If I don't get a job in three weeks, I'm fucked

[MrScorpio]

Welcome to the real world

[BikeWriter]

1. Aww shit! What area are you looking in?

[MrScorpio]

5. Somewhere here in Hampton Roads VA

I'm even willing to go bac to the National Capital Region if the money's right.

I prefer to stay here on the East Coast if I have to relocate.

[acmavm]

2. Hey, I've got two or else I lose everything. And I have a son. I just lost

a job today. The only thing is that I hated this place and haven't slept on a Sunday night for months. Truthfully, the only thing I care about is the paycheck.

[BikeWriter]

6. Hey, if we don't have a job placement forum already we need one!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

12. That's a brilliant idea!

Those who know of openings can post as well as folks who are looking!
:yourock:

[BikeWriter]

24. Thank you, Ma'am! I'll propose it!

[RagingInMiami]

65. We have a couple of such groups

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=211

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=212

[Radio_Lady]

28. Goddess, every time I see your GIANT ANTEATER --

-- I think it's two guys in funny suits, connected by some cloth. And the front guy is REALLY well hung!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

44. Check out his tongue...

[MrScorpio]

13. Goddamn right

Sounds like a plan

[BikeWriter]

33. I proposed it at ATA and left a link to here, Pard. Best of luck! :-)

[MrScorpio]

34. You're a real pal

Thanks

[BikeWriter]

36. Not a problem, I was Air Force years ago! :-)

[RagingInMiami]

66. We already have a couple of such groups

Good luck with your search. I'm sure something will work out for you.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

[yewberry]

43. There is one.

It's in the non-political forums under "marketplace."

[BikeWriter]

47. Mmm, thanks. I'll go look. :-)

[KitchenWitch]

3. I was on last night

Wondering where you were and how your interview went...

[MrScorpio]

10. I just signed up with a Temp service

Filled out some paperwork and took some tests.

I did well. of course.

Now all I have to do is wait.

I can't wait for too long.

I'm this close to heading down to Lowes or Home Depot

[BikeWriter]

14. Hang on, Pard. A temp job would give you time to look.

[KitchenWitch]

68. What kind of work do you do?

I hope the temp agency can come up with something for you before you have to go to the Orange Box Store. (Retail SUX elephant dick)

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

4. What kind of job you looking for?

I had to change from education (overqualified) to office work in order to get a job. I found that knowing Quick Books helped me land the position-its the software most small businesses use. Doesn't take long to learn-maybe this would be something you could look into.

[MrScorpio]

11. Office Admin, Govt., contractor

I've been an Air Force personnell administrator for 22 years and I have a security clearance.

I would have thought I would have found something by now

[the Princess]

15. I have a suggestion

Go to the Boeing web site and Lockheed Martin. They have tons of job listings. Hubby works for Boeing in Colorado. A security clearance will give you a leg up with those Military contractors.

[MrScorpio]

17. Thanks, sweet thang

All I'm going to be doing for the next few days is posting my resume all over the place including all the contractor who look promising

[MADem]

16. Why don't you head to CCPO at one of the Navy bases?

Push come to shove, work at MWR, or the exchange or commissary--better environment that Home Depot, anyway....

[MrScorpio]

21. There's an Army base down the street from me

I was just thinking about that today

[Bouncy Ball]

29. Ft. Story, right?

It's teeeeny tiny.

[MrScorpio]

31. No, Ft Eustis

It's five minutes away

I think I should head over there tomorrow

[GoddessOfGuinness]

19. Talk with Bertha Katzengel (sp?)

Formerly BerthaVenation. She might have some info on DC area jobs...
Good luck...I hope you don't have to go the Home Depot route! :hug:

[Radio_Lady]

32. Goddess, every time I see your GIANT ANTEATER --

-- I think it's two guys in funny suits, connected by some cloth. And the front guy is REALLY well hung!

[Lauri16]

25. relocate?

