well, I am on the job hunt trail again. Lost my job last week.

[yellowdogintexas]

I just hate hate hate looking for work

[Vincardog]

1. I have been looking for 7 years. I have been Bushitid

[sonias]

2. Oh no, not you too!

Crispini just posted on her check in thread, that she was laid off.

I am so sorry to hear this about you too, yellowdogintexas!

:hug:

I hope you find something quickly.

Sonia

[yellowdogintexas]

12. yep, me too. Not fun, but I won't miss the stress of that job. nt

[Skittles]

3. it's much harder than it used to be

"back in the day" you read an ad in the paper, called, maybe got an interview. Now you email your resume and never hear anything.

[yellowdogintexas]

11. yeah, and I am just 5 years from retirement, actually. or the "retirement age"

I presume I will have some kind of employment until I can't physically do it.

[tammywammy]

4. That sucks yellowdog

:hug: Good luck.

[yellowdogintexas]

10. thanks, Tammywammy! nt

[yellowdogintexas]

5. Thank you all! nt

[crispini]

6. We should form a club

Or a support group! My previous-previous employer just had layoffs today, some of my old coworker friends. Sucks that I am not in a position to at least steer them somewhere.

Seriously, are there any places on the web where you can go and hang out on a forum and talk to people in our plight? I was looking for this as well. I would really like somewhere to hang out and vent.

[fudge stripe cookays]

7. IVI again?

PM me if you know who got it this time. I was amazed to hear last year that tech doc is now down to about 4 people. And no June!

I feel awful for all you guys. Hope you can find something realtively soon. You too, YD!

[yellowdogintexas]

8. thanks, FSC. I haven't hit the streets yet at least MR YD is pulling in a check

he was heading for a big well project in ND, which is why I was up there last week. We took those lemons and made a little lemonade for ourselves by turning his work commute into a mini vacation. It was a good week!

Now today I cut part of the yard, and have two medical appointments this afternoon. Getting all that done before my benefits expire May 31. Got new contacts, got one of my meds changed and RX ordered, etc.

Tomorrow ..who knows. I may temp for a while.

[yellowdogintexas]

9. don't know, but will tell you if I do. We should meet somewhere in the middle cities

and rant/vent for a while. I'm single right now, since mi esposo is in North Dakota

Our concerts in the garden start Memorial Day....


maybe we need a DU group?

[3isamagicnumber]

13. I'm now unemployed too

Life sucks sometimes.

[yellowdogintexas]

21. are you in North Texas with Crispini and Me? if so, this is definitely starting to

look like a support group.

Meeting once a week somewhere in the Middle Cities?

[crispini]

22. You know, we could think about doing a conference call.

It wouldn't be as much fun but of course it would save gas. I have an account on freeconferencecall.com. They don't give you a toll-free number, but of course if you use your cell phone, the long distance is free. I have found in my experience with conference calls that if *everyone* is on the conference call, it's not a bad experience. The problem comes when only a few people are on the conference call and a few people are in a meeting room, and people don't adhere to good "phone" meeting etiquette, i.e. not talking near the phone, lots of side conversations, etc.

Actually, we could make it an all-Texas thing, if we do a call! :)

[uppityperson]

27. You're not a DUer anymore either. Again. Again.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=6048639&mesg_id=6048639

[crispini]

28. LOL!

Ok, that thread made me grin.

[Lithos]

14. For those unemployed, or just looking in the DFW area

There are a couple of yahoo groups I would suggest joining.

Focus is generally on IT, but they do post other job leads along with good networking (social) and job-hunting workshops/seminars.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jobleadnetwork/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CareerCare
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AllenJobTransition/

They also have files and other supporting material which is helpful to the pre-employed.

L-

[efhmc]

16. Are there similar groups in the Austin area? I would like to pass that info

along to someone there. Thanks.

[Lithos]

17. I bookmarked this back when my company had a rif

I wasn't affected, but a large number were.

http://stc-austin.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=84&Itemid=1

One other thing that people should do is checkout their local professional organizations (example the one above). For instance, Java programmers should check out their local Java Users Group as many have meetings where job leads are announced or recruiters present. Also some have job boards or links to local resources on their sites.

L-

[efhmc]

18. Thanks a lot. I will send this along. These boards and group are

amazingly helpful.

[crispini]

19. The first two are for members only,

and I didn't see any way to join. Am I just confused?

Thanks for posting! :D

[yellowdogintexas]

20. I will try these since I use Yahoo for my email and see what I get, Back to you later

YD

[Lithos]

23. Oops, forgot

They have meetings you should attend at least once and get your name signed up.

From there, they will add you to the group. However, most postings are shared between the groups, so the Allen group gets most of them anyway.

L-

[crispini]

25. Do you have any info about the meetings?

I was not able to see anything about the groups at all. Thanks! :D

[Lithos]

26. Meetings

You might try subscribing using something like the following format:

Group Email Addresses
Post message: [e-mail]
Subscribe: [e-mail]
Unsubscribe: [e-mail]
List owner: [e-mail]

Here is the "welcome" file from Career Care

WELCOME TO CAREER CARE

It is our pleasure to welcome you as a new member of Career Care. As a new member you are encouraged to participate in all of the services Career Care provides. Career Care is open to all. There are no costs, fees or donations associated with your membership. We encourage you to invite others to come and join Career Care!

MISSION: The Christian Mission of St. Andrew UMC's Career Care is to assist those in the job search with moral support and in the preparation necessary to meet the challenge of the job search. To assist Employers in matching their job opportunities with qualified candidates. St. Andrew UMC Career Care is faith in action, Career Care cares!

MEETINGS:
Career Care meets each Monday, except for certain holidays that will be noted, at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, room 107, 1401 Mira Vista Blvd, Plano, TX 75093. Meeting registration and networking begins at 6:30 PM. Meetings start at 7:00 PM.

NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION:
Orientation meetings begin at 6:30PM on Mondays prior to the regularly scheduled Career Care meetings.

Meeting information and other important Career Care information can be found at http://www.standrewumc.org - click on the Career Care tab.

CAREER CARE PROGRAMS
Career Care is not a job board. Career Care is dedicated to providing job seekers with support and training throughout the multiple stages of finding and applying for employment. Some of these programs are:

* Initial transition
o Dealing with the initial impact of the job loss
o Updating your personal inventory of skills and strategizing your next move
o Moral support when needed
o Networking
* Resumes
o Learning how to present your talents in writing
o Reviewing your resume for specific job applications
* Interview Skills
o Face-to-face meetings
o Using the telephone
* Using the Internet
o Searching job boards
o Posting your resume
CAREER CARE MINISTRY

St. Andrew United Method Church
1401 Mira Vista Blvd.
Plano, Texas 75093

Jobleadnetwork now looks to be a pure Yahoo! group. Try the format above. If it doesn't work, I will PM you the email of the moderator.

[efhmc]

15. That really is horrible. I wish you the best.

[PDittie]

24. I am confident you will prosper

Even excel. It's always the case, especially with good people.

:hug:

[yellowdogintexas]

29. Thank you PDittie and thank you all! nt