Fourteen months ago I had no idea where my career would go after I was laid off from my newspaper editor job. I had spent my whole career – almost 26 years – in the newspaper business and realized that I would have to take a different road. Today I found out where that journey [...]
Archive for the ‘Looking for work’ Category
Back to work
Posted in Looking for work on July 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
People to hire
Posted in Current events, Looking for work on June 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m glad to see that a friend of mine just landed a job almost two years after he was laid off. He’s in my career transition support group. He was overdue some good fortune. He and his wife have kids to support, her freelance work has shrunk lately, and their finances have been squeezed. He’s [...]
Census work
Posted in Looking for work on June 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This week I finished a six-week stint of census work. Overall it was a good experience, and I’m glad I had a chance to do it. I was pleasantly surprised by how cooperative almost everyone was. I was expecting more hostility. Other census workers may have had different experiences than I had here in suburban [...]
A year already
Posted in Jack's favorites, Looking for work on May 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I didn’t think I’d be out of work this long. I was first hoping to get a job before the severance ran out in three months. Then I hoped to find one within six months. Today marks a year since I was laid off from my newspaper job. The worst part is the uncertainty of [...]
17 and counting
Posted in Looking for work on May 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
After the equivalent of about one full day in the field, I’ve added 17 people to the census rolls in Wake County, N.C. I think it’s going to be an interesting, challenging gig. We started our training on Tuesday. Going into the training, I was wondering why it would take four full days. Turns out [...]
The next step
Posted in Looking for work on April 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
For a friend of mine, a stint grading standardized exams was a life-changing experience. He says it led him from long-term unemployment to a job at N.C. State, introduced him to his future wife, and led to “a string of good contracts and great jobs.” I’m sure my stint grading standardized tests, which started last [...]
A paying gig
Posted in Looking for work on March 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last summer on LinkedIn I saw a job posting for an editor for an organization called the Layoff Support Network. They were looking for an editor on a magazine they were planning on low-cost activities you can do if you’ve been laid off. I helped them with it and the Layoff Life magazine came out [...]
A longer wait
Posted in Looking for work on February 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I was hoping to get a job offer last week. Instead I got a form letter yesterday informing me I hadn’t been picked. It had been my best prospect, so far, for returning to work. The best thing about the job was its March 1 start date. I also thought my chances were good with [...]
The job search
Posted in Looking for work on February 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today I finally copied my job search information from a legal pad into a spreadsheet. I totaled 84 job applications/contacts. That includes some of the same employers more than once and initial contacts with recruiters but doesn’t count multiple contacts for the same job. This comes over a 39-week period since I was laid off [...]
Super Bowl party
Posted in Family and friends, Looking for work on February 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Super Bowl party I went to last night was the first I’d been to in 11 years. Most years I’ve had to catch glimpses of the game while at work. The last couple of years I’ve just watched it at home. This year I watched it with members of my career transition support group [...]
