find a job

Got another job lead, but I’m not sure what this recruitment agency is thinking in putting me forward for it. I’ve got no skills to suit it. The salary is pretty lousy as well, but beggars can’t be choosers. My pride is so wounded right now that I’m not expecting to get very far with this. All the skills I’ve learned in these past 5 years seem to have made no difference. No one wants to hire me.

I confess that I thought being American might give me an edge – My old employer hired me based on his belief that Americans have better work ethics – but I think it’s actually going against me. Naturally employers want to give their own people first choice, especially with so much animosity going on between the Scots and certain ethnic minorities recently migrated into the country.

Anyone know how to make $40 stretch for a month?

Another interview down and another job given to someone with “more experience”. I can’t living in the UK beyond November, so it’s time to make some life-altering decisions. My choices are:

1. Move back to the U.S.
2. Move into my boyfriend’s filthy flat
3. Sell all of my things and hold out another month

I am not ready to leave the UK dammit.

Have a call back interview on Monday. It’s just a secretarial job but it would be perfect so I could concentrate on the Graphic Design course starting in January. I really hope this works out.

I’m tired of dealing with agencies. They call me at least once a week to get me psyched over some job prospect and then they disappear into the ether again. I don’t like having my future in their hands.

Still nothing, despite having registered with three more agencies last week. This is getting critical.

I’ve been a bit lazy with this lately. I’ve continued registering with agencies but I haven’t really followed up with them. I’m interviewing with one tomorrow. I hate dealing with agencies because they’re only concern is their commission and that means they’ll try to push any job on you whether you want it or not. They don’t really take your needs into consideration.

I’ve not seen anything else on the job sites. I did get one reply from an author looking for someone to assist her in marketing her book in the UK but something about it seems really dodgy. She self-published in the States which means I probably wouldn’t get a very good salary. I’m intrigued though. Something to think about.

Still no luck with this. I’ve come down with flu, so that’s gonna keep me back for a few days or so. I realised earlier that it’s not even been a month since I was let go from my job. It feels like it’s been years. At this stage I think temp work would be the best thing for me to pursue so that I can have my Christmas holidays off. I’m registering with another agency on Thursday. They’re supposedly the best at placing people so fingers crossed.

Still no luck with this. I must’ve applied for about a dozen jobs now and I’ve only received two call backs, one on a job I have no interest in taking. I’ve pretty much worn out my options. If I don’t get a job by month’s end I could be looking at flights back to Rhody.

I just got word that the engineering company I interviewed for has decided not to take me to next stage of interviews. They gave me really good feedback; they felt I presented myself really well, was knowledgeable, friendly, and confident, but they didn’t think I was ready for a leadership role. I can’t really argue with that because I don’t have all that much experience. Still, I’m beginning to panic. Agencies are interested, but there’s not enough work out there, and not of the caliber I desire. I’ve even started looking in the Portuguese papers. Unfortunately, I can’t read them!

I had an interview today with an engineering company looking for a marketing assistant. I think it went well and I got a good feeling from the company, but I felt that way about the last job and we all know how that turned out. I can’t be afraid to take chances, but I don’t know if I’m ready to jump in head first. I’m still a bit wounded.