Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Another Job Rejection - Good Thing I Can Handle Rejection...

I had a job interview on the 15th of October... I got the rejection email today... Hey, at least I got an email! That is better than most companies... Of course I sent the email first thanking the person for the job interview... Now, I will be honest; I probably would not have liked the job... I wasn't planning on staying at this particular job... Onward and upward!

An Interesting Correlation - The Great Depression and Now...

I was researching the Great Depression. I figure maybe I could find some hidden Job Search Techniques This is what I found so far. I found a high school class assignment.

http://www.reading.k12.ma.us/rmhs/library/gleason/greatdepression/greatdepression.html#Introduction

The class intro stated:

"In 1929 the foundation of the seemingly prosperous economy was so unstable that the stock market crash in October led to a severe depression whose effects spread worldwide. Most people were not immediately affected by the 1920 stock market crash, but by the early 1930s, wage cuts and growing unemployment brought widespread suffering. Effects of the depression were felt everywhere, in the U.S. and in Europe, and in urban locations as well as rural...."

Hmm... Interesting... Then with a tweak here and a tweak there....

"In 2008 the foundation of the seemingly prosperous economy was so unstable that the stock market crash in October led to a severe depression whose effects spread worldwide. Most people were not immediately affected by the 2008 stock market crash, but by the early 2010s, wage cuts and growing unemployment brought widespread suffering. Effects of the depression were felt everywhere, in the U.S. and in Europe, and in urban locations as well as rural...."

Just an observation... Anyway... This blog is supposed to be about my Adventures in Finding A Job.... More to come...

Monday, October 20, 2008

Okay, I haven't written in a very long time.... Thought that I would have a job by now. NO. Nothing. I am going to keep up with this blog from now on.... Perhaps there my be something 'educational' in this thing...