The unsettling job search

This process of searching for jobs for my husband is nerve racking. We have done it before a few times in our married life, but all those times we were desperate to take the first decent opportunity that came along. This time, we have a good, solid job currently, but really have a desire for a fresh start in a new place. Plus, Garrett has finished his Master's Degree, and now would be eligible for greater opportunities as a city planner in a larger, more progressive city.

I used to think we would be the type of people that would move to a new place every five years or so. However, after this job search process comes to a resolution, I will not want to engage in it again for a long time. Each job application takes a long time, not only to complete, but to hear anything back from. Some of them, we have received rejection letters, then to be called back saying they want to interview him after all. He has had five offers to go interview places, but only has responded to two of them since the others were bad timing, or would be too much of a personal expense with an unlikely positive outcome. Not sure if that sentence made sense, but since I am one of the only people who read my blog it is probably okay because I know what I meant.

Some people have told us they think we are crazy to be job searching in such unsettled times as this. However, we see it as a good time for a city planner to be looking for a job because there are lots of cities seeking for new ideas. There are actually more available jobs than many might think in this current economic situation. He has a second interview next week for a job that would be awesome. But, we are not holding our breath because it still seems like a long shot. I guess that's all for now, I can't think of much else to say. Signing off, Jeanie