Hire me already!

It's almost the end of April, which means it's almost 6 months since I was last employed. The last time I went this long without a paying job I was in high school. I have kids in high school now!

It's not like I don't have job skills. Aside from double-ledger accounting I have yet to find something I cannot do. (In my MBA accounting class - although I got an A - I never could seem to get the two sides to add up correctly.) I think part of the problem is that I'm a Jack-of-All-Trades, and master of several.

I've run technical support and customer service departments. I've created and delivered technical training. I've hired, fired, managed, and mentored. I'm a quick and thorough proofreader. I've written marketing materials and created detailed functional specifications. I can effectively multi-task and efficiently switch from one activity to another at the drop of a hat.

What do I want to do? Right now I just want to work! If I had my druthers I'd be doing student advising or life coaching. I'd be happy doing training - technical, topical, or new hire orientation would be fantastic. I enjoy learning about and documenting process, so a business analyst role would be up my alley. The only thing I really don't want to do again that I've done before is deal with unhappy customers. At this point, though, I'm again applying for customer support management positions - I just want to be employed!

It's not like there's not enough to do around the homestead. I can definitely keep myself busy here. In addition to the aforementioned crafts there are a shy 2.5 acres around me that need some serious love. In the short time we've had decent weather this year I've already cleared about 10 cubic yards of overgrown back yard. That's more than I managed the past 4 years or so, and it feels good to re-claim that space. There's a lot more of that to do, and that's the easy part of the work! If I ever get that done, I can attack the English Ivy that's trying to kill my forest, or clean up the space where the old barn came down (most of the barn was burned for firewood, but there's a lot of junk in that clearing), or I could scrub the livingroom floor (which needs it desperately), or wash windows, or de-junk the library, or.....

None of those things, however, brings in income (with the possible exception of the crafts, if I ever manage to finish and list something). We're squeaking by on UI, but without medical insurance for the girls and I. And once that runs out....

Anyone need a Jack-of-All-Trades?