As you all know, we just recently PCSd (for the civilian world - that we means we moved from one duty station to another); thus, I am once again unemployed. Living life married to a military man has afforded me the opportunity to work in various fields in various locations over the last seven years. I have enjoyed all the places that I have been, and all the people that I have met. However, with that said, it is always hard to start over again.
I am in the process of writing my thesis paper and will have it finished within the next 2 weeks. This means that I will actually have my Master's degree in hand very soon. I thought this would open a lot of doors for me, but unfortunately, I am lacking a lot of the experience that many employers are wanting.
I did complete 150 hours of an internship that helped me to gain a lot of HR experience to go with my education. I am hoping that this addition to my resume will greatly increase my chances.
With all this said, there are still times when everything seems hopeless. Which of course, this usually happens after I reconcile our checkbook.
There are many people who understand that it is difficult to quit your job and move to a new location. Therefore, many states offer unemployment for military spouses. Unfortunately, Hawaii nor Virginia are states that do that. Oh well.
In the meantime, I have been extremely lucky with the fact that I had an HR manager with 19 years experience, and a doctorate in HR, look over my resume and help me make the appropriate changes. I am hoping that it will just be a matter of time now before I start getting calls for interviews for the million plus jobs that I have applied for. Until then, I am trying to avoid Wal-Mart at all costs. There are way to many cute summer things out there that we DO NOT need.
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