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Old 05-27-2015, 07:16 AM
 
Location: Long Island
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I've only been looking for about two months, and my job isn't going away until year-end or so. So I am way, way luckier than many people. And yet I am already fed up.

Fed up with recruiters who lie. Fed up with taking time off from work, researching companies and interviewers, getting dressed up, driving or taking the train to the interview, and sending individualized thank-yous to everyone I meet, and then never. Hearing. Anything. Back.

Fed up with companies looking for people with a list of 50 qualifications and then bemoaning the fact that they can't find candidates who speak three languages and are well-versed in some obscure accounting system.

I can completely understand why the UE rate is down, and why so many have given up. And I know it will get even worse once I'm officially unemployed, so I continue to push, all the while my employer dumps more and more work on me, even though they're moving my job hundreds of miles away.

Rant over. Thanks.
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Old 05-28-2015, 05:51 AM
 
Location: NJ
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So sorry to hear about your experience. It is indeed frustrating. I was unemployed for almost 18 months after company layoffs, and went through the same thing. On top of being one of the unemployed during the peek of the recession, I was also 60 years old and experienced age discrimination. Eventually I found a company who valued older, more stable employees, and have been with this company for 14 months. Don't give up, and try to remain positive (yes, I know - easy to say, hard to do). Take it a day at a time, and network like crazy. That's how I got my current job. Best of luck.
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Old 05-28-2015, 05:59 AM
 
Location: Paradise
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You are not alone!

I, too, am luckier than most. I have a good job with good security. The problem is, my husband and I HATE where we live. We moved here to be closer to my brothers family...and they left the area almost 2 years ago. So we are left "alone" in this place.

I've been looking for about a year, off an on. I've had exactly 1 interview.

Yes, I know it's more difficult to find something from a distance (we're in PA looking in FL). And the recruiters are a real PITA.

Keep your chin up, something will come up!
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Old 05-28-2015, 06:49 AM
 
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I was recently in that roller coaster ride! 6 months after being laid off until job offer/acceptance. It stinks.

First, I would put more emphasis on finding a job then your current employer -- especially as they are going to lay you off. Also, recruiters do lie, a lot...or at best, embellish the truth. I guess they feel job seekers are so desperate they will take any job and they are very good at discounting any misgivings you may have about jobs they present to you. Plus, many recruiters have quotas to fill so aren't exactly in your corner.

Job interviewing stinks too! Once I became more confident interviewing, I feel I did so much better. I also experienced many professional HR people, hiring managers as well as many inept. Sorta like the saying " you gotta kiss a lot of frogs before finding your prince"

Hang in there.......
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Old 05-28-2015, 06:09 PM
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Location: Tall Building down by the river
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I've only been looking for about two months, and my job isn't going away until year-end or so. So I am way, way luckier than many people. And yet I am already fed up.

Fed up with recruiters who lie. Fed up with taking time off from work, researching companies and interviewers, getting dressed up, driving or taking the train to the interview, and sending individualized thank-yous to everyone I meet, and then never. Hearing. Anything. Back.

Fed up with companies looking for people with a list of 50 qualifications and then bemoaning the fact that they can't find candidates who speak three languages and are well-versed in some obscure accounting system.

I can completely understand why the UE rate is down, and why so many have given up. And I know it will get even worse once I'm officially unemployed, so I continue to push, all the while my employer dumps more and more work on me, even though they're moving my job hundreds of miles away.

Rant over. Thanks.
You can't ever get fed up during the job search process because it's very easy to due to all the things out of your control. The key is to remain positive and creative during your job search so you can eventually find the right opportunity.
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