The Lockheed Martin that's gonna be doing the Pres. helicopter in my area(upstate, ny) is still taking apps on their website. If you've got clearance, you're already a step ahead of those that don't.

[MrScorpio]

27. I just may have to do that

I've got a house down here and I want to keep it.

So far the farthest I'm feeling is the DC Area.

Although I would jump on Atlanta in a heartbeat.

I 'm not too sure about upstate NY though

[Lauri16]

35. Are there Lockheed plants in your area,

or the areas that you're looking at? Your clearance should get you in Lockheed's Federal Systems.

Hope you find something soon!

[MrScorpio]

37. I don't know about the DC area, perhaps

This area, no.

[Lauri16]

38. Here's a link for Lockheed's jobsearch

form. It has a dropdown menu of states that you want to look in. You can select up to 4 states.

Just a thought?

https://www.lmpeople.com/careers/search/search.asp

[MrScorpio]

39. Thanks, Laurie

Big hug on ya

:hug:

[Lauri16]

41. Your welcome

I hope it brings something your way! I'll keep my fingers crossed! :)

[MrScorpio]

48. I just sent a resume to Lockheed

Let's see what happens

[Lauri16]

54. Awesome!

Best of luck!:)

[MrScorpio]

55. I just got an automated reply

>>Hello (MrScorpio),

Thank you for your interest in Lockheed Martin Corporation. We appreciate the
time you have taken to present your qualifications to us.

Your resume has been entered into our corporate wide staffing management system
and will be retained for a period of one year. By submitting your resume, you
may be considered for any job opening that matches your qualifications and
interests.

If your skills match one of our openings, you will be contacted by a staffing
representative from the interested location. We receive over 1 million resumes
every year from interested candidates with great skills and qualifications. As
a result, we regret that we are not able to personally contact everyone who
hopes to join the Lockheed Martin team.

Thank you for considering Lockheed Martin in your career pursuits. We are an
equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Lockheed Martin Corporation Staffing Services<<

let's see what happens

[Lauri16]

64. Standard reply

A friend of mine submitted his resume online, got the same response, and got called for an interview a week later. He now works there.

Like I said, you have one thing that not a whole lot of people have, clearance. That goes a long way with LM.

I'm sure you'll hear something soon. :)

[Donailin]

49. Have you considered being a bee keeper?

Diane Rehm had a guest on today, she just wrote a book about her amateur honey-bee keeping career. Did you know that not only can you sell the honey, but the bees are needed to produce almond crops in California ? They had a shortage of bees for over three hundred almond farms, or something like that, last year.

The way I see it, when the economic disaster befalls us -- and it will -- this would be a really good way to make it. A natural resource that will always be in demand no matter the economic circumstances.

Except for the part about going into encephalitic shock should you be completely allergic, it sounds like something I might consider if I had no job. ;-)

[Trajan]

62. My clearance lapsed ....

And it is too exhausting and depressing to re-up it ..... I am looking to civie work now ....

Try this website http://www.aerotek.com .... browse their jobs and see if anything fits .... also http://www.usajobs.com ....

Good Luck ....

[efhmc]

7. Well, I cannot do much but wish you well, but I certainly do do that.

[ohiosmith]

8. What's your field?

[Pooka Fey]

9. Don't let the interviewer smell your fear during the interview

Just like in dating, once they sense that desperation it's all over. :banghead:

[iconoclastic cat]

18. That does suck!

Do you have a backup plan?

[CO Liberal]

20. Try Military.com

They have job listings for folks like us with security clearances. I'm at work right now, but I have a few sites bookmarked on my home PC that may help you. I'll PM you sometime tonight.

