Being underemployed, I live in a continuous state of humility. I never know where my next source of work is coming from, and I am constantly working to prove my competence and justify why I should be hired.
US Department of Labor Employment/Unemployment stats for July, etc...broken down by age, race, sex... I guess the good news is I am not alone... You feel alone around a bunch of fully employed individuals...wondering when you will see a nice paycheck your name on it!
got an interview coming up... excited but when you are unemployed for a long time, you just try to keep your expectations low...so that you don't come down hard.
Day to day wondering what opportunities are out there. Have and interview next week, but always want to manage my expectations...the best we can do for ourselves when job hunting. That way acceptance or rejection is easier to manage!
Being underemployed, I live in a continuous state of humility. I never know where my next source of work is coming from, and I am constantly working to prove my competence and justify why I should be hired.
ReplyDeleteit's that self-talk that you have to do when you are looking and don't want to lose your edge...
ReplyDeleteUS Department of Labor Employment/Unemployment stats for July, etc...broken down by age, race, sex... I guess the good news is I am not alone... You feel alone around a bunch of fully employed individuals...wondering when you will see a nice paycheck your name on it!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bls.gov/data/
Housing starts were reported low still...
The future of jobs: An hourglass economy?
ReplyDeleteMarketplace, Tuesday, August 16, 2011
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/08/16/pm-the-future-of-jobs-an-hourglass-economy/
Here's a town really hit hard:
ReplyDeleteEast Baltimore: Where the recession never ended
Marketplace Story
By Amy Scott Marketplace, Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Listen to this Story:
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/08/16/pm-east-baltimore-where-the-recession-never-ended-/
In East Baltimore, unemployment is so high that the beginnings of a national recovery were never noticed
got an interview coming up... excited but when you are unemployed for a long time, you just try to keep your expectations low...so that you don't come down hard.
ReplyDeleteDay to day wondering what opportunities are out there. Have and interview next week, but always want to manage my expectations...the best we can do for ourselves when job hunting. That way acceptance or rejection is easier to manage!
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