tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post8574747460715075531..comments2023-09-29T06:09:21.089-04:00Comments on Ask a Manager: update from reader despairing over job marketAsk a Managerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05281942480230532899noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-44344933476148911322010-05-06T12:46:42.170-04:002010-05-06T12:46:42.170-04:00Perfect, because YNPNdc has a very active chapter....Perfect, because YNPNdc has a very active chapter. They hold their annual meeting at the White House!<br /><br />www.ynpn.org/dcUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12856624839037083677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-8783673753214982652010-05-06T12:39:17.480-04:002010-05-06T12:39:17.480-04:00I'm the OP! Thanks to everyone for sharing you...I'm the OP! Thanks to everyone for sharing your comments, similar stories and advice! <br /><br />@Alana - I live in the DC Metropolitan area. I moved back home in Nov 09 to live with my parents after not finding adequate work in the Philadelphia area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-43151293930731041212010-05-05T18:48:12.154-04:002010-05-05T18:48:12.154-04:00Where does the OP live?Where does the OP live?Alanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03844647999048602867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-77033921749501752052010-05-05T10:42:19.861-04:002010-05-05T10:42:19.861-04:00Thanks for the follow-up. I graduated in 2008 and,...Thanks for the follow-up. I graduated in 2008 and, like the OP, have been struggling with the job market since then. I've been lucky that two volunteer positions I found have both been expanded into part-time, but that doesn't mean I've been able to quit my waitressing job yet either!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-36885264609812600232010-05-04T20:56:49.381-04:002010-05-04T20:56:49.381-04:00I highly recommend volunteering with your local ch...I highly recommend volunteering with your local chapter of Young Nonprofit Professionals Network, Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy, Net Impact, or other such organization. They offer professional development opportunities that look great on your resume as well as productive networking opportunities. For YNPN, visit www.ynpn.org.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12856624839037083677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-86918526146866077362010-05-04T10:01:57.567-04:002010-05-04T10:01:57.567-04:00Sad to see the OP hasn't gotten her break yet,...Sad to see the OP hasn't gotten her break yet, but not entirely unexpected in this employment climate. Glad to know she's keeping busy at least.<br /><br />I agree: volunteering can do wonders if you have the time. You never know where your next opportunity is going to come from. At the very least it can help you maintain your sanity rather than being continually home bound. I'd like to do more myself. If only those pesky bills didn't come first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-72690327456207832892010-05-04T03:08:12.901-04:002010-05-04T03:08:12.901-04:00Sigh. I heartily agree, though it isn't neces...Sigh. I heartily agree, though it isn't necessarily making things easier. Thanks for the update, volunteer updater! I'm also a longtime volunteer (in the library/archives realm), and I can say it <i>does</i> help give you contacts... people DO genuinely want to help you out.<br /><br />For me, I've been volunteering at a small campus library I did work study at while in graduate school. Same work, just unpaid... since September. My coworkers there have been super helpful, forwarding jobs to me and asking their friends at other libraries/archives/museums, but unfortunately nothing's panned out. I'm also volunteering at a small historical society one day a week and was doing a bit of shelf reading for the local public library. They're all pulling for me, and I follow up on everything they've alerted me to, but still nothing.<br /><br />After searching since last June, I finally got two interviews in one week at the end of March, but wasn't picked for either. There's just too much competition!<br /><br />Anyway. Sorry this turned into a whine, but I want to heartily heartily agree with the updater! It does help you feel a lot better to go out and see people and help make a difference somewhere.<br /><br />Also, try to go to local events for professional societies in your field if you can! Usually the more local ones cost less or have lower rates for unemployed members/visitors. It's worth a shot, at least.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903521917906429433noreply@blogger.com