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Originally Posted by cappyjon431;***552
I can only speak from personal experience (mine and my wife's), but we did both (places with active openings AND places we wanted to work).
My wife had been an ER nurse for 20 years prior to our buying our business overseas. When we decided to return to the States she started applying for posted jobs in the Villages ER and Leesburg's ER. She probably applied for a dozen ER positions in TV and Leesburg by filling out the online applications and sending her resumes. She didn't get one offer. Once we moved here she went to the Human Resource office at the TV hospital--they hired her that day and she started three days later.
I had a similar experience (although admittedly it took me a little longer to get a job). I was a very experienced teacher prior to moving overseas. I taught college English for many years, had articles published in scholarly journals, and had a chapter published in a prestigious English literature textbook. I thought it would be a piece of cake to land a job. When I was in Panama I applied for MANY teaching jobs here--Sumter County Schools, Marion County Schools, Lake County Schools, Central Florida Community College, Lake-Sumter Community College. I didn't even get the courtesy of a rejection letter. Once we moved here I went around to all of the school districts and the community colleges and met with HR people and department chairpersons (at the community colleges). Within a month I had multiple job offers.
You might consider applying for the local school districts and community colleges. They usually have postings for admin assistants and clerical work. Benefits are pretty good. Also look at applying for the local county governments (Lake, Sumter and Marion counties).
I don't want to mislead you, jobs are not plentiful in this area, but I honestly believe with enough determination it is possible to find one.
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cappyjon has captured "today's job market reality" - resumes don't get the job done today. Virtually ALL businesses are swamped with resumes and don't have (or take) the time to go through them or even provide courtesy responses. Like it or not, those days are in the past in nearly all cases. Times have changed.
Today, it's all about networking and making contacts. Making phone calls and/or knocking on doors in person as a way to make connections with people face-to-face certainly helps get your foot in the door for ANY kind of job. Social networking is big - find people who know people who can help you get an "in" with a particular business/company.
It's a lot about who you know or who you can connect with.
Congrats to you and your wife, cappyjon!
Bill
