Saturday, October 29, 2005

You just have to try to bite back ...

Got any Jobs ?

Right now, I wish I had a job to whinge about, I really do.

It's only when your unemployed looking for work that you realise it can be the sole provider of potential happiness in this modern world we live in.

The gloom clouds are gathering as the weekend draws in. Right now, I don't need a weekend, I need two more work days to keep the battle for a job going strong.

I'm not sure where I've been going wrong, aside from the initially badly written CV (which I thought was great)

My new CV is out there now with at least 20 agencies, 5 of which I'm in daily contact with. I've applied directly to companies and every evening, apply online to new agencies I find and jobs I haven't yet applied for. I'm now seeking further afield. I've started phoning directly to Web Dev / Advertising companies, but it costs a small fortune in pay-as-you go bills - we're talking £1 for a minute or so. No prizes for guessing how often I get put on hold ...

Yes, it's going to be a long gloomy weekend - I need to put these thoughts behind me for two days and get positive, spruce up the portfolio, write another CV aimed at something mundane like helpdesk support, datacapture or IT dogsbody.

I have two weeks to land either a web design job or a dogs body IT job, after which I will be forced to try to get work at a pub or hotel, which means pretty much one thing - dish washing.

I cannot fail myself at this difficult time, December is approaching at a unstoppable pace, the type of work I do dries up, the type of work I may end up having to do doesn't (in more ways than one)

Reality bites and bites hard.

You just have to try to bite back ...