I know I know...where have I been? Well I was let go from my temporary job in May and now I've been home enjoying time with my kids...Yay!!
You're probably thinking what does that have to do with anything? Well I was in a temp office job that was pretty slow so to fill up my time I started blogging. I began to like it and not only did it give me something to do while at my desk for eight hours I began to be therapeutic.
Just a little background about myself that I don't think I mentioned before. My original background is in marketing and I was with a large corporation for 10 years. While on maternity leave with my daughter I decided I wanted a more flexible work/life balance so I quit my job and decided to consult. That quickly was short lived because the economy got so bad there was no work to be had and no one could fork out extra money to pay for an outside consultant, so to my sadness I had to look for full time work. I took a position as an administrative assistant and even though I was grateful for the work and the extra income I really yearned to be back in a fast paced, crazy, creative environment. Thus my extensive job search began which was basically applying online sending out my resume into the black hole of online company websites. In my heart I was torn because if I was going to work full time I wanted to be where I belonged but I quit my good job to be with my kids...and really that's where I wanted to be. After being in my temp job for a year and a half it finally opened up as a permanent position and of course I submitted my resume, because I felt it was the right thing to do. The company ended up choosing a former employee to fill the position, so I was without a job again. I believe all things happen for a reason and God has a plan for all of us. I wasn't sad or scared and the woman that took my job ended up to be very nice and we became friends. Because I was technically laid off I could now apply for unemployment benefits and at least have some money while looking for work. But let me tell you! I've been much more busier while being off of work then when I was working! I've been enjoying the summer with my kids, but also I've been learning some very good valuable information about myself and really be proud of my past accomplishments. I've joined a professional networking group and have been attending wonderful workshops and honing in on my interviewing skills, I've had my resume re-vamped and have met some wonderful people through networking. I've also been doing some volunteer work and now looking at possibly going back to school. It's been busy but in a positive way....I'm really enjoying myself!
Now that I've come back to my neglected blog I thought I'd share some job searching skills I've been learning about. Even if you aren't looking for full time work I want to pay it forward to possibly help someone else out there!
Good night everyone!
