Butrfly's Wonderings

This is a good article in the May issue of Fortune Magazine that describes what I am seeing in the job market. The unfortunate thing is they and all the other career sites and publications focus mainly on the middle and upper executive or professional. They ignore the fact that clerical and other frontline workers are having the same problem and have different needs when it comes to advice on coping with or overcoming the job hunting blues.

50 And Fired: Are You At Risk?


And this article in the same issue explains why I am having trouble even finding temp work. I haven't applied with more then a dozen temp agencies, only 4 or them. Guess I need to get out the Yellow Pages and work my way down the list.

Want a 'Real Job'? Temp While You're Looking

Thanks to a check from Linda and Stu, I don't have to make a choice between replenishing groceries or hiring a resume writing service this month. I've decided to have professionals work on my resume and see if that makes a difference. Am going to give it another couple of months and then I'll be forced to make plans to move out of California and see if I can get a job somewhere else. Mom has offered to have me move in with her, but I don't think I can physically handle the high altitude of Alburqueque. I was on the brink of cutting short my visit with her last year due to the breathing problems I was having. I'd sure like to know where the statistics are coming from that show the job outlook in the US as improving and expanding. I don't think they are. I think a lot of people have just given up and are getting by on the one salary of their spouse if they were lucky enough to have the luxury of a working spouse.