Is anyone in Richmond hiring....

JD&CJ

I am so frustrated!  BTW I am new to the Virginia board so "Hi" everyone!  I lost my job in November - NOVEMBER!!!  I sat and tallied how many resumes I have sent out since January and including the 8 I sent out today I am now at 206 resumes!  Are there really that many people out of work in this area that I can't even get a call back or a thanks, but no thanks letter.

This is really starting to strain the marriage a bit also.  DH makes good money, but it can only go so far and we have cut back on everything.  I ran into a friend of ours the other day and he thought we had moved because he hadn't seen us out in so long.  Obviously not a close friend, but still depressing just the same.  I am just so frustrated - I am starting to lose hope.  Is there anyone out there going through this as well or am I the only looser?

OK - self pity and rant are over with - just had to get this off my chest!  Thanks for listening!

 

Allison Bryant

I'm sorry...that really sucks! What kind of job are you looking for? I have had several friends laid off in the area. I also had a really hard time finding a job and I am a teacher (everyone thinks we have job security).

JD&CJ

I am a Horticulturalist by trade, but I also have marketing and graphics design experience.  I put myself through school as an administrative assistant, so I have been applying in all of those areas. 

Several of my friends are teachers and I know what they have been going through with job security and such.  It is just tough out there for everyone right now.  Sorry I had such a pity party yesterday - I am just so frustrated!

Allison Bryant

Have you ever considered doing wedding/baby announcements, invitations, etc from home with your graphic design? The printed photo type baby invites are big now.

JD&CJ

I have actually been doing a few freelance jobs for friends and friends of friends.  It has actually been work for trade kind of things.  A friend is starting a new business and in return for some minor repairs on the house I created all his marketing brochures and business cards.  Another friend wanted a neat birthday party for her 7 year old so I created the invitations and planned the party in exchange for the use of her washing machine until we can afford to replace our broken one.  I have put together a few other projects here and there - websites and such, but nothing steady right now.

Allison Bryant

You could always post things on Etsy. I am pretty sure people sell custom orders on there.

SSM&JLM

Ft. Lee is hiring, but the federal process can be long.  Due to the BRAC they are getting tons of jobs at a steady pace.  Some jobs are filled faster than others, it just depends.

anmmbm

I completely understand how you feel!  My husband got a job in Harrisonburg which is about 3 hours from our hometown...where I had a job....so I moved thinking I would be able to get a teaching job here but it's been 3 months and I can't find anything!  It is beginning to strain our marriage too.....and I'm getting quite bored!!!  Good luck!!!

hiddenmickey

I'm new to this board too, so "hi"! Teaching jobs seem to be hard to come by around here! I moved here in May and it's slim to none pickings! I totally sympathise with the boredom and the strain... How can I pay off my student loans without income? At least my husband has a great job, but still... at this point, as newlyweds, we really need to get my school bills taken care of! I guess no one wants a 6-12th grade English teacher around here!

Also, as "newbie," I am still unsure of how to put pictures etc in my siggy... Is there a place on the site that I'm missing that tells you how to do that?