Lost my job today - now what? I am totally lost :-(

1) Go for the teaching credential. Get in as a substitute if you can. T

2) go to the largest employers in your area such as state government of a hospital and look at what they have available. the odds are better with large employers.

3) learn all microsoft software on your own via youtube and sign up at a temp agency

Good luck.

Thanks, I'm not sure if you read the entire thread but I do have a job lined up. It's a job I know i won't like (working at a UPS factory). Teaching would fall into the category of "it's something but I know I won't like it" which I think is unfair to the kids so I think the UPS backup is still my best bet. The whole reason for the thread is to find something that's actually a solid job. I'll look into microsoft tutorials - what will they help me with?

moanswers wrote:

1) Go for the teaching credential. Get in as a substitute if you can. T

2) go to the largest employers in your area such as state government of a hospital and look at what they have available. the odds are better with large employers.

3) learn all microsoft software on your own via youtube and sign up at a temp agency

Good luck.

not happy wrote:

I'm intending to do exactly what you are;

How old were you when you caught your break?

Cool. Didn't mean to be harsh, but when I was in a similar situation I got so wrapped up in my own head that I probably ended up screwing myself over. I dicked around in my 20s trying to put my art degree to use. Then I had to move closer to home due to a family illness. There wasn't much available so I worked a bunch of non-career jobs. I tried to make a go as a graphic designer but there wasn't too much in the area. It really took a while to get a career going because of my location. Most employers in NYC wouldn't even consider me. I took my address off my resume and never volunteered that I lived outside NY. I was around 29 when I eventually got something through a headhunter, which now I know I was underpaid, but at the time seemed like a great salary. I thought the job was for a designer, but apparently I was hired to be a coder. So I crash coursed in what I needed to know in the first few weeks and I've been doing it ever since. A certain amount of luck plays into it, but you have to be ready to jump at the opportunity when luck falls in your favor. Hope things work out for you.

Why all the hate on the UPS job? Loading trucks will be great for core, upper body, and lower body strength and they have flexible hours that will allow you to look for a more preferable job.

It doesn't sound like sales is up your alley (car sales, Edward Jones, etc) because you have to be very highly motivated and self-directed to the point of shutting off your brain and following the corporate recipe. I suggest you take a career survey or two. Your college alma mater should have a placement office with online tools for career changers such as yourself.

Losing a job might become a huge disaster but at least these days we have websites like https://uk.jobsora.com which make the whole process of job seeking much easier.