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Originally Posted by KillarneyRose
When I got married and moved from NYC to Virginia Beach, I thought that employers would be jumping all over one another in their rush to hire me. I am sure the other ten zillion or so Navy spouses thought the same thing when THEY moved there 
After a month of sending out 150 unsolicited resumes but not one bite, I signed up with a couple of temp agencies and the people at both places suggested that I remove the fact that I have a BA from my resume and downgrade my former PR account executive position to a more "administrative" position (i.e. secretary)
Like DA, I declined to "dumb myself down". I figured it would hurt more than help in the long run and, besides, it was lying.
I gave up on the temping and got a waitressing job where I made good money. In the subsequent years, I was able to find freelance work and internal PR work without fudging my resume.
Good luck to you! I know it's frustrating. |
I know many Army officers' wives in the same situation. Quite a few of us went back to school to get certified, get a MA/MS in our subject area so we could teach at the cc level, took the lowest GS level position just to get in the system, etc. Others opted to start their families in their early/mid 20s vs waiting until 30.