Job Hunting in this Economy

I’ve bit the bullet.  I’ve posted my resume on Career Builder again.  And I applied for two jobs on Friday and another job today.

Plus, I received a call from a headhunter today that does permanent placements only.  No temp-to-perm or temp-forever positions.  I emailed him my resume when I got home tonight.  He has an open position for staff accountant about 15 minutes from me.

What sparked the changed?  Being turned down for a permanent job at the company I’ve been temping for for 10 months.  Yup, they chose the girl who has only been temping for 3 months.  In my defense, she is temping in the department that is hiring, and I’ve temped in the two departments that aren’t hiring. 

I really thought that things were falling into place for me.  The job posting came out last Friday, and I gave the manager my resume.  My dream house went on the market on Saturday.  I interviewed on Tuesday.  I let myself feel hope, for the first time in over a year.  I really, really thought things were going to change for us.  Then Friday, I was rejected.

To top it off, I’ve found out that I am being seriously underpaid.  Other temps are making $3-6 dollars more and hour than I am.  And that was after I demanded and received a $2.00 an hour raise last summer.  My agency will be getting a phone call tomorrow.  I will be getting another raise, immediately.  I will also give them a chance to place me somewhere else, in a temp-to-perm position.  And I will not accept, “You should be happy to have a job,” as I have been told in the past.

And some advice to those of you whose friends and coworkers may have been turned down for a job or promotion:  Do not give them the lines, “It wasn’t meant to be.”  Or “Something better will come along.”  Or “When a door closes, a window opens.”  Seriously, we want to be pissed.  We want you to be pissed with us.  Just say, “That sucks.  They are soooo stupid.”  That’s what we want to hear.