Job Hunting Chronicles

Happy Wednesday 💛 If you're looking for a job right now, you no doubt know how hard it is: ° You apply to jobs you're fully qualified for only to be ignored (or worse, auto rejected within minutes after applying - "After careful consideration..." is my favorite auto kiss off  😂) ° You land an interview (or two) only to have recruiters and/or hiring managers ghost you ("Hello? Are you still there ☎️) ° You have fake 🚫 recruiters trying to scam you ("I can get you an interview but you need to redo 💲 your resume so it's ATS compliant") ° Ghost 👻 jobs keep appearing on job boards The list is pretty extensive and can make anyone wonder how they're supposed to get their next job 🤔 Maybe it's time you figure out what your passion is. I know not everyone can be an entrepreneur but you can make some money from doing something you truly enjoy in the meantime. Right now, cat sitting 🐈 is bringing in some money for me. Is it en...

Happy Tuesday 🌳 Freelancing has its upsides and downsides. One of the downsides is the unsteady workload - which translates into unsteady income 💲. But one of the upsides is setting my own schedule 📅 and not being ruled by a clock ⏰️ I took this picture during one of my cat sitting jobs today. The client lives within walking distance to a park, so after I tended to the cats 🐈 (the job does come first 😻), I took a walk 👣 in the park and took in some Nature 🐦‍⬛ Did you take a break from work today (I'm including anyone whose current job is looking for a job)? #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. 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 (or other) ...