My story for the week of 1/19/09!

Opening my email everyday and finding out that no one was responding to my resume was driving me crazy. No matter how positive I tried to be, there were times when I thought, "could it be possible that I'm not going to work for the next 4 months?" I looked up a temp agency in my area on Tuesday. I called them and asked for information. The man replied by saying, "we are not accepting people right now, there is no one hiring. All I can do is take your number down and call you if anything comes up." WOW!!! Talk about being on the verge of loosing hope. So I thought I've done my part, I've applied to endless jobs. So I thought my next step would be to apply for unemployment. I didn't know if I would qualify, but I was willing to go through the motions. So I went into their website and took down the number.

So the events that took place after that changed everything. And here is what happened:

Tuesday - I decided to check if there were any new job openings, and I saw one that read, "Bilingual Receptionist needed, must be able to start in the next two days, please call." So I called and she asked if I was able to bring my resume in the next day. I replied by saying,"absolutely."I was glad that they sounded very professional. Literally, minutes after that I was on the phone with my friend and as we were into the chisme (LOL) I hear that there is an incoming call. I was forced to interrupt my friend, because it was a number that caught my attention.

So I answer and it was a chipper and friendly female voice on the other end. Long story short, she reviewed my resume and would like to know if I was still interested in the position. OMG, I said YES! After I got off the phone with her, I thought this sounds promising, should I submit my resume tomorrow, at the other place. This current position pays much more, it's full time, and it's closer to my house. Decisions, decisions!! The verdict?????? I didn't take my resume. I will skip all the details, because honestly I can get very descriptive and this can be longer than it already is. But I had to follow through with a few test and other things. So I did just that!

Wednesday - I went into my email and there were was an email from one of the law offices that I applied to, basically asking if I was still interested. Again, another decision! Should I respond, or wait? I decided, to wait! God, heard my prayers when I was asking him to please help me on this. He never leaves me hanging! :) He sent me three possible jobs, and now I didn't know what to do!

Thursday - I get a call from the chipper and friendly female, saying, "I just want to let you know congratulations you have been hired!!!" OMG it was music to my ears! She made my day!!!!!! :) I am so happy and my mind is already working on a financial plan. I have money to save, spend, and manage. First full time time in two years. THANK YOU GOD! And it works out perfectly because this job is only temporary 5-6 months.

Thanks again to everyone for your encouraging words. It's true that we will always experience things once throughout our lifetime. But I must say that being unemployed is not fun, and is something that I never want to experience again. I feel for the people that have families, mortgages, car notes..etc. etc. and are unemployed. God help them, seriously!

P.S. I didn't hang up on my friend over the excitement, I told her I would call her back, because I had some paper work to fill out and test to take for the position. The chisme continued the next day!!!!:)