ever thought about starting your own business.
consultant
full-time trader
ive worked for myself for 12 years now (exactly 12 on april 1) and not regretted in a day.
the good news is "your the boss", the bad news is "your the boss".
i have...and I have a decent idea right now for an internet based co..it seems really demanding to get it started. you gotta have time and money, and I don't have much of either between going back to school and saving retirement and a house. Working for myself is something i want to do...just later on in life when I can afford to take a hit if it blows up better than I could now. But who knows.
i'm hoping to find something somewhat early instead of waiting, and ending up settling for something I hate, making less money just to pay the bills. but if it comes to that, you gotta do what you gotta do.
I am sorry to hear of so many misfortunes.
I work in the recruiting industry and typically the first quarter of the year is a goldmine. Companies open the year eager to fill needs, have new budgets to work off of, etc. Not this year.
Stay in the line of work you have been doing ~ people trying to "make a career switch" have come running back as nobody is paying anything substancial for what amounts to be a learner in a new field.
Monster and careerbuilder are where the jobs and resumes are. Hotjobs is number three. hcareers.com if you are in the medical or hospitality field. Remember the companies advertising on Monster and careerbuilder are paying a pretty penny to do so. Your Craigslists and that type of thing are where the companies go that don't want to pay the big boys so finding a decent paying gig there might be hard.
Companies are reacting very slowly to candidates (because they can)
Good luck to all.
Move to Dallas, our economy is out of control down here. This place is absolutely flooded with business and opportunitys right now. And if you are a 7 footer who can play some decent ball, we may have a spot for that too.
Oh and I forgot to mention, its cheap to live here and we have some of the hottest women in the world.
i live in addison. what field are you in? cashiering?
and don't move to Dallas..there are too many peeps doing that. Fastest growing city in the US..162,000 peeps moved here last yr. too many and more competition, and it doesn't allow for home prices to fall very far.