Quote Originally Posted by Trek420 View Post
Jessica & Jessica DH, I'm very sorry to hear that.

Ivona and all, not an HR expert and no training in that as such. I would recommend creating and A and B resume.

A is for the dream job, or the job that in time once they realize they can't do without you could become the dream job. That's the one with the degree, work experience, projects you've managed, all of your awards and such.

B resume is "I just want a job, don't want to intimidate you with my brilliance, skill, experience and education".

Don't lie, both are accurate but one's just a little toned down.

Frankly as you can see families with decades of experience and probably multiple degrees are having problems. I remember during the last recession listening to Duck on Wheels and my mutual brother counseling our mutual niece. She'd just completed her undergraduate work at Cal with a bachelors. He advised "now is not a good time to be in the work force, stay in school and when the economy recovers you'll be prepared."

She went back to school, has her Law degree from Stanford.

I know you're tired of being a "starving student". Can you stay in, go for a Bachelors?

I actually have an A, B, C, and D resume... a very fancy one on irradecsent paper with a fancy logo/letterhead and extensive listing of fashion skills (available in 2 colors), a toned down version of that on normal resume paper , a general retail resume, regular paper, with just the basics, and an in-between.


no dice.

In terms of going back, it's just waaaay too expensive... I would totally do that if I could afford it though.

It's really interesting to see how many people I know are dealing with this and how they are handling it. I'm one of 3 people that I know that's borderline homeless right now, and quite a few that have been fired recently...