could either get a cab or eat. i was a broke ass  yankee walking down the road in  dallas in the middle of the night in my old black boots pulling my suitcase. next day they picked me up and took me to the terminal. they gave me a nice big late model peterbilt outfitted with chains, tarps, straps, 2 big yellow beacons on some oversized banners. i started hauling oversized loads. windmill parts, big excavating equipment. 16' wide 15' tall. i'll chain 'er down and get it there. i was making $3000 evry 2 weeks. i was going from california to connecticut  to utah to texas to washington to florida. i was officially a big time truck driver and i made it home about every 2 weeks for about 2 or 3 days.

freight steadily slowed down till after 9 months i was making about  $700 every 2 weeks and after every run id spend about 4 or 5 days in the truckstop and was away from home about 5 to 6 weeks at a time.

then i quit that job to haul cars. a guy picked me up in dallas and i came back to ohio. i hauled cars till that dried up then i went back to flatbed for the same guy.
didn't get much flatbed freight we parked the flatbed and started to pull a van for petsmart. after the load  went through 3 brokers and got to me it paid about $100 a night. one night i fell off a dock in cleveland walking around behind a store looking for the manager and i twisted my knee real bad. i laid there on the dark concrete for about 15 minutes before i could get up. then i limped over to what i thought was the petsmart door and beat the shit out of it. i got somebodies attention and they got me unloaded. i had one more stop to make then i headed toward home. i stopped about 2 hours away from home and went to bed. my knee was killing me. when i woke up it toke everything i had to get into the drivers seat. i couldn't even pull my leg up over the gearshift to get it lined up with the fuel pedal. i sat there for a minute and i called my mom. (shit is bad when i have to call mom) then i sat there in the drivers seat facing the passengers side and i cried.

   i realized no matter how tough i was or how much knowledge i had or who i knew did not matter at that point. trucking had officially kicked my ass. a buddy of mine came out and drove the truck back to columbus dropped the trailer and parked the truck at moms.

  around this time i met a guy who drove for conway. he said they were hiring so i limped on in and filled out an app. i tool one last flatbed load out to phoenix and called them every 3 days. when i got back the job was mine. no more sleepers. no more agents. just drive the truck and come home everyday. 5 12 hour days home everyday and every  weekend. another month i'll be getting medical benefits, stock options, 401k and a pension plan.

  i dunno what you might get out of this story but try to be optimistic. i'm not sure how soon things will get better but they will get better. hang tough

Pegg, just saw on the newsbreak that the Noel Group will be hiring 40-50 people for Call Center Representatives (which is what I used to do when I worked there 13 years ago).

They said you can apply in person or on their website.

Don't know if you saw it too, but wanted to give you a heads up.

mel

Maybe a change of geography is needed? 

Thursday we screened 156 applicants, interviewed 50 and hired 25.  Still need to hire another 50 people this month. 

Have you considered moving to an area with a better job market?  Some companies offer relocation stipends or a hiring bonus to help defer the cost of moving.

Been here in N.C. less than a month. And after about a half dozen "Insurance/Financial" replys to my resume on Career Joker, I have an interview for an onsite manager position at a local plant.

I need this real bad, how about some good vibes?

Canadian; Oh' Geez, I'm needin this real bad, don't ya know, Howa aboot some of those vibes, eh'?

Thanks all!

Hiya Donna,

Moving takes money, of which I don't have.  Yes there are some companies who will front relocation costs, however, in this economy, very few are doing that unless you are some sort of high level engineer or IT guru and they can't find someone local who is qualified.

Is T-Mobile a company that offers a relocation package?  Just curious.

I totally feel your pain sister....