Back to work???

[gemmy]

I am trying so very hard not to get down in the dumps again. It has been months that I have been trying to get back to work. Everyone keeps telling me to not get down, but it is getting more and more difficult. I have a bachelors degree and a brain, work my ass off to do a great job, but have been home taking care of children and elderly parents for 15 years which therefore seems to make me unemployable. (as none of that takes any skill right???) I'm trying so hard to rely on the strength and belief MR has in me, that I just need to move forward, not worry about it, go on to the next interview, but it is getting so hard. It comes from years of low self-esteem, that each time I am passed over for these jobs I feel my future being pulled away, I feel worthless and just plain down. I'm basically just venting as I don't know what else to do. Thanks for letting me rant.
cali

Hi hunnie; I know it's easy to say don't let it get you down because simply put; it does!

It frustrates, upsets and gives a big blow to the ego.

Sadly I think the only thing you can do is to keep at it; maybe try different approaches? Different styles of resumes or have two or three different variations of it? Some look at one thing, others may look at it entirely different. Lastly, and this is hard - try for a job you are Completely overqualified for. It's a well known fact that it's easier to get a job if you are already gainfully employed

I took two years off when I had my daughter and you would think that my brains were drained from giving birth but I couldn't get a job to save my life! "Oh, you haven't worked in two years?" (frown) "Oh, you're a single mom with a young child at home?" (frown) like it would matter if I was a single mother or not, generally when a child is sick, who get's the call regardless of marital status? The Mom!

It was so so frustrating; I too am educated and intelligent with many marketable skills so I finally took an office Reception position (when normally I would be the manager of a company). I only had to work as the Receptionist for a month before someone said "What the hell are you doing in this position?" and referred me to a better job, which I got . I am again and have been since back in Business Management. Sometimes it just takes getting back in the scene (hehe).

Just thought maybe letting you know a different angle might work *s*

Good luck hunnie and *hugs of support*

[Thorne]

try for a job you are Completely overqualified for. It's a well known fact that it's easier to get a job if you are already gainfully employed

Great advice here! My dad did the same thing: applied for a factory job but was told repeatedly that he was overqualified. Kept bugging them until they finally took him on just to shut him up! Within six months he was managing a department.

Perseverance is the key. Try to establish some kind of relationship with a personnel department for a place where you would like to work and let them know, repeatedly, that you'll take any job they have, even if you're overqualified.

[caligirl{Rob}]

Great advice here! My dad did the same thing: applied for a factory job but was told repeatedly that he was overqualified. Kept bugging them until they finally took him on just to shut him up! Within six months he was managing a department.

Perseverance is the key. Try to establish some kind of relationship with a personnel department for a place where you would like to work and let them know, repeatedly, that you'll take any job they have, even if you're overqualified.

Hugs and thanks but is pretty much my point, would take a job sweeping floors basically...gave up awhile ago applying for what I was qualified or new I could do if given the opportunity...but thanks anyhow