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Old May 04, 2012, 10:04 AM
rickmn35 rickmn35 is offline
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Originally Posted by Deborah35 View Post
Hi all,

I've been unemployed since April 2009, seems like an eternity to me, and I'm really down about it. Endless resumes being submitted. When I finally do get replies, it's a month later saying the position has been filled. That's the most aggravating. I attended a free workshop at my local Employment Security Commission on "Networking". The information the instructor gave was ok. I've found it really difficult for me to stay motivated to look for work. If anyone is going through this, how do you all stay motivated? Thanks.
Dear Deborah,
I know how you feel I graduated from college in December and I've been looking for a job that I am able to do. It can be very frustrating when you send out resumes and never hear anything back. Your not alone there are plenty of people out there who cannot find a job. When you see a job posting and they list the skills needed (MS word, excel, good communication, etc) make sure your resume has those keywords listed somewhere. I was looking for a couple of months before someone told me that alot of companies will run resumes through a computer program that looks for those specific keywords. When I had a interview at a company the human resource person told me that he's had people apply that had PHD's and were more than qualified for the job but he didn't have those keywords in his resume and the computer kicked it out. I had no clue about this and I wasted alot of time. This type of system can be a major pain because I've had to sometimes rewrite my resume to fit a job description. If you show your resume to employment counslers be prepared everyone has a different idea of whats a good resume, just make sure your happy with it. Lastly, I know how burnt out a person can get after doing this for a while and I know you really want a job but dont be afraid to take a couple of days off just to clear your head and give yourself a break. I hope this helps.
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