Don’t feel bad. I’m in the same boat as you. And in the IT field. I’ve applied at over 200 jobs since March 2007 (when I got laid off), and haven’t found one yet.

I tried school bus training, but unfortunately the company I was training with has a very poor safety record, so I left. They have a competitor though, and I was thinking of signing on with them, and hopefully the training will be better.

I just happened to be working on the site when your comment came in. Sorry to hear about your trouble. Things are tough these days which is why we are making this site the way it is. Hopefully you can get something useful out of it.

Blake
The Web Guy (the nerd behind the scenes)

I had an interview about a month ago with a major health care company for a lead systems administrator/technical support position. They said they’d gotten hundreds of applicants and were bringing 10 of us in for interviews… They didn’t hire anyone and the job was re posted last week.

This is the worst job market of my adult life.. I have never been unemployed before for more than a few weeks- in the 90’s I went to tech school for a high tech job- as we sold off high tech to India I went back to school for a bachelors degree in Business. It hasn’t helped a bit- my income increased a little bit every year 1990-2006 and then in 2007 my income crashed from 87k per year down to 18k and this year is looking even worse than last year.

I don’t see how you can believe that the economy/job market doesn’t have something to do with this. We gave away manufacturing and shuffled everyone into high tech. Now we gave away high tech and there is not much left.

Next week I’m starting work painting houses… it sort of seems like a waste of my college degree and 15 years of IT experience, but that’s about all there is right now.

J

-cheers

Yes there are many opportunities in certain segments of the economy. In addition, people who currently are having difficulty finding jobs will eventually adapt to obtain new jobs. So given our overall economic structure Americans should make more money in the “long run.” However, in the “short run” it is good to brace for the impact of job losses and stimulate the economy at the same time.

Reboy:

Very good point Reboy, in the long run the shift in jobs is better for the American economy. However, this is only if we do not tighten our borders or raise trade barriers. Many times when job losses occur political pressure rises to tighten borders and put up trade barriers. If this occurs job loss is lowered but we become a less competitive player in the global economic game which is never good.

“Many people are seeking jobs that just aren’t there and those jobs will not return until our economy makes a turn out of this current recession.”

But with jobs going overseas (which helps our companies compete globally), a percentage of those jobs will never return. That percentage of the workforce is going to have to become more highly skilled just in order to survive. It’s terrible for the individuals in the short run but theoretically good for everyone in the long run. Am I right or am I just a jerk for thinking that?

I hope I get some feedback

http://www.realmatch.com
http://www.monster.com
http://www.simplyhired.com

Lots of opportunity if you know where to look