And the hunt begins....

I'm surprised to realize that I've already applied for 4 jobs. Then I realized that in the past 3-1/2 years I've been unemployed for 1-1/2 years. So I guess you could say I have a lot of practice.

I've already set up a folder in my Favorites list called Jobs and begun to fill it with web-sites to check regularly - two newspapers, two sites that combine ads from a lot of sources, two temp agencies, the federal and state government hiring sites, and companies for whom I would like to work.

I updated my resume, both the one I print out and the online versions on the various sites. I have contacted people that have agreed to be my references.

I started a spreadsheet to track the jobs I've applied for.

I'm practicing questions with Frank so when an interviewer asks me something unexpected, hopefully it won't be unexpected.

This is my new job.

Arrival in the Old Country

On January 12, I once again arrived in the Land of the Unemployed. It's not my favorite place, but it is familiar. I'm three days in now, and the routine is taking shape. I've already applied for three jobs.

It's not all bad. If I could find someone to pay me for not working, life would be great. I'm not one of those people who can't find anything to do when I'm stuck at home. It's not easy to be bored, unless you're a boring person.

But there is a downside. All the time I was working I put off household projects. "I worked all day, all week, I don't want to clean that, fix that, do that." Oops. Now I have no excuse. So I've decided to take one item a day, get it done and only then am I allowed to have fun. It's a good plan.

Stay tuned and find out how to look for a job. I have lots of experience in this area.