Things aren't looking good (Job Market Sucks!)

I got rejected by that job in NYC because they wanted someone with more of a Computer Science background. Awesome - actually I kind of expected that. The more rejections I get, the thicker my skin gets. I remember the first time I got rejected from a job I was really keen about. As I read the denial email I got butterflies in my stomach and my immediate emotional outburst was a mixture of anger, frustration, and sadness. This time around I just read the email really quickly, grinned a little bit, responded with a nice "Thanks for your time..." email and that was it.

There wasn't any negative emotion. I am starting to become very stoic. I guess I'm also starting to realize how bad the economic environment is right now for a fresh college grad. I went to a Job Fair today in NYC and the line to get in and registered spun around the whole block. I waited for 45 minutes in the line and it still grew longer. Eventually I just gave up and left. Most of those in the line with me were experienced and I knew that the probability of me getting with companies at the career fair over them was very slim. Instead, I walked to a bunch of recruiters and headhunters in the city and created accounts with them.

I have a few more leads that I'm waiting to hear back from. Right now I don't know what to expect. I'm still applying to jobs and now I've started reaching out to alumni and contacts. As much as it sucks not having a full time with good pay and benefits, I'm thoroughly enjoying my free time trading, reading, playing basketball, and enjoying life as much as possible.

I'm lucky I have a family to support me right now, no mortgage payments, and no extravagant debt of any type. I pray for those who have recently lost their jobs and are dealing with some serious financial issues. I also pray that Obama wins this election and turns this country around. It will take more than 4 years but I have a lot of faith in Obama-Biden.

With that being said,

SOMACOMA OFFICIALLY ENDORSES OBAMA-BIDEN IN THE UPCOMING ELECTIONS! DO YOUR PART - GET OUT THERE AND VOTE! (UNLESS IT'S FOR MCCAIN!)