jshatzkin 0 #1 September 7, 2006 I moved recently and am still seeking employment. My days have no structure or routine and I am going nuts. Spending WAY too much time on dropzone.com. Even in a debate in SC. Please someone save me! As a previous lurker, I swore I would never have more posts than jumps. I need a purpose!Jen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kris2extreme 0 #2 September 7, 2006 I can relate. I just started working again this week after taking 6 months off for school... and *whew* is it a culture shock again! Keep looking and all will go well Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #3 September 7, 2006 Just what sort of employment are you interested in? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jshatzkin 0 #4 September 7, 2006 Jen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites inzite 0 #5 September 7, 2006 Quote I moved recently and am still seeking employment. My days have no structure or routine and I am going nuts. Spending WAY too much time on dropzone.com. And you think that getting a job is going to help??? Hell, most of the time I spend on dz.com is because of work. In fact, I'm posting from the office right now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rhys 0 #6 September 7, 2006 well go get one! if you get a job that sucks first it gives you the initiative to get a better one! unless you get a cool job first! packing can pay well and you can travel with it?"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jshatzkin 0 #7 September 7, 2006 Quotewell go get one! Easier said than done! Most jobs in the professional realm and at the federal and governmental level (the ones I have been seeking), take months. I applied for a federal job in April, got a call back in June for an interview in July. They JUST now called for verification of eligibility documents prior to a job offer, noting that the offer could take 3-4 more weeks. Then the start date a few weeks after that. So from beginning to end, the jobs I am seeking have anywhere from a 4 to 7 month process. But excellent jobs! I would rather wait, and go crazy, for a really great job, than to settle for something now. However, in the meantime, I feel my brain oozing all over the keyboard the longer I stay on this site!Jen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #8 September 7, 2006 Quotefederal and governmental level (the ones I have been seeking), take months. ...........Yep...........last fed job I had.........I sent in an app on 28 Sep. Got a verification in the mail in Oct. They called in Jan for an interview. One year AFTER that interview they called me and asked if I was ready to go to training. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jshatzkin 0 #9 September 7, 2006 So you can empathize! Is that how you got over 30,000 posts?Jen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites simplyputsi 0 #10 September 7, 2006 How come you don't go get a temp job to keep you busy. Go work in your favorite retail store in the area. Won't be great pay, but you won't be bored as hell and you probably will get an employee discount.Skymama's #2 stalker - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rhys 0 #11 September 7, 2006 or pack some rigs on the weekend!"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jshatzkin 0 #12 September 7, 2006 I thought about packing parachutes,..until I realized I pack way too slow Maybe I could volunteer. Do some community good! Maybe I'll call habitat for humanity today.Jen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rhys 0 #13 September 7, 2006 you don't have to be fast? the more you do the faster you will get, it is not a race it is an art!"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rhys 0 #14 September 7, 2006 or maybe you could sell some weed since you don't smoke you will make loads"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites simplyputsi 0 #15 September 7, 2006 start selling your stuff on ebay!!!! You'll constantly check it to make sure it's going ok and that will take up some time. Volunteer?? what is that? kidding of course. Animal shelters always like volunteers as well.Skymama's #2 stalker - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #16 September 7, 2006 QuoteIs that how you got over 30,000 posts? Sort of.........the delay kept me working at Bellsouth for a LOT longer than I wanted to. Underpaid, underworked.............sat at a computer all day. What else was I going to do? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jshatzkin 0 #17 September 7, 2006 I have discovered Sudoku in the past couple of days, so maybe that will keep me busy,..I mean obsessed!Jen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NWFlyer 2 #18 September 7, 2006 Volunteer, temp, do something (but try to keep yourself flexible for interviews, too)! It's very easy to get bored. And keep networking, too - don't just rely on the "send your resume in and wait" job search approach. Spend time doing informational interviews - even if they never lead to a job you're building your network. Even though you've got some good leads, keep a bunch of possible opportunities working at the same time. It's very easy to get caught up in the potential of one possible opportunity and ignore others... then if the first one doesn't work out you've got to start all over again."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jshatzkin 0 #19 September 7, 2006 Absolutely. I have been doing this. In fact today I turned down a job offer at a college (I don't want to settle for any job). It's all timing. I am putting the top priority jobs in first, then filtering down. It's just a long process. I can't count the number of coffees, phone calls, meetings and interviews I have already been involved in. I guess it's not "a job" I am looking for; it's "the job". And I hope THE job comes around soon!Jen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Elisha 1 #20 September 7, 2006 QuoteUnderpaid, underworked.............sat at a computer all day. What else was I going to do? ...add undermanaged for me too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites LisaM 0 #21 September 7, 2006 Sukodu rocks! At least you are keeping your brain fresh (unlike hanging out on here). ~ Lisa ~ Do you Rigminder? