tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487302337958330865.post9035901137074969729..comments2023-10-04T07:36:58.628-07:00Comments on Saving Sanity: It must be me.....Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09333434866778303346noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487302337958330865.post-62352099686662052492004-11-13T17:18:00.000-08:002004-11-13T17:18:00.000-08:00I fear the day that I have to go out and look for ...I fear the day that I have to go out and look for a job again. But I hear ya...I have heard from even people around here how the hire sign is in the window...but they never hear back from them. Even heard it in the check out lanes....<br>Its not you...if they don't hire you...it's their loss... Nowadays, I think it more of who you know to get you in the door. Don't give up hope...things will work out.<br>*hugs*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487302337958330865.post-55054960948798431712004-11-13T18:17:00.000-08:002004-11-13T18:17:00.000-08:00When I went back into the workforce, I signed up w...When I went back into the workforce, I signed up with a bunch of temp agencies. It got my skills back up and I had steady work when I wanted, until I accepted one of the offers to stay there fulltime. Maybe you should give that a try? ~SieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487302337958330865.post-86828729517788672802004-11-13T20:40:00.000-08:002004-11-13T20:40:00.000-08:00Hey Cat...I once had to hire 3 people (1 for my re...Hey Cat...I once had to hire 3 people (1 for my replacement because I was leaving) and 2 for a new department. I received so many resumes (60 or 70 that qualified) that I couldn't peruse them all so I started looking for things like Bold handwriting ...unusual ink colors (the job needed imagination because there was a lot of problem solving involved....) and unusual names or fonts .... My replacement used a shortened LisBet (instead of Elizabeth) and purple ink...figured that I couldn't go wrong with that and 12 years later she is still there and has 5 people under her charge (I only had 2). Its hard to show how you are more qualified than another person on paper...so you might try using a heavier weight pen (y'know medium instead of fine line) and a slightly unusual ink color...it worked for Lis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487302337958330865.post-26127402350994683672004-11-14T05:09:00.000-08:002004-11-14T05:09:00.000-08:00Whooooo knows Cat?But, I do know this. Nothing wil...<br>Whooooo knows Cat?<br><br>But, I do know this. Nothing will get a wadded-up sheet of paper upside an employers head quicker than telling me, "I need your application, NOW." I've always been that way and age has only enhanced it. Lord knows, I'm blessed to be retired even if, the pay sucks.<br><br>I imagine that if I were a business owner looking for applicants to fill a menial labor position, I'd be more inclined to hire an eager youngster. They're generally less set in their ways and easier to boss around if, the rare mood struck me.<br><br>You're pretty snappy and I might be inclined to give you the twice-over out of the corner of my eyes. Mind you, for our relationship, nothing suits me better and I admire that quality in you.<br><br>Perhaps if you ask your next prospective employer in an oh-so incoherent manner, "Duh, how do you spell Cat" or say, "I just love it when my man says, Tote that barge, lift that bail", you'll ace the next one.<br><br>~Philosophying, 'B'<br><br>http://journals.aol.com/thelovetrain/Drift/<br><br>http://journals.aol.com/thelovetrain/tracks/<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487302337958330865.post-15918335239882389032004-11-14T07:19:00.000-08:002004-11-14T07:19:00.000-08:00I think we would be lying with ourselves if we tho...I think we would be lying with ourselves if we thought that certain jobs did not hire the prettier or younger person or the person with more education or less depending on what they needed. They are not supposed to be like this, but I know they are. My daughter went out looking for a job and got one on the spot about a month ago. I truly believe it is because she is presentable, 18, and very pretty and thin. It was a retail job. They weren't even hiring! It was the first place she went to. I was aghast when she got home. The manager actually hurried after her after she put in the application asking her if she wanted a job. Strange. And there are so many people who need jobs in this world. Good luck on your search. You will be in my prayers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487302337958330865.post-73055235421760264502004-11-14T16:52:00.000-08:002004-11-14T16:52:00.000-08:00Hey. Where u been? How bout updating us on your ...Hey. Where u been? How bout updating us on your little one?????<br><br>~NaeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com