Need Job, Will Travel

Positions Applied to: 32

Interview Invitations: 2

Direct Rejections: 4

Indirect Rejections (3 weeks with no response): 9

Resumes Currently Floating in the HR Void: 17

Time Spent Hunting: 28 days

Please forgive that last entry. I'm feeling a bit more positive today. While the ad agency never called, one of the women I spoke to sent an email and told me she'd have feedback for me on Monday (hopefully). So the waiting game is to go on a little longer. I won't be surprised if I don't hear anything by Monday, although I do think I'll hear something early next week. Be it good or bad I couldn't say. After meeting and seeing firsthand that I'm not a degenerate, it seemed that the agency people had decided to hire me without going through all of the usual rigmarole, but if that were true why this delay? My guess is that they have to clear it with the director of the account I'd be working on (he was too busy to speak with me the day of the interview) but I'm afraid they're just going to hire a local person for the sake of convenience. They were all so amazed that I drove down to Ft. Lauderdale just for the interview and I don't think they realize that my husband and I don't have qualms about traveling for interviews or relocating immediately.

At least I have the Wednesday interview in Tampa to distract me, although the women there, herald of local talent, also seems to have reservations about my being from out of state. If for some reason both of these agency jobs fall through, my husband and I are definitely moving to Tampa after the holidays, job or no job. Living in South Carolina is putting me at a disadvantage as none of the employers in Charleston have contacted me and Florida employers may see my current out-of-state residency as a reason not to hire, or even contact me. I certainly see why it would be easier for hiring managers to narrow their search to local candidates.