Job hunting is not a fun thing

Alas, it is something that must be done though if one wants to remain in a home or eat...or drive or any other life activity.

Mondays are usually the days that I spent several hours online scouring the job boards and postings.  I hit them all...Monster, Yahoo, Craigslist and some EHS Specialty sites as well.  I easily spend three hours trolling through the jobs, seeing which ones fit my current skills and which ones would allow me to stretch career wise.

So it always helps if you can get another pair of eyes in the game.  After posting my resume on my LinkedIn site I received a phone call from a recruiter.  Here is a bit of job advice for you...recruiters and temp agencies can be invaluable to an unemployed person.  Many companies, rather than spending time on recruiting for jobs, will hand this task off to other agencies.  When this happens, it becomes a closed loop and potential candidates are not aware that jobs at certain companies are even open.  Working with a recruiter or temp agency can give you access to a whole slew of jobs that will never be posted anywhere.

So he tells me that he may have an opportunity for me in the training arena.  That's fine...I'm cool with that after all a job is a job right!  We shall see how all this pans out but it's nice to know that I have another set of eyes looking for me as well.