Forty sixth week-Moving forward cautiously

This week was my week for networking. I networked with a few people with this new project and am sensing that things are moving forward. I know I need to be cautious. I don't want to get "burned", yet I also don't want to let things go. I am resisting a few things too. I admit that readily. I struggle with the concept that everyone seems to be toting these days, that is that everything is on-line. Sometimes I want to scream, but I hold it in. Other times I long for the old days when people met face to face. When did job hunting become a beauty contest? Why is it so hard to find steady employment? All these questions swirl around my brain as I do my research and reach out to others for information.

Since January, as all who have regularly read this post know, I've "flipped the switch" on my job hunt. Instead of focusing on getting just any administrative job out there, I decided to focus in on local history jobs. I know what you're thinking....she's crazy....but I'm thinking that if I stop obsessing over just finding any old job out there, then there's a good chance that I may find the job I need. Obsessing over anything won't help and might even hurt your job search. I know I have done this. Sometimes it just can't be helped. You try hard to find something, but everyone keeps telling you that you've been unemployed for too long...that no one will hire you because your skills have deteriorated too much. Yes, both scenarios are true. The skill sets I had while employed have deteriorated. I do feel that I have been unemployed for too long. I can't give up hope though. I have to keep striving to find that one job....that one position that will fulfill my needs.