Frustimication

Well, we had ONE trick or treater on Halloween. She was adorable....her mommy said she was 22 months old. She was dressed as a clown.

Dave is taking it upon himself to clean up the bag of candy we bought. There are 2 pieces left. He's made a valiant effort!

Our Spiritual holiday started at sun down last night, and goes through today.

So, NOW it's officially been 6 weeks. There are no new job listings on the boards, and haven't been since Wednesday.
More to the point, there ARE new listings, but they are for RN's, and Phlebotomists, Hospitalists (which is a newfangled kind of MD), and Certified Medical Assistants.

I did pretty well last Wednesday, submitting 4 on line applications, and sending a fax cover letter to work with Dave.

My experience has been, however, that NO ONE RESPONDS to on line applications!

They WANT you to apply on line. In fact, they insist upon it. But they rarely send an acknowledgment, and never a "thanks, but no thanks" email.

It's like the OVERWHELMING majority of these hundred or so applications that I've submitted since August have simply gone out into cyberspace, and disappeared.

One of those applications on Wednesday was a second try at the company that interviewed me at the end of September. (the one my ex boss referred me to)
They DID respond to my submission. I replied to their response, and said I'd already filled out the application, and already been interviewed, and was just trying to get my name back into the hat.

They did not respond to my reply.

And, looking at the listings on three websites, there's been nothing since.

Whatever it was that my brother in law read before my move, that indicated OKLAHOMA is THE PLACE to go if you need a job, must not have been written by someone who is actually LOOKING for a job.

Or, perhaps it's just my field that's "all full up!"

The nursing home is supposed to contact me this week for a second interview. If they don't, I am going to assume that the position was filled already.

It's been brought to my attention that this time of year is usually a bust for job searching. Companies frequently just stop hiring in November and December, and I might be better off just waiting until February, and then start over.

At least my tenant has sent me her first rent check (aside from the deposit and 1st month's rent required at lease signing).

That's one less thing to worry about.