I started looking for a job in my field when I started working at Amazon in May , and during that time of working at this back breaking company .....my back literally started to get worse. I already had problems with my back but now come to find out through my MRI I have at least five bulging disc in back. This is painful and at times I could barely walk and was in bed for days. Thank GOD I was doing a paid research study at a company and went on their website to see I'd their were any positions open and it was. I interviewed for one position and did not get it and the second position I interviewed for I got. Then a friend of mine told me of a part time position at her company which I submitted my resume for and I got that job also. So guess what I will be working 2 jobs starting at the end of this month. I feel so. Blessed at this moment, I don't know what to do.

I’m excited to announce that I am OFFICIALLY starting a contract to perm job tomorrow. I am even more excited that I will be given the top rate of $31/hr. It’s a little less than I was making before but I am so blessed to have a job. I still have a few pending/potential offers, but unless it’s a perm position making more money, I think I’m cool.

Update: Took a job shortly after this making about $43/hr

Thank you all for your support and kind words. I will keep you posted about any job changes.

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I just started at a call center a few weeks ago and Ive got to admit Im really liking it so far. Ive worked all sorts of different places from fast food to a metal plant to dishwashing to retail and Ive never had a job that Ive liked as much as this one. So for those of you looking and having trouble finding a good job my advice is try a call center. The one I work for is results and when I go in to work every day I see nothing but smiling faces and happy employees. Now there are some people that just arent cut out for a desk job,but for what Im making starting out,the benefits they offer,and the companies efforts to keep happy employees with cautious optimism Id go so far as to say so far this is the best place Ive ever worked.

Never before in my 66 years, that's 50 years of working life, have I been excited to attend orientation for a new job. But... this next Friday morning. :) It was a challenge, one I often thought about giving up, to find a job at my age. It was a frustrating, irritating, depressing endeavor. But persistence often overcomes many obstacles, I'm glad I learned this and I hope my success after a long period of failures will inspire or give hope to at least one of you. We are NOT too old. Our experience, life and work, IS worth a great deal. If you are looking for a job, hang in there. Never give up.

I was looking for a job for about a couple months. What I found is that having a resume that is targeted twards the job you are applying for shows the potential employer that you have experience in their field. I’ve been in the flooring trades since 1988 & I was hired to be a Territory Manager for a Tile Manufacture. I’m so happy & excited to get back to doing something that I love. Good luck to everyone out there looking for a job. Don’t give up & keep pushing for the job you want.

I had an interview in June, then trained 3 weeks in August, now I finally made it through flight attendant ground school training. It was hard, 21 began and only 10 of us graduated. I'll be doing my IOE in a few days and I'm excited and nervous at the same time. Thank you Jesus, I took a leap of faith and it's rewarding!!!

I had interviewed for a position where it started with the HR manager over the phone, then the technical manager I would report to, then director on the phone, followed by an in person interview with the technical director and senior technician.

Everything seemed to go very very well, I didn’t hear from them for a while then they told me they decided to go with another candidate. I was a little crushed but chalked it up. A month and a half later, the HR manager reached out to me saying they have good news. Apparently their first choice had medical issues and wasn’t able to sustain the job, so they turned to me, their second choice. They made me an offer and I negotiated, we came up with a number we both agree on. I filled out the forms they needed me to, My start date is Monday, September 9.

I do have good vibes about the company, they got very good reviews on glassdoor but I can’t help to feel a bit guarded about the fact that I was there a second choice but more so what happened to the first guy? I guess there’s no real way for me to tell what truly happened, if it wasn’t a medical issue.

Should I be concerned?

No more unemployment! Thank God I finally landed a job today.

As stated in a previous post during my job search ironically I had landed interviews with the top two highest paying jobs on the same day which in turn left me with quite a decision to make knowing one certainly wasn’t going to wait for the other. I ended up going with the higher paying of the two and I’ll tell you now I’ve jumped through so many hoops during this application process I may as well had turned into a basketball. Despite all that just this afternoon I got confrontation that HR is going to finalize everything necessary. In total it’s been about a month’s ordeal just getting to this point. It’s pretty much a life changing job seeing as it’s nearly a $6 raise for me! Now to put it out there I’m definitely not the type to be full of myself or be some pompous jerk thinking I’m better than anyone now. No not at all. It is a huge burden lifted but this did not just land in my lap. In fact I’ve applied to this company 6 times before fate had me run into an old friend who thankfully put in a recommendation which allowed me to go in and finally prove to them I am worth the investment regardless of lack of experience in the field. In my opinion it’s all about persistence and how you present yourself. And this time I can brag just a little and say I did pretty dam good. Super grateful!

So I was offered a position within a company I'd love to work for and then was asked what kind of salary am I expecting. What should I tell the lady when I call her back? I don't want to undercut myself but I don't want to turn the company off either.