Job????

I really want to have good news to post. I don't want to write about how down I'm feeling about the job hunt; I'd rather have fun things to talk about like Halloween costumes and singing lessons.

I know the entire country is feeling the crunch of an ever-sinking economy and a rise in unemployment rates. I know I'm not alone in my desperate search for a job.

I had an interview with Macy's today. I was so nervous, I had trouble breathing. But, I did manage to give credible answers to all those questions they asked and at least I didn't cry. It's the fifth interview I've been on since moving here to Spokane...

I remember going to interviews over the years...and I can mark the places where my self-assurance and the general cockiness of the teenage years have faded away. Now, I feel like I'm just left with an emptiness and a certain knowledge that I do not stand apart from my peers in any way. And, if I was the employer looking for a new hire, I'd hire the candidate that stood out.

I don't feel like I'm doing anything wrong. It's just a dog-eat-dog job market out there right now.

Well, here's hoping that useless college degree will be enough to let me sell merchandise in a retail store. At least it's a nice store...and, hey, a discount on clothes is never a bad thing. :)