3/1/2007
When it rain it really pours!
American Soldier says,
This week has been terrible for me. Nothing seems to be going in a positive direction at all. I applied and even interviewed for a position that I really wanted to get. I guess I am not the ideal candidate. It was a real kick in the nuts. I actually have more qualifications than the job asked for and yet I was told they would be pursuing other applicants. No way I kept telling myself. Did I say something wrong in the interview? The HR person is supposed to email me some feedback from the interview. Anyone connected with Software Development, let me know.
I had a meeting and it seemed like a waste of my time. The person I was meeting seemed to not understand what I was trying to convey. We were on two different wave lengths through the whole meeting.
Last year was hell week for me. So I am having some major flash backs and times where I am just completely consumed by those experiences.
My current employer are a bunch of white-collared-worried-about-myself-only types and I do not enjoy working for them anymore.
I had a phone interview for another company and it seemed like a perfect fit but the guy never called me back. What gives?
So what else could go wrong? I really don’t know.
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That’s Normal - my wife went through 15-20 interviews - then got 3 offers on the same day - go figure.
Hang in there - to quote my Mom “Something good always comes from something bad”
((((hugs)))) Job-hunting totally SUX, no two ways around it. (((more hugs))) just hang in there a minute at a time, and don’t give up. We’re all rootin’ for ya - I know you can and will get thru this.
((more hugs))
AS,
Maybe it looks bleak right now but just hang on and I’m sure these people will see that you are best qualified for the job that you seek. Sometimes it takes awhile for them to call you back. Here’s hoping that the right one calls!
Of all the jobs I’ve ever gotten the one I didn’t think I’d get were the ones that called me back. Keep trying and the perfect one will fall in your lap.
Okay, AS. Here’s what you do. You pray a prayer, OUT LOUD to God. You lift everything up to him. You tell him that you know you do not have control of anything in your life and name OUT LOUD what you need him to do. Don’t laugh, people. There is more power in prayer and conversation with God than you can ever know. Once he answers your prayer (and he will), don’t forget to thank him. I will pray for you as well. Right now is a good time to be on my prayer list because God has really been answering. Blessings are like apples on a tree. They are there for the picking. Sometimes all we have to do is ask. Sometimes we don’t even have to ask, they just fall down and bonk us right on the head. Take care, AS.
Sounds familiar. My husband lost his job in 2003. He was the Children’s Pastor at our church. When the church hit financial struggles, the Children’s Pastor was the first to go (couldn’t afford to pay him). Ministry jobs are not easy to get (and we don’t feel called to move, so we are limited to this area). So, hubby is working at a factory. Took him a long time to get this job (and my dad works there, so you know why they hired him!!). He doesn’t have the “experience” they want, but he is highly trainable and a good worker. The factory even said that they wouldn’t have hired him without my dad’s influence and they would have missed out on a great worker!!
After 3 years at our new church he was hired part time (only 10 hours/week) to work with the children, with the possibility of full-time in the next 5 years.
All that to say~hang in there~the right job will come up at the right time. I know it’s easy for me to say now, but our family has been there. It’s frustrating when interviews go great and you hear they are going “another direction”. It was hard on my husbands ego and pride. I have seen firsthand how much of a struggle that is for men.
Take heart that you are not doing anything wrong. It’s just not the job for you.
You’ll be in my prayers.
I truley hope you’ve considered the ramifications regarding PTSD? That is something else in itself, yet it will effect many aspects of a persons life, especially if you don’t take a look in the mirror. After reading your first post and the second, it’s evident. I’ personally would try to do as little moving as possible(employment). Try to be content with what you have, because you could have nothing. And get some help, for yourself. The worm will turn. I left a great job, for another due to my unhappiness, just to learn that years later I really did work for one of the best companies ever. Dont do anything in haste, I learned the hard way. And PTSD had allot to do with it. Never being happy in one place to long, always “bouncing around” and frankly “not fitting in” socially, when I got out. Good Luck, truley.
Ian
AS, Getting Out was a rude shock for me. Going from being in charge of several people and millions of $$$ of equipment to learning a trade from a 20yr punk for 7 bucks an hour in the space of 6 weeks was tough. You can handle it because you are tougher.
And Prayer Helps. If God is with Us, who can stand against us?
Ian - I’ve considered the ramifications of PTSD, I live it everyday. I’ve thought about the decision for a while now and it’s not all about not being happy. The door seems to be shut on me so I will have to just see if another opportunity comes along.
JimP - Getting off AD was tough but I pulled through as well. The hardest part is seeing people complain that their job is stressful, I just sort of grin and walk away.
American Soldier,
I won’t pretend to have a single hope of a clue about what you’ve been through… all I can relate to is the PTSD part.
Yeah… hearing others whine about any aspect of civilian life makes My Inner Smirk smirk. That, and I think of My Soldiers. I know that in-country, the highs and lows are far worse than anywhere most people live here in the US.
I’m not religious, I’m not a church-goer, I don’t read any Bible or such. I believe in prayer, though, and I’ve always known there is a God. I don’t think of Him as being like me, with my reactions. More like a very, very powerful, careful and patient form. Curious and sometimes… sometimes more than a little kind.
You’re on my mind. Those on my mind, get prayed for. Lots. K?
Send me an email, let me review your resume. I am a software developer for the past 10 years. I can help you make your resume work for you and hopefully you are going the .NET route using C#. There is a high demand for it, and if you are good you will land a job!
Send me an email with your resume and let’s see what we can do to get you a job!
Sgt13echo,
I do no possess a C+ background.
Hang in there AS. Be praying for you and a job. The right one will show up. You have the dedication and the drive (and maturity) to get a job, and it will be the right one.
I am a poor man of china and my english is very poor. I have no any job since 2002(year).
I had no any chance for job but I have higher-education . I have no any background with you. HeHe!
I had not happy always but I hope you are happy and good luck.