Many of my friends have called to ask me how my job search is going. Thanks guys.

Some times its hard to know how your friends are. People I thought of and treated as friends don’t return my calls. Some people who I didn’t know well have called me many times to cheer me up. Some have even given me job leads.  Thanks each of you.

I have been without work for six week now but it has not been a vacation as my friends have suggested.  This is a very stressful time.  For the first four weeks I posted my resume on lots of websites without a single call.  And the only calls that did come in where from placement services. After a week even they stopped calling.

Things are just now starting to look up. This week I have had three interviews. All of them went very well. Now I’m waiting for call backs.

The job hunt process has become very impersonal.  You don’t start with an interview anymore.  Even whey they say you can “apply in person” they don’t mean it.  A couple of companies, on their web site, said you could apply on line or in person.  When I tried to apply in person I was told “We don’t do that anyone.  Every thing is done on the Internet.“ 

Companies all requires a drug tests.  I think this is a good idea.  I don’t want to work with some tweaked out hope head, but the companies done care what they are putting people through. You get a packet in the mail, you are told you MUST show up to a location (one company didn’t even get the address right.) within 24 HOURS.  There are papers to sign to give them permission two spy on your life. After signing,  withing an hour,  you must pee in a cup, it must me above the white line, you must not flush, you must leave it on the back of the toilet, you must show ID, sing here,ensure there, don’t make any other marks.  I think ever CEO should go through the process they put their employees through.