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Unemployment |
| Message Name: |
also have an MBA and am unemployed |
| Date Posted: |
10/06/2004 |
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Thank you all for your responses, words of advice and encouragement. I sometimes think I'm the ONLY one dealing with this because I'm home alone while my spouse gets up and goes to work every morning, pays the bills, etc.
I hate the word termination-I hate writing it on an application and I hate that I'm in this situation now.
I am no longer on umemployment and of course we can't extend it (thank you so much george bush-but i digress). So I've registered with several temp agencies who always have this shocked look on their faces when they see Oliva Russo, MBA (from a top 25 school mind you) on the resume. It runs the gamut from "okay something must be wrong with you" to "you poor little thing-this horrible economy" as they sit back in their plush chairs in their office full of cherry wood furniture. (not that i'm bitter). I would be interested in the statistics of how many MBAs, etc. are out of work and the avg. amount of time between jobs.
I can definitely say that I have learned the true meaning of patience, faith, and OH SO MUCH about my self and how supportive my spouse is. Thanks again for your responses. |
| Message: |
I've had an MBA for seven years but have had an extremely hard time finding a suitable job. I worked for three years as a financial analyst, was laid off, and then had a VERY hard time getting any job after that. I worked for a while in sales (NOT a good fit, but like many others who've posted, I was willing to do anything to get paid and to get health insurance, as my COBRA had expired).
Anyway, it's a tough market out there now, and I would definitely recommend that you avoid saying you were terminated. If you can get away with saying that your former employer had financial difficulties and had to lay off several people (make it sound like you weren't the only one getting the axe), that may help.
Best of luck!
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