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jshatzkin 0 #22 September 18, 2006 WOO HOO! I got my federal job offer today! I start work mid-October. Now I can return to the shadows of being a lurker on DZ.com!Jen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites StreetScooby 5 #23 September 18, 2006 Congrats!We are all engines of karma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. 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freeflir29 0 #3 September 7, 2006 Just what sort of employment are you interested in? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inzite 0 #5 September 7, 2006 Quote I moved recently and am still seeking employment. My days have no structure or routine and I am going nuts. Spending WAY too much time on dropzone.com. And you think that getting a job is going to help??? Hell, most of the time I spend on dz.com is because of work. In fact, I'm posting from the office right now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhys 0 #6 September 7, 2006 well go get one! if you get a job that sucks first it gives you the initiative to get a better one! unless you get a cool job first! packing can pay well and you can travel with it?"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jshatzkin 0 #7 September 7, 2006 Quotewell go get one! Easier said than done! Most jobs in the professional realm and at the federal and governmental level (the ones I have been seeking), take months. I applied for a federal job in April, got a call back in June for an interview in July. They JUST now called for verification of eligibility documents prior to a job offer, noting that the offer could take 3-4 more weeks. Then the start date a few weeks after that. So from beginning to end, the jobs I am seeking have anywhere from a 4 to 7 month process. But excellent jobs! I would rather wait, and go crazy, for a really great job, than to settle for something now. However, in the meantime, I feel my brain oozing all over the keyboard the longer I stay on this site!Jen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #8 September 7, 2006 Quotefederal and governmental level (the ones I have been seeking), take months. ...........Yep...........last fed job I had.........I sent in an app on 28 Sep. Got a verification in the mail in Oct. They called in Jan for an interview. One year AFTER that interview they called me and asked if I was ready to go to training. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jshatzkin 0 #9 September 7, 2006 So you can empathize! Is that how you got over 30,000 posts?Jen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simplyputsi 0 #10 September 7, 2006 How come you don't go get a temp job to keep you busy. Go work in your favorite retail store in the area. Won't be great pay, but you won't be bored as hell and you probably will get an employee discount.Skymama's #2 stalker - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhys 0 #11 September 7, 2006 or pack some rigs on the weekend!"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jshatzkin 0 #12 September 7, 2006 I thought about packing parachutes,..until I realized I pack way too slow Maybe I could volunteer. Do some community good! Maybe I'll call habitat for humanity today.Jen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhys 0 #13 September 7, 2006 you don't have to be fast? the more you do the faster you will get, it is not a race it is an art!"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhys 0 #14 September 7, 2006 or maybe you could sell some weed since you don't smoke you will make loads"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simplyputsi 0 #15 September 7, 2006 start selling your stuff on ebay!!!! You'll constantly check it to make sure it's going ok and that will take up some time. Volunteer?? what is that? kidding of course. Animal shelters always like volunteers as well.Skymama's #2 stalker - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #16 September 7, 2006 QuoteIs that how you got over 30,000 posts? Sort of.........the delay kept me working at Bellsouth for a LOT longer than I wanted to. Underpaid, underworked.............sat at a computer all day. What else was I going to do? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jshatzkin 0 #17 September 7, 2006 I have discovered Sudoku in the past couple of days, so maybe that will keep me busy,..I mean obsessed!Jen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #18 September 7, 2006 Volunteer, temp, do something (but try to keep yourself flexible for interviews, too)! It's very easy to get bored. And keep networking, too - don't just rely on the "send your resume in and wait" job search approach. Spend time doing informational interviews - even if they never lead to a job you're building your network. Even though you've got some good leads, keep a bunch of possible opportunities working at the same time. It's very easy to get caught up in the potential of one possible opportunity and ignore others... then if the first one doesn't work out you've got to start all over again."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jshatzkin 0 #19 September 7, 2006 Absolutely. I have been doing this. In fact today I turned down a job offer at a college (I don't want to settle for any job). It's all timing. I am putting the top priority jobs in first, then filtering down. It's just a long process. I can't count the number of coffees, phone calls, meetings and interviews I have already been involved in. I guess it's not "a job" I am looking for; it's "the job". And I hope THE job comes around soon!Jen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elisha 1 #20 September 7, 2006 QuoteUnderpaid, underworked.............sat at a computer all day. What else was I going to do? ...add undermanaged for me too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaM 0 #21 September 7, 2006 Sukodu rocks! At least you are keeping your brain fresh (unlike hanging out on here). ~ Lisa ~ Do you Rigminder? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jshatzkin 0 #22 September 18, 2006 WOO HOO! I got my federal job offer today! I start work mid-October. Now I can return to the shadows of being a lurker on DZ.com!Jen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StreetScooby 5 #23 September 18, 2006 Congrats!We are all engines of karma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
