# SD Job-Seekers' Support Group **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 26, 2008, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955 "2008-04-26T11:58:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 38
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2009, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/741 "2009-03-04T14:40:15Z")
The waiting is the worst! More lucky thoughts coming your way. ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/742 "2009-03-04T14:46:33Z")
> [@Khadaji](#): > > The waiting is the worst! More lucky thoughts coming your way. Yeah, the waiting game sucks ☹ It was quite enough to spend the entire morning and lunch waiting for this first call… but what to do, what to do. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/743 "2009-03-05T21:54:45Z")
I swear to God…I am never going to get a job ever It is absolutely effing impossible. I can’t even get a goddamn interview! Every E-mail I send out there is nothing, every time my resume gets looked at…nothing. Every person I talk to…nothing. I should just enjoy my life working hourly, cuz I am gonna do it the rest of my worthless life. ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/744 "2009-03-07T12:32:10Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > I swear to God…I am never going to get a job ever > > It is absolutely effing impossible. I can’t even get a goddamn interview! Every E-mail I send out there is nothing, every time my resume gets looked at…nothing. Every person I talk to…nothing. > > I should just enjoy my life working hourly, cuz I am gonna do it the rest of my worthless life. You sound exactly like me, five years ago. Just out of college and looking for something decent to do. Heck, it took me more than a year of semi-serious (I had some personal stuff going on which made me drag things out longer than needed) to get my first “real” job and then after six months there I came to the conclusion that it sucked and went to Iceland. Just hang in there fella, you’ll get something. And hopefully, you’ll like it. Me, I guess I’m not going to Sweden just yet, since the nice lady hasn’t called me to confirm the final interview (which she promised she’d do before the end of the week) ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/745 "2009-03-12T01:17:57Z")
> [@WormTheRed](#): > > Ok, that went pretty well (I think). Managed to get her to laugh a few times and a generally relaxed attititude. And since she said the social skills are absolutely key, that may have been a good thing. > > Well, now to wait untill the end of the week to find out if I get to round two. Did I miss an update? Were you called for round two? ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/746 "2009-03-12T11:17:28Z")
Nah ☹ Heard nothing from her… so it’s back to the “drawing board” ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/747 "2009-03-12T12:06:06Z")
> [@WormTheRed](#): > > Nah ☹ Heard nothing from her… so it’s back to the “drawing board” Yeah – that job description he was supposed to write up last week and get to me so we could do an interview … still haven’t heard a peep. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/748 "2009-03-12T12:26:30Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Yeah – that job description he was supposed to write up last week and get to me so we could do an interview … still haven’t heard a peep. Frustrating, but I have found that many people just don’t have the same sense of time that I do. He may still send it. WTR, sorry to hear you heard nothing. Maybe this week! ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/749 "2009-03-12T13:00:59Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Yeah – that job description he was supposed to write up last week and get to me so we could do an interview … still haven’t heard a peep. Damn, that’s rough ☹ But like \*\*Khadaji \*\*said, there’s always next week! Cause this one has been pretty lame for me ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/750 "2009-03-12T14:15:20Z")
> [@WormTheRed](#): > > Nah ☹ Heard nothing from her… so it’s back to the “drawing board” It’s worth getting back to her – something might have come up and interfered with her calling you back. I wouldn’t write it off completely until hearing something definitive. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/751 "2009-03-12T14:27:17Z")
This week has utterly sucked. ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/752 "2009-03-12T16:18:51Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > This week has utterly sucked. Sure has. My best part was a walk around d/t Reykjavik in which I got to bitch about Iceland with my flatmate. No replies, no nothing… **Boyo Jim** ; I just dropped her a note and am secretly hoping that she got the flu or something else that kept her out of the office for a week. ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/753 "2009-03-12T17:06:40Z")
Now I’m feeling seriously bi-polar (in a sense), since not five minutes after I sent her the e-mail she answered me and I’M ON FOR THE INTERVIEW! Now I’m all giddy and happy 😃 I’m one of the final four, which should give me pretty good odds 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/754 "2009-03-12T17:09:53Z")
Yay! ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/755 "2009-03-12T17:24:50Z")
> [@WormTheRed](#): > > Now I’m feeling seriously bi-polar (in a sense), since not five minutes after I sent her the e-mail she answered me and I’M ON FOR THE INTERVIEW! > > Now I’m all giddy and happy 😃 > > I’m one of the final four, which should give me pretty good odds 🙂 Hooray! Great news - good luck! ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/756 "2009-03-13T12:41:36Z")
Very best of luck. If you’ve got the interview, they know you can do the job; they’ve just got to make sure you’ll fit in. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/757 "2009-03-23T13:02:56Z")
I’ve lost count of the jobs for which I’ve applied. I’ve not even had an interview in the past month. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/758 "2009-03-23T13:27:06Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > I’ve lost count of the jobs for which I’ve applied. I’ve not even had an interview in the past month. ☹ That blows ☹ Well, I had mine last Thursday and I think it went pretty well. They laughed at my jokes and seemed to find me pretty interesting. Now I just have to wait until early April for the verdict… and then the job would start in July if I’m the lucky no. 1. Which would give me ample time to move countries and find a decent place. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/759 "2009-03-23T13:43:05Z")
Wow **WormTheRed** that is a long wait! Good luck! Quartz, I don’t have any words of wisdom, but am still sending lucky thoughts. ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/760 "2009-03-23T13:59:57Z")
> [@Khadaji](#): > > Wow **WormTheRed** that is a long wait! Good luck! People might have 3 months resignation time (and hence, 3 months layoff time), which they were planning for. And the guy who I’d be replacing doesn’t go onto new duties until the same time. It’s a different time schedule here in Scandinavia 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955.md?page=37) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955.md?page=39)