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[alpharaposa]

Due to one thing and another, it is time for me to start looking for a job again.

This is downright scary. There's so much I either don't know or just aren't sure about, starting with what kind of work I want to do, and continuing through the questions of how much money you want to earn and think you're worth and all that. I've never been good at the money question.

I don't really want a great job. I want a routine, doing something where I accomplish something everyday. I was really very happy being a church secretary, and I enjoyed the administrative work I did while I was temping. I got to work with computers, and, in both cases, my work produced noticeable results often.

But when I go looking at the job listings online, I see large heaps of stuff that I don't feel ready for. Or, I see requirements that I just don't have. Worst is the dreaded "salary requirement".

I'm a horrible salesperson. I can be confident and friendly for an interview, but if you want to haggle over the details, I get lost.

Comments

[silussa.livejournal.com]

I very much know the feeling. My best advice on the "salary requirement" is ask for the high end of what you'd previously earned...perhaps it's my line of work, but I've never been turned down.

[tuftears.livejournal.com]

*purrs comfortingly* Good luck with the job search! For salary requirements, I usually just put down 'a reasonable one, please'.