One door closes…

It’s the old saying “One door closes and another one opens”…and here I sit waiting for the other door to open, but I think I’m gonna have to kick some doors soon as my patience is running out!

Nah, seriously…I’ve found myself unemployed for the first time in over 15 years! The company for which I have worked for the last 7 years unfortunately chose to close their office doors and with it went my job (& that of 2 others).

I can certainly understand their need for closure as its best to save what little is left of their business and themselves. Its sad though…we were a great team and I wish them well, but of course…back to me…now I’m jobless and finding the whole ‘job seeking’ task quite an ordeal!

Once upon a time one would see an advertised position in the newspaper, write a cover letter, attach a resume and post it to the prospective employee then wait for the call for an interview or the “Dear John” letter. Oh how that has changed…

Now one must peruse the online job market daily,find positions of interest under the most unusual titles and hopefully local, complete an application form, address key selection criteria, write a brief cover letter and upload it along with ones curriculum vitae…all online, never to be seen again. Then with fingers crossed hope the application etc actually gets to the person it was intended for and not lost somewhere is cyberspace for all and sundry to read!

hmm…maybe I’m just getting old? Perhaps this old dog needs some new tricks (or at least training)

Let me know if you have a job available…I can do most anything and if I get desperate…most likely will