Monday, November 15, 2010

The job hunt!


Main actress: Deb
Producer: Life's little quirks!

If my sources are accurate, Prince Edward Island has one of the highest rates of unemployment in Canada. It is something like 11,5% (when the national rate is "only" about 6%).
It is a small province and everything goes real slow here. And, I might be wrong, but it doesn't help being from "away".
I know it is hard for everyone getting a job nowadays but still - it is kind of a pain!
And I am not a lazy job seeker. I have a job coach with whom I reedited my resume and also reviews my cover letters. He gives me advice and cheers me up when time are hard. I email and mail my applications.
I also recently started to spread the word and forwarded my resume to a few people I know who might know people who might know people hiring - who knows?! I have been blessed though by my entourage here who has been very helpful to me in my job search.

Right now, I work a few hours a week at a language school as a language instructor. It is well-paid but it is not enough. I need a full-time job. ASAP. It is not only a matter of money, it is about immigration, it is about us (though J has been a very supportive darling), it is about me meeting people. I need to work. I need to wake up in the morning and dress nice for the day and be with other fellow grown-ups and feel that I am contributing to some kind of community. I love my job right now. But it's not enough.

I have always worked and I like to work. I am a very committed worker and I take things seriously. I know that I can do anything, they just won't give me a chance.

I am positive though that I will be writing a post SOON announcing that I landed a new job! Fingers crossed!

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