Job Hunting Chronicles

Happy Friday 🚧 We're on day 5 of the repaving of the streets in my complex 🏢 and it looks like they are right on schedule 🗓 I mentioned I was going to use this week to go through messages and emails 📧 as well as follow up ☎️ with some people who had reached out to me. The good news is I am caught up on messages and emails, the bad news is it's clear I've been ghosted 👻 by several recruiters. My list 📜 of these so-called professionals has surpassed the 50 name mark. These are all recruiters who reached out to me about a position - I didn't initiate contact with any of them. I've spoken 📱 multiple times with some of them, had back and forth emails 📧 with others, interviewed 🖥 with a few of them, and am waiting on job descriptions 📄 from others. The inability to close the loop by these people is frustrating 🤦🏼‍♀️, and having some of them reach 📲 back out to me about a different position (while ignoring the fact that they've previously gho...

Happy Thursday🌴  I took this picture on my walk 🚶‍♀️ this morning. These trees surround the fountain ⛲️ at the government center and I love walking the grounds, it's so peaceful 🕊 More than 2 years ago I applied for a job through the government website but didn't have the experience they were looking for (hint: it wasn't an accounting 🧮 job), so I never even got to the interview stage. Once I get home from my out of state cat 🐈 sitting job (is it weird that I love saying that 🤔), I may look at their open jobs 📝 again. As a Gen X-er, it's become pretty depressing to be written off because of my age 🚫 but I have to keep looking because freelancing just isn't bringing in enough money 💰 right now. I absolutely love the freedom 🙃 that freelancing has given me, but I also have to be able to pay my bills 📬  I know a lot of job seekers can relate... #freelancer #FreelanceWork #FreelanceLife #WorkFromHome #RemoteWork #CatSitting #CatSitter #JobHuntingC...

#MerryMonday  🚛 Last week I posted that I had finished 3 jobs 💰 This week is considerably more quiet, which is good because the streets in our complex 🏢 are being repaved 🚧 and I don't have a way out, at least not in my car 🚘 Unfortunately, the noise level is pretty high 🔊 so I'll probably spend this week going through messages and emails 📧 We do what we need to to adapt, right 😉 Have a great week! #freelancer #FreelanceWork #FreelanceLife #WorkFromHome #RemoteWork #CatSitting #CatSitter #JobHuntingChronicles

#MerryMonday  💚 I had a busy weekend with cat sitting but I absolutely loved it 😻 I'm still in the middle of one of the jobs so I'm going to work on that bill 💻 today. The other jobs were booked through one of the two apps📱 I'm background checked on so I don't have to bill those. I already received one payment (plus a tip 💵) and am expecting the other payment soon. Job seekers, it's not only a new day, it's a new week and a new month 🗓 - anything can happen. Do one thing that will help you get closer to landing the job you're looking for:  ° send that message ° update your resume (ONLY if it needs it) ° apply to that job  ° like that LinkedIn post that resonated with you ° post what you're looking for Just do something. And in the meantime, figure out what you're good at (bonus points if you love it) and do that as a freelancer. Cat sitting doesn't pay all my bills but I never know who I'll meet who may need my accounting...

Happy Friday💲 This week, I finished three freelance jobs and by this morning, the money was in my account from all three clients - one paid me within an hour of receiving my bill 🎉 As a freelancer (and a career accountant/department head), you have no idea how nice it is to not have to chase money that's owed to you 🏃🏼‍♀️ Thank you clients for your prompt payments! I appreciate it more than you know 🤩 Have a great weekend 💚 #freelancer #FreelanceWork #FreelanceLife #WorkFromHome #RemoteWork #CatSitting #CatSitter #JobHuntingChronicles

Happy Thursday 💚 Success is rarely overnight, but you still should plant the seeds today. Job seekers, do one thing today that may open a door for you tomorrow. #freelancer #FreelanceWork #FreelanceLife #WorkFromHome #RemoteWork #CatSitting #CatSitter #JobHuntingChronicles