34 years old and job hunting

[dolphin2000]

Ive been looking for a job for a little over a year
I've been on a lot of interviews I mean a lot
I figure I must be doing something wrong
It's funny how things work out isn't it?
I just had a phone interview I will have a person to person interview today for a 45 min away job with strange hours
An interview Monday for a very close job
It's like for me when it rains it poors
Either I get no calls or I'm swamped with them
I just will cross my fingers!!!

[Khepmd]

Me too. My resume is all over the place cuz I unexpectedly had my son at 28 while in the middle of getting my master's degree and then waitresses the next 6 years till he got into school (I'm a single mom) now it's like, how do I get from there to here and from here to there???!!!

[Khepmd]

I feel doomed to menial jobs albeit w a college degree! I'll be cleaning houses for people less educated than me!

[danielsmommy10]

I hope you find your dream job, mama! Just keep looking and do not get discouraged.  Sometimes it takes a while to get what you want, speaking from personal experience here.

I changed my life drastically when I was 28, moved to the US, got married, had a child, graduated law school - all within 2 years.  Job search process was not easy, I turned down a couple of offers because it was not what I wanted.  I found what I was looking for though, so just keep looking and do not forget what your priorities are in the process.

[KylesMom409]

Best of luck! :)

[LuvHugs429]

 I know how you feel only I have been looking for a job for over 2 yrs and I still can't even get an interview. I have only been on one interview and I am still waiting to hear from the interview within my company.

[mumsy2three]

Good luck~

[dolphin2000]

I hate the waiting game
I was told that if she liked my resume I should get a call right away
Nothing yet
But I'm not worried I have another interview Monday

[DragonLuv]

I'm in the same boat, I lost my job in Nov and tho I am fortunate enough to claim unemployment, its still not enough. I found a PT job, but its only a couple hrs a week if they call me. I am in the process of having my resume redone.

[dolphin2000]

When I got my resume re done a lot more people have been calling!!

Quoting DragonLuv:

I'm in the same boat, I lost my job in Nov and tho I am fortunate enough to claim unemployment, its still not enough. I found a PT job, but its only a couple hrs a week if they call me. I am in the process of having my resume redone.

[kjdama]

I am in the same boat as you are. I have been submitting apps and my resume, and keep getting back "Thank you for your application, but at this time you did not qualify/you do not meet our qualifications/we have found someone higher qualified than you at this time..."  Sucks.

I found one of my problems is due to the couple huge gaps in my employment. I have two gaps each of over 2 years. One gap I was living out of the country, the other gap was due to a misunderstanding/falsification at a job which resulted in my being terminated, and I didn't want to deal with fighting it because of the manager that fired me... so I just stayed home with my kids until our financial situation became too tough to handle... but I couldn't put that into a cover letter, lol!!  I finally came up with a cover letter explaining those gaps, but in a way that sounded positive. I just applied at a job locally, and I hope I get it, even though it's only 20 hours a week right now.