June 15, 2012
I can’t believe I’m
doing this. I am leaving behind the job I’ve had for the past five years and
stepping into the unknown. I’m scared out of my mind. The job market is
horrible.
What if I can’t
find anything?
The hubby has been
harping on me for months to find a less time-consuming job. I figured with us
leaving on vacation at the end of the month, now is the best time to make a
break. My job had always hampered my ability to seriously pursue alternatives.
But, it’s comfortable. I know my job left and right, backwards and forwards.
Now, I’ll be starting all over again in the most competitive job market since I
was legally old enough to work.
I’m reading résumé
books. I need to stand out. I’ve had a few interviews in the past couple of
months, but nothing that’s turned into an offer. When I used to sift through résumés
to hire for an open position in my office, you could always tells when it was
someone older looking for a job. The old format of the résumé that was cutting
edge decades ago was never updated. I don’t want that to be me. And yet, I feel
like that is me. I’m over 40 and have been self-employed for the past eight years.
Who the heck is going to hire me?
Hubby says not to
worry about it. I underestimate my abilities. Maybe he’s right, but still, I
don’t know how to search for a job in this market where college graduates
struggle to find employment.
I want to go back
to the 80s, where jobs were plentiful, and if you didn’t like what you were
doing you applied at five new places and ended up with three job offers.
Sigh! Time to
crack another book on finding a job in this new market.
5 comments:
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First - enjoy your vacation. Relax. It will let you go into the search in a much better frame of mind. Secondly a self employed person will be seen as a go-getter. Remember and use that
Ah, change is never easy. I agree with Patty - worry about things *after* your vacation. :)
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Thanks for your comments, ladies. I will definitely enjoy the vacation. It's the first one I won't be working through in five years.
I am hoping that being self-employed is a plus. We'll have to wait and see.
I feel for you. I got laid off from the job over two years ago. Took that opportunity to go to school. I'm in the same situation as you, over 40 out of the job market for a while whose going to hire me? Although, I could spin circles around any college grad with all my experience and knowledge. Have a good vacation.
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