Meh

I might be looking in all the wrong places for a job. But, honestly, how does one find it? I tried talking to some recruiters and they keep sending IT jobs in my direction. They’re all software development and database administrator jobs. I say that I want to work on WANs and whatnot but haven’t been able to find someone that understands what I’m really looking for. Most people do not understand that Telecommunications is not a part of IT. It has gotten to the point that I might take anything good that comes my way. Even those damn Insurance sales jobs are starting to sound good.

I found another bonus for my current job: 200 hours of Paid Time Off that I have been accumulating since last year. I didn’t even know that was part of my benefits package. It makes my job worth a little more money and that makes it even harder to find an entry level job of my field that can compete on the same wage level.  My father has been looking for telecom jobs while searching work for himself. In a week he’s gone through about 1,000 listings and hasn’t found anything remotely close. I do have a backup plan and I probably will start the initial execution of it this Fall but I will continue to keep searching for something in telecom. Probably should have never gave up my job at a phone company back in Lansing.

Still Searching

I’ve gone onto a couple of big corporation’s websites and went to their career sections. Really there isn’t anything there other then sales positions. And even though I am a stellar salesman, its not what I went to school for. And we all know how bad the economy is right now… no one is buying things.  What I have found out though, is I will have to go back to school for certifications.  Maybe if I get a couple extra letters after my name besides BA, I might get a little more attention.

I am losing some skills though. I’ve notice that I’m becoming more like a mechanic every day. For those of you that don’t know.. that’s what I do currently. I keep learning new things about fixing vehicles and its taking me away from the knowledge I gained from college.  I’m afraid the longer it takes for me to get a job that I want, the less prepared I will be for it.  But, I don’t want to take anything that would pay me less than what I make now, nor take something that’s not in my discipline. Its a catch 22.  So, when I come home from a 10hr day, I sit here at the computer and look for jobs and read tutorials for 3-4 hrs a night. It makes for a really long day. Hopefully it all pays off in the end.

This blog is about my adventure of looking for a job.  Couple of friends told me that I  should write about it and maybe this might help out with the stress.  Plus its an easy way for them, and others to find out which city/state/country I may end up once I find a job.

For those of you who don’t know… I recently graduated from Michigan State University with a BA in Telecommunications after nine long years. Yeah yeah yeah, heard it all: “better part of a decade”, “some people go to school for 9 years, they’re called doctors”, etc… What it means, though, is that I am desperately looking for work.  I currently have a job, but since the pay is low and I have a “higher education”, I thought to look elsewhere.  Problem is, no one is hiring. And the jobs I’ve found thus far aren’t anywhere near my area of expertise. What I specialize in is… well… uh… hard to explain.  Not necessarily IT, but not a phone installer either.  Basically its running the communication operations of a company.  So that means phone, internet, etc… things of that nature. At least, that’s what I think.

So the search continues. Right now I’m checking out posts on job search sites. Next step after that is go one by one through Fortune 500 company websites looking for career oppurtunities. Wish me luck.