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  The last two weeks have been interesting and very informative. Prior to my vacation I had been working with Bob, of RetirementJobs.com, on revisions of my resume. As I indicated in a previous journal, Bob had developed four resumes based on my skills and experience. After realizing that my skills were not consistent with the highly technological demands of employment in the broadcasting industry, Bob and I agreed that I should concentrate on the public and community affairs area, in addition to events and meeting management. The concentration of effort freed me from the anxiety I had felt relative to my lack of familiarity with current technology in the broadcast media. I learned again that I had to move toward employment where my writing and verbal skills and research ability would fit the requirements of "My Dream Job."

I spoke to Bob approximately five days after returning from vacation. We realized that there were still a few glitches with the revisions. After consultation, we came up with the final copies of both resumes. Bob then tailored the cover letters to the content of each resume. At this point, I told Bob that there was someone I knew who could be quite helpful. He was a manager ot one of the advocacy agencies of the District of Colombia government.  Herb and I had worked closely together on some utility issues when I was an advocacy volunteer for the DC State Office of AARP. I e-mailed the two resumes and cover letters to Herb and four days later went over to see him.

We had a very productive meeting. I had realized before that Herb had a number of excellent contacts in the city, but I was amazed, as we discussed the employment possibilities, the key individuals he mentioned at a number of agencies and private sector businesses where he could refer my resume. We concluded the meeting by agreeing to contact each other every eight days to assess the progress.

The meeting I had with Herb just reaffirmed my belief that you must utilize all of the resources that you have. Personal friends, acquaintances, family members, and whomever else you can think of that will take the time and interest to refer you to a contact and help to establish an interview atmosphere that is much more conductive to your achieving your employment goal.

The journey continues