The Search Continues...

As some of you may know, I quit my job at All That Matters recently. I have been winding my time down slowly but surely and am starting to feel some panic around the fact that I have been on a few job interviews but have not been offered any jobs. It makes me wonder a few things;

1. What is wrong with me that places do not seem to want to hire me? ~ Then I remember that there isn't anything wrong with ME, it's them. Totally them for being stupid enough to pass up having me as an employee. Duh.

2. Why do places insist on taking up people's valuable time? I went to what was seriously the weirdest job interview I have ever been on. They put about 15 of us in a room, made us go down the line and say a few things about ourselves and then picked 3 out of the 15 to keep. As I was one of the 3 they picked I was at first pleased. Then they made us take 3 tests. One to show we can follow directions, an IQ test, and a Personality Quiz. It took about 2 hours and after that they let us leave. Not ONCE did they interview us one-on-one. They did not call me. I can only assume my IQ and Personality were so GREAT that they decided I was overqualified. Either that or they thought I was a possible serial killer with bad math skills. Either way, I feel I dodged a bullet there. Who would want to work at a Doctor's office that judges so weirdly? That JUDGES? NOT OK.

3. Why is it that people do not know basic interview skills? I went on another interview where the girl talked the entire time (she barely took a breath) therefore not giving me any time to talk about myself and my skills. Then she said twice that I seemed really great and that she thought I would fit in well at her company and that she would contact me by 5pm that night. I never heard from her again. BI-Zarro!

So what have I learned here? I learned that it is much harder to get a job than it used to be (I know, I know. The bad economy and all that. I KNOW) plus people are complete morons who judge on looks and a 5 second interaction. It makes me sad, angry and more determined than ever to one day be my OWN damn boss.

I have to keep reminding myself that by quitting a secure and comfortable job I am actually taking control of my life and my future. It is honestly courageous. At the same time, it is scary as frickin hell.

I keep going though, because I have no choice but also because it is about damn time I proved to myself that I am the capable person I always think I am.

So the search continues...keep wishing me luck!