International Job Search

These days, my main focus is on finding a job.  By main focus, I mean after I've taken care of and fed my children and husband, and cleaned the house.  Yes I did put multi-tasking on my resume.  My hope is to be able to find something that I can do from home, and working with a US based company would be ideal, if nothing else so that I can be paid in dollars rather than Mexican Pesos.  I set out for the task with quite the optimistic attitude, and I still feel that with patience I will find the right thing, but my patience is beginning to feel a bit tested.

Before actually moving, I almost had the "to good to be true" job, which turned out to be just that as the company went bankrupt.  How ridiculous is it to be looking for a job in this economy, and not just any old job, but a job that someone allows me to do from another country, from my house!  Are my expectations way out of whack?  My thinking is that I can earn an entry level salary as expenses are so low here, and maybe I can use this opportunity to break into a new industry that interests me, like the travel industry for example. 

I am becoming an expert at looking for and applying for work, and there are enough listings out there to keep me hopeful.  I have been sending out resumes on a regular basis for almost six months now, and it is plain insulting how few responses I have gotten.  I was starting to feel like a joke when I talked to my sister about it.  She reassured me that the etiquette of responding to all applicants has gone to the wayside, and especially these days as many companies are probably receiving a high volume of resumes.  It's true, I have received some "auto replies" saying things like "Due to the high volume of applicants we are receiving, we will not be able to respond to everybody".  Well, I guess that means I am not making the cut.

Since the "too good to be true job", I have received two other offers.  One from a company that I worked for for a week and a half before they completely slipped off the face of the earth, and a second offer from somebody who was only willing to pay $250 dollars A MONTH!  Again, insulting.

I will keep plugging along; after all, what else can I do!  I will remain patient and positive, as any other attitude would be too wearing.  I will continue to enjoy this uninterrupted time with my kids; they deserve it!  Who knows, maybe I will start my own travel agency...anyone want to take a cruise?