BIG HUGS!! I'm sorry you didn't get the position....and I can tell you, I can feel for you, because I am currently job hunting myself. If this helps at all, every time I get a rejection letter I tell myself that it wasn't "meant to be". I firmly believe that God will provide me with the right job at the right time. I interviewed for 2 jobs at the local courthouse...2 jobs that I was PERFECT for with my background and experience...neither of which I got. (I think they already had a person on the inside, and interviewing outsiders was just a formality). I remember getting my 2nd rejection letter and sitting down sobbing on the couch, thinking that I'll never find a job that will pay enough for me to get out and support myself and my girls.
BUT, I just interviewed last Monday for a Federal position. Make a long story short, they LOVED me....they told me so at the end of the interview, the emailed me and told me that and the Director just called me and wants me to forward references to him. THIS, after I almost took myself out of the running for the position. The director called me the day after the interview to clarify a couple of questions I had. During my interview I was told that there would be traveling for this position...and my impression was that it was extensive. I told the Director in our phone conversation that I wanted to be honest and that I had children and that might hamper my ability to travel, and I did not want to misrepresent myself and waste anyone's time. His response? He wouldn't let me say "no"!!!! He said the traveling, while there is some, is somewhat flexible...and everyone in the office has a family so they work with you...and not to let that be a barrier to accepting this position. He said that he and the remaining staff (and I interviewed with them ALL) were so impressed with me, that he really really wanted me to reconsider and that the fact that I was so honest and was candid, shows a lot about me. So I said "well, ok"....LOL.
Mind you, I was bawling my eyes out right before the interview...and then ace the interview....which just further convinces me just how NUTS I am....lol.
Any way, my long winded point is....the right job will come at the right time. I believe that if I get this job, God specifically placed it in my path.
Ironically enough, I looked on the Intranet site here at work, and the 3rd floor position has been filled as well! UGH! *bangs head against her cubical wall*.
Hugs wishful! Hmmmm,,,,how about looking outside the box? Maybe look into municipal jobs in your field, pick up those smaller newpapers from surrounding areas,,be curious. If you could get hired into a town's office system,,there you might also find that they need someone who knows puters! And municipal jobs while might not be top pay right off,,after a few years it does become well worth the time.
I know you're looking for IT,,is there another smaller company that might be it?(sorry,,there was a chance for humor there)
Is it time you looked to a different coast?, somewhere that would hire you and also pay to move you there?
This is when trying to deal with what you have at home is effecting your vision. It could be that you might be able to move into a similar but different field that would allow you to use not only your schooled knowledge but your hobbies and interests as well.
It is so common that when we have to deal with the abuse and we're trying to escape it that sometimes what we are looking for is there but because of the confusion we live in, we miss it.
Elvis drove a truck before someone told him he should try recording. Allow your curiousity to look into other companies and fields where your talents can be brought out and to the forefront. You could maybe even find an IT job and be able to work with animals too, or travel.
Just some thoughts,,,you never know when someone here or someone you only casually know might just give you the idea you've been looking for! Don't give up,,Don't give in!
You did the interviews, you tried. That in itself alot of work. Actually, as you get older you will realize that is the most fun part. You have a goal. Stay constant and persistant...there are no secrets to success. Very few get where they are becuase they are "lucky." Keep plugging.
BIG HUGS!! I'm sorry you didn't get the position....and I can tell you, I can feel for you, because I am currently job hunting myself. If this helps at all, every time I get a rejection letter I tell myself that it wasn't "meant to be". I firmly believe that God will provide me with the right job at the right time. I interviewed for 2 jobs at the local courthouse...2 jobs that I was PERFECT for with my background and experience...neither of which I got. (I think they already had a person on the inside, and interviewing outsiders was just a formality). I remember getting my 2nd rejection letter and sitting down sobbing on the couch, thinking that I'll never find a job that will pay enough for me to get out and support myself and my girls.
BUT, I just interviewed last Monday for a Federal position. Make a long story short, they LOVED me....they told me so at the end of the interview, the emailed me and told me that and the Director just called me and wants me to forward references to him. THIS, after I almost took myself out of the running for the position. The director called me the day after the interview to clarify a couple of questions I had. During my interview I was told that there would be traveling for this position...and my impression was that it was extensive. I told the Director in our phone conversation that I wanted to be honest and that I had children and that might hamper my ability to travel, and I did not want to misrepresent myself and waste anyone's time. His response? He wouldn't let me say "no"!!!! He said the traveling, while there is some, is somewhat flexible...and everyone in the office has a family so they work with you...and not to let that be a barrier to accepting this position. He said that he and the remaining staff (and I interviewed with them ALL) were so impressed with me, that he really really wanted me to reconsider and that the fact that I was so honest and was candid, shows a lot about me. So I said "well, ok"....LOL.
Mind you, I was bawling my eyes out right before the interview...and then ace the interview....which just further convinces me just how NUTS I am....lol.
Any way, my long winded point is....the right job will come at the right time. I believe that if I get this job, God specifically placed it in my path.
Keep searching and do not give up!!!!
big hugs...
dharma
Aw, don't give up
CL-Blueliner4
Ironically enough, I looked on the Intranet site here at work, and the 3rd floor position has been filled as well! UGH! *bangs head against her cubical wall*.
I know you're looking for IT,,is there another smaller company that might be it?(sorry,,there was a chance for humor there)
Is it time you looked to a different coast?, somewhere that would hire you and also pay to move you there?
This is when trying to deal with what you have at home is effecting your vision. It could be that you might be able to move into a similar but different field that would allow you to use not only your schooled knowledge but your hobbies and interests as well.
It is so common that when we have to deal with the abuse and we're trying to escape it that sometimes what we are looking for is there but because of the confusion we live in, we miss it.
Elvis drove a truck before someone told him he should try recording. Allow your curiousity to look into other companies and fields where your talents can be brought out and to the forefront. You could maybe even find an IT job and be able to work with animals too, or travel.
Just some thoughts,,,you never know when someone here or someone you only casually know might just give you the idea you've been looking for! Don't give up,,Don't give in!
Hugs
You did the interviews, you tried. That in itself alot of work. Actually, as you get older you will realize that is the most fun part. You have a goal. Stay constant and persistant...there are no secrets to success. Very few get where they are becuase they are "lucky." Keep plugging.