Date: 2010-02-23 02:05 am (UTC)
Just to say, I frelling well feel for you on the job front thing. I am in exactly that situation of looking (been out of work after a redundancy over a year now) and although I look at loads of job sites, it seems positions for my profession (design) with my particular background are not overflowing. For a slightly *different* background in the same field, I think I'dve been better placed, but as it is.... sigh.

I, too, am scared of approaching companies off the cuff. If it's any encouragement, I sent off a speculative letter, cv and and a sample sheet to a local company who weren't advertsing but are in my field, and they got back to me saying although they had no vacancies at present, the lady in question had been thinking of having someone in the role of what was essentially my old job. I went in and had a chat and she seemed to like my stuff.

Hasn't come to anything yet, however, she assures me I am in the "to do" pile, and she needs to have some meetings to see if her idea is viable...but it is more response than I have got out of a lot of the applications I send off.

I am still not "really" doing the spec letter thing, though, although I probably should - in fact doing it by letter would be easier than by phone, so I really just should...! Argh! Why so skeery??

Anyway, congrats on the creative whirlwind!! Sounds fun!

edited to say: as jobs are on my mind afteer this post, I went looking at fish4jobs.co.uk, onnly to find that:

"We apologise, but due to exceptionally heavy demand, we are unable to carry out your request at the moment."

What's going on!! Are there loads of job searchers who are insomniacs?? Actually, could be.
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