Nobody ever said this would be easy

I haven't been in the job market for long. Granted, my last day at work was more than four months ago, but due to various circumstances the full-fledged job hunt just got started on Monday. I've sent out a bunch of resumes and made a crapload of phone calls this week, but I know it's just the beginning. Four days really isn't much.

But I just called a woman to follow up and make sure she got my resume, and see if there was anything else I could do to prove I was right for the job. She said there wasn't much I could do yet. But eventually she'll be in touch, as there are one hundred fifty applicants to sort through. As in, take ten people and then another ten people and do that another thirteen times. That's how many folks are also interested in the same job. And I'm not even really qualified for it in the first place.

Expect an I.O.U. for Christmas this year.

Note: The above image was lifted from someone else's post about the unemployment line. He's 41 years-old and has been turned town for 112 jobs in four months. In my case, that would mean there are still 37 other people (of the 150) to compete with for work I don't really want to do anyway.