50+ and unemployed

I guess I will go back to Arby’s and Taco Bell tomorrow.

I am so stressed. I went and got a haircut at the $5.00 haircut place, stopped at two more temporary agencies and yet my phone is silent. I don’t understand this at all; there are jobs to be had; good jobs. I have 40 plus people in my job network and yet I hear nothing; I don’t know where to turn for support. I used to be able to talk about anything; but no one wants to hear it; and if no one wants to hear it where do I turn?

I bring an organization so much that it shouldn’t be this hard. The knowledge and skill I have obtained should be opening doors not closing them. What do I do? I’m running out of time.

First of all I am a new member of this group. I would like to say hello and that I have found your group discussions helpful and hopeful. Has anyone in this group been unemployed around the Xmas and New Years holidays before? I have a job hunting process that I set up when the company I worked for went into Chapter 11 in September. I keep spreadsheets, so it is easy to track trends, and right now the trend is nothing. Is this normal for this time of the year? I am an accounting clerk, so I know that right now most businesses are doing their end of the year financials. Hiring more people is something they will consider after thier balance sheets for the year are done. But I have never been out of a job at this time of the year before. Any thoughts and experiences with being out of work during this time period would be appreciated.

Interview advice:

To do well in an interview:

55% of an interview depends on physiology-the way you dress, your body language, eye-to-eye contact, your handshake, how you look, the visual things

38% is auditory-your tone, how you say it, not what you say, your volume

7% is words-what you say

If you have confidence in yourself and the value you can bring to the organization that confidence will show in how you walk and carry yourself as well as the confidence in your speaking voice. So, that means you only have to work on the 7%. If you do your homework and practice to work on that 7% and come in with that 93% you made it!

Jo-Ann

Welcome to the group Betsy, Nancy, Brenda, Victor, and
Darlene :)

Welcome Kathleen, Scott, Caulina, Heraldo, and Alberta.

If anybody is looking for any of these positions please let me know. I have an email from a fellow recruiter looking to fill these spots.

Master Planner (NY), Product Development Engineer (PA), Design Engineer and Senior Mixed Signal Engineer (DE, NJ, or PA), Product Engineer (PA).

Jo-Ann

All of us are worried about the outlook of the world economy in 2009. Abhilasha Sharma has done a wonderful survey.
You can read it at the link below

http://blogs.siliconindia.com/AbhilashaS/16J80yFL49540368

Regards,

shyam

Hello everyone and Happy New Year!
Thank you for letting me join this group this is just what I have needed. I have been unemployed for 2years this month. I just completed a medical program and I am a Certified Phlebotomist, Certified EKG Tech, and Certified Nurse Asst, With CPR and Medical Terminology, Ever where I apply they want at least 1year of experience, this has been for the last 6months, How do you get experience if no one will hire you? Can anyone help.(Chicago)

Welcome to our 9 new members :)

This is exactly why I created this group. This is excellent feedback from some intellegent people that
is very helpful to all of us. I love this group. I would
say to check out LinkedIn, and even put up a profile there, you can't have too many irons in the fire these
days, and network as much as you can. Don't give up on
a company. I keep on sending resumes if I like a place,
and I figure, they will like my aggressiveness and my
interest in the company at some point, and I'll get in.
Once again, love you guys, keep up the positive feedback

Jimmy O.