I'm still at it...

Unemployment, that is. It's just turned ten months as of the 15th of September. I realize it's been some time since I've posted on here, but I've been busy.

My day is occupied by searching the job openings. Unfortunately, that's been very unproductive so far. I've sent out over 100 resumes in response to job postings on Careerbuilder, Monster, and Indeed, as well as JobsUSA which contains primarily government positions. Perhaps I should have studied fish biology, because the government seems to be needing that expertise on a regular basis.

In addition to the job search, I've been spending quite a bit of time in a new emotional state. Primarily depression. At sixty years of age, I certainly thought my last few years of employment would be a sure thing. I mean, someone with all that experience must be of some value. But apparently not in today's world. I think there may be a couple of reasons for this: First, it goes back to the economy and the situation it's currently in. Most employers are laying off, not adding to their salary expense. Those companies that are hiring have realized they can get a young, ambitious employee for much less salary than a seasoned veteran. So, those in the gray gang are sitting at home counting the months until they can file for their early social security payments.

But it's not all gloom and doom. Actually, I've kind of gotten used to being "put out to pasture" so to speak. I haven't given up, but the opportunities are not beating my door down. So, I continue to peruse the job openings online every day and have a bit of enthusiasm when the market goes up.

If you're in the same boat, keep paddling. The water's coming in, but if we keep at the oars we can make it to shore before it sinks. You have talent that's valuable and will be in demand once again when the economy recovers.