A week ago I got laid off. This is the first time I have ever been without a job since I started working 16 years ago. It is starting to drive me crazy and I am becoming concerned because I need funds to keep rolling in. I have been applying to places like crazy, but what I’ve noticed is I submit my resume for a job and it seems to get sucked into the abyss.
Where does my resume go? Who gets it? How do I even know it was received?
I don’t?
What ever happened to the good ol’ fashioned get dressed up and hand deliver your resume to potential employers? What happened to the face-to-face? The personal interaction? When you would walk into a place, request an application, fill it out and nine times out of 10, be hired right on the spot. Where did that go?
It’s all done on-line.
I am not a hater on technology. I truly do embrace it. In my skill set, I use and rely on it every day. But I can’t help but wonder what would happen if I decided to go all old school and just started hitting up companies for a job by walking in, asking for the hiring manager, and handing them my resume?
Do you guys have any thoughts? What is your experience when searching for a job? Need some insight cause Momma gots to get paid.
Have a blessed day!
Marketing Mojo 
I think it would work in your favor if you are applying at a small business (there aren’t many left) but I don’t think it would fly at all if applying at a big corporation.
I agree. I just was curious what others thought. Thanks for your input. 😊
Are you using LinkedIn?
Yep! I’m probably impatient. This whole “not working thing” is new to me. Lol.
Dig into the Psalms and find out where He is leading you.
If there is a new adventure in store,
Oops…didn’t mean to press send! 😦
In the same boat! Trying to find a job at the moment. I am going to try the physically go in an apply approach soon!! ☺️
Good luck!
Thanks & same to you!! 😊👍🏼
Impatience can be a stumbling block. This might be an opportunity to try a field you’d never considered?
If you have a bible and are into prayer open the book of Psalms & also read a Proverb a day. Are you familiar with Ephesians 6:12?
I am a Bible reader. I looked up that verse. Fantastic! Thank you.
Not just 6:12
Armor up with Ephesians 6:10-18….every morning! 🙂
I will!
I went through a spate of this cyber job inquiry not to long ago. Nothing! Vapour. Hmmmph.
I sent off a really crappy resume for a position I didn’t care too highly about. I really liked the boss though. I got a return phone call, interview, and several call backs. Finally I just asked a friend. Bingo! There’s no rhyme or reason to this stuff.
The only takeaway I had from the whole adventure was the more excited I was about the prospect of the job I was applying for, the greater the chance of a response. It was if I was telepathically signalling to the hiring manager my true feelings every time I hit send.
You are awesome!
Have you considered temping? It’s good for the time being while you continue looking for something permanent and in your field.
I had never thought of that. Thank you!
“Temping” is how I landed what I considered my first real job and it’s how I met Jenny. Check out the blog post I wrote about, “Jenny: A radiant legacy.”
I sure will. Thanks!
I don’t know what your area is, so that may make a diff. Either way, I encourage you to try the “old-fashioned” approach, as the pendulum might be swinging back. Plus, use ALL your contacts to get the word out that you are on the market.
I like your style. 🙂
I agree, applying for a job and going through the interview process is a massive undertaking these days. I’m not convinced that the point’s system really works in highlighting the best person for a position. I see so many examples of people in the wrong jobs!