Wayne
(CO Liberal)

[MrScorpio]

23. That's how I found the temp service

I talked to the counselor today and she encouraged my idea to go back in there to contact more prospects

[Carni]

52. Have you submitted one to Williams International?

They make some types of engines for missiles (I think)

It's very cloak and daggerish whatever it is and they have two locations (Do a google search on them because I don't know where their main one is now)

[MrScorpio]

58. I'm not planning on going back to Michigan... Brrrrr. Cold!

and there's no way on God's green Earth will I EVER go to Utah

Thanks, but no thanks

[Carni]

61. Utah--that is where it is LOL

NEVER MIND! lol

[trof]

22. Put out the word.

My son-in-law is working for the boss-from-hell. He NEEDS to change jobs. I sent e-mails to everybody I know telling them he was looking for a new job. A cousin had a son whose brother-in-law was looking for someone with my s-i-l's qualifications. Interview and possible job offer.

A friend happened to know someone else looking to hire. Another interview.

Leaving one interview, my s-i-l ran into a buddy he hadn't seen since school. "You're looking to change? Come talk to us." Another interview.

Another friend said "Send me his resume."

The network is amazing. It's who you know who knows somebody who knows somebody that gets your foot in the door and gives you jst that little edge so you can show what you got and what you can do.

[MrScorpio]

26. Oh yeah, most def

I'm even thinking about heading back to the base gym so I can hobnob with some of the guys I used to work with who are now contractors

[Sugar Smack]

40. Mr Scorpio-I have a good-luck story to tell you

and I hope it rubs off.

I was out of work for a year and a half, and after posting 5000 (?) resumes, I finally went to a temp agency. They directed me to an assembly job-$8.00 an hour. I know how to live on that, so I did. AND I had fun.

I was there a year when I started getting in their faces about graphic design, and how I knew all there was to know. They gave me a week to prove myself, and a week with 12 hours of sleep total is hard, but it can be done. They hired me as a full-time graphic designer. I've been firmly embedded in that position and in that family for two years.

From what I know of you, I am certain you will pull through anything. I'm going to give you well wishes. I'm confident about you. Also, I was thinking of opening a restaraunt in NC called "The Schoolbox" with my friend Dani. That's just a dream for now, but we'd want you to tend bar, baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!

many good wishes and luck,
Sugar Smack

:toast:

[MrScorpio]

45. Thanks, Honey Pie

I needed those words of encouragement

I'll be on the look out for you

[Left Is Write]

30. Good luck!

:pals:

[solinvictus]

42. Good luck and hang in there..

I've gotten two bites this week so far and consider myself lucky in that regard. I've been looking since September.

[CO Liberal]

46. DU Has a Job Seeker's Group

Here's a link:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=212

[Carni]

50. Mr Scorpio I thought you were in Michigan?

Or did you already move because things here SUCK so much?

(and believe me they do suck!)

[MrScorpio]

51. No, I'm originally from Michigan

But I've been stationed in VA for the last 6 years


Actually one of the reasons I joined the USAF 22 years ago is precisely because the job market sucked so much way back then

[Carni]

53. Ok I must have read a previous post and thought you were still here

Those drinks you serve in that bar of yours are strong after all (LOL)

[Megahurtz]

56. Mr. Scorpio, have you ever thought of

being a Bartender?:silly::silly::silly:

(okay sorry, I was just trying to be stupid) But I'm amazed no one has said that yet anyway.

Sometimes not the best of lifestyles depending on where you work, but for a temporary job you can make some money.

Anyway don't give up! Something's gotta come through.

[CanuckAmok]

57. What happened to your extorting the UN?

Lasst I heard you had taken over the Eastern Seaboard and purchased the Denver Broncos? What happened to your dreams?!

[MrScorpio]

59. My death ray broke

Goodamn foreign sub-contractors

[Not_Giving_Up]

60. Best of luck to you

I feel your pain!

[YellowRubberDuckie]

63. Join the club...

I'll be in a fucking NUT HOUSE if I don't get a job soon. My mother is making me insane. I'll pray that BOTH of us get something soon.
Duckie

[Nikia]

67. Good luck in your job search

With such limited time, you really need to go for quality. You only need one job.

[Cadence]

69. Hey I'm in the exact same boat!

If I don't get a job in the next few weeks I'm fucked too!