Job Hunting Chronicles

Happy Tuesday 📰  This morning I received a rejection email. The funny part is that it's for a job I applied to last year so I kind of figured that I hadn't been chosen to move forward 😂 I guess better late than never, right? #freelancer #FreelanceWork #FreelanceLife #WorkFromHome #RemoteWork #WorkLifeBalance #JobHuntingChronicles

Happy Sunday 📰 This is one of the (many) problems with the job search today - I keep getting alerts for this job. Nothing in my background indicates that I am qualified to be a Secret Service Special Agent, nor have I ever applied to this type of job... If you're looking for a job right now, I feel your pain. I really do. #JobHuntingChronicles

Happy Wednesday 📰 I had someone on another platform reach out to me 📨 about doing some bookkeeping 💻 for them. After a couple of messages 💬 back and forth, they asked if I would consider a trade of services 🤔 I get you have to shoot your shot 🏀 but really? Freelancers, have you had this proposition? Did you accept it? I'm not saying it's inherently bad but to me, the services need to be fairly equal in value for it to work. #freelancer #FreelanceWork #FreelanceLife #WorkFromHome #RemoteWork #CatSitting #CatSitter #WorkLifeBalance #JobHuntingChronicles #KnowYourWorth

Happy Tuesday 📰  A former coworker reached out to me about his job search, asking "is it really this hard? What am I doing wrong?". I get it, it's frustrating. Between scam recruiters, ghost jobs, being expected to update your resume for every job you apply for (I personally don't do that), and being ghosted after an interview, the job search can be depressing. A lot of work with little reward. I don't have the answers but I know for me, it's important to set boundaries. Right now, I'm in the middle of a 12 day cat sitting job with a second 9 day job starting today, so I use the morning hours for my job search then I'll be done with it for the day. Of course, I'll check my email later in the afternoon to see if anything has come up but I won't actively be in job search mode then. It works for me. I job search in the morning, go to my cat sitting jobs in the early afternoon, then relax in the late afternoon/evening. Being *on* 24/7/365 is somet...

#MerryMonday 📰 Following Friday's disappointing news, the recruiter called me today to tell me she wanted to plead my case to the hiring manager (read previous post if you don't know what I'm referring to). I thanked her but told her it wasn't necessary. She pushed a little and I just told her the truth: I don't want anyone (myself included) to have to *convince* someone to take a chance on me. I've had 3 decades of full-cycle accounting experience, not to mention that I've also been responsible for HR at most of the places I've worked - any company would be lucky to hire me. If a hiring manager doubts my word or doubts my motives, I feel like I would always be having to prove myself to them. And you know what? That would be a toxic environment for me. Thanks but no thanks... Job seekers, it's ok to say no to an opportunity if it feels off. #freelancer #FreelanceWork #FreelanceLife #WorkFromHome #RemoteWork #CatSitting #CatSitter #WorkLi...

I just got off the phone with a recruiter. While the outcome wasn't what I was hoping for, I am happy to get the closure. Earlier this week, I had a virtual interview with a recruiter placing an accounting role at a local company. The role is a lower level one that I was ok with being submitted for because I want a less stressful job. As long as a job will pay my bills, I'm ok with a lower salary (and I'm definitely ok with a less stressful workload and having a life outside of work). Apparently the hiring manager has her doubts about that and told the recruiter she was going to pass on interviewing me. The recruiter, true to her word, told me that she'd have an update for me by the end of the week and called late this afternoon to tell me. "I'm sorry" she said. "It's ok" I replied back. "I don't think I could work for someone who doubts what I'm saying, doubts my motives. Yes, I need regular income and that's why I'm ...