Government Employment

I applied for a very nice job today. The pay is excellent, and job security in this field is great. I don't want to explain many details because tomorrow's test is the first step in a very long process. No need to count my eggs before they hatch.

I need to approach each step with a humbled and positive attitude. My husband is supportive, and one of my good friends hopes things go well. Outside of those two people, this job will remain a secret.

Location : Pingree Grove, IL,

Family Business

There's been some updates on the family business front. In order to secure a new SBA stimulus loan, my father's company needs to be bought out by my brothers and me. We'd have a good chance of getting the loan if we were minority owned, so my dad wants my step-mother and me to own 51% and have my brothers own 49%.

I talked with my father about this last week, but I haven't heard any updates on it since then.

This deal would pass the debt of a failing business from my father, aunt, and uncle onto my brothers and me. Because of that, my brothers all want conditions met before agreeing to it. Two of them want raises. The other wants to hire on friends of his. I told my father that I would like a job there but NOT working under him.

I'm in a strange position because I am on unemployment.  I'm not about to take a risky job that might have low pay or bad hours. I'm not that desperate...yet. Going back to the Company would almost feel like I failed at making it on my own. Truth is, I haven't been on my own yet with this unemployment.

Location : Pingree Grove, IL,

Still Job Hunting

Scrolling through Craigslist is a task I try to do every 4-5 days. I found some job opportunities and applied to a few of them this morning. Unfortunately with CL, there are many employers that fail to reply to applicants to at least notify a receipt of resume. Aside from that, I would love to hear that I didn't get the position.

When I worked as HR and placed ads on CL, I usually replied to everyone that applied. People that randomly send resumes without the required experience or qualifications were usually ignored. Most jobs I posted required 5 years of experience running machinery, so a recent college grad with nothing under his/her belt would usually not get a reply.

In my own job search, I am not trying to waste an employer's time. I make sure I'm qualified and interested before blindly sending my information. If I don't have the necessary experience, I note that in the email and state that I will take less pay as a trade-off.

Anyway, I'm extremely interested in travel jobs or tech jobs. Luckily, there were two jobs this morning that satisfied both needs. Now, I can only hope I get a reply.

My father asked if I had contacted a staffing agency. I really haven't because I am in fear of getting a temp job. Currently, my unemployment is covering my bills. If I get a temporary job for a day or week or month, I have to shut off the unemployment. Upon losing the temp job, I need to reapply for benefits. If I don't find a FT job before the unemployment benefits expire, then I will definitely go to a staffing agency. Here's hoping it won't get to that.