job search frustration
Back on the job search. Last year, this time, I had just gotten laid off from a contract job because the company overestimated how much it needed people for an auditing project. Jobless, I was pissed. Then, I figured that I could get a year's worth of school in networking and then go for a job again. Thankfully, the g-parents foot the bill until I could pay them back. Working at the bookstore there sucked at first because these two veteran girls enjoyed dishing out negative reenforcement. Fortunately, they moved on. Then it was just a matter of time. In December, I decided to buckle down and get the Security+ cert; even though it's not the BEST cert in security out there, at least it said that I knew the basics. I then thought that getting just the security cert was not enough because I wanted to show that I knew networking. The market wants certs, so I decided to wait it out and get the CCNA done before persuing a job. I was proud to finally get that cert one day before my final class (I brag about it to myself mostly). Now I'm just browsing the job sites (Careerbuilder mostly) and touching up my resume. Finally, the other day, I made a basic cover letter because it seems to be an unwritten rule to provide one. I'm very impatient about getting a job, so a little frustration pops up here and there. The other day, I got a call from a woman for a midnight shift network technician. I had applied for it, so I was actually glad to get the call. Other calls: "wanna move to South Carolina or Chicago?", "Feel like travelling constantly for a 10 week contract?" Though both example sound cool as being a change of scenery, those options are just too big to jump into for me. Some people would do it. I just wouldn't, at least now. So basically, I've gotten offers, but most of them are iffy. Maybe I need to change, but I'm going to try and get something a little bit more reasonable. Though it is hard for me to say this, it will all work out in the end. I'm really hoping.
Thanks to Sandy for helping me stay positive. Thanks to Adam, Al, Mike and others for some good perspectives.