I’ve been unemployed since November 2008. I have sent out hundreds of resumes and it’s not that I’m not qualified for the jobs I’ve been seeking, it’s the job market. I’ve asked some of the companies that I have sent my resume to just how many they are receiving and they are getting 100 resumes (sometimes more) for just one administrative job. The situation is very disheartening. I’ve had a lot of jobs in my day (not that my resume reflects this!) and I have never seen anything like the situation out there now. I did some networking and contacted someone that I hadn’t spoken with in 30 years. He and I have talked and had lunch and caught up. Now I’m up for a great position and will have my second interview next week. I’m very excited about this prospect and never would have heard of this job if not for my new (old) friend! Since then, I have had to take state benefits as I’ve had no income and long ago ran out of savings. To be on unemployment (which is running out), food stamps and state offered health care has been very demoralizing for me. One thing that has kept me going is finding Amazon Mechanical Turk. The amounts of money I make are no where near anything that can support me but it really helps to see any income coming in. I check in all the time! I’m very glad that I was referred to this service!