post-holiday job search

So, last thursday I dropped off Lots of resumes around Estherville. Good thing I wrote down who I talked to! unfortunately, since it was the day before a holiday i didn't get to talk to hardly anyone who was in hiring or decision making position. I didn't want to call yesterday to follow up cuz it's monday after a long weekend. Then today I decided that they'll all just be getting back in the groove so tomorrow it's calling and dropping off resumes.

This week is tough too cuz my daughter is visiting me and I want to spend as much time as I can with her. But she's a teenager so I've got the morning to do with as I wish ;-)

As I think I've said before I'm having a tough time understanding how this area of Iowa is so unconnected and not on the social media/social networking sites. Still haven't found out about a civic organization. I'll probably wait till next week when my daughter goes back to her dad's.

Another thing I'm struggling with is how to down-play my BS degree. I finished it because of personal desire. I'm really looking for an admin type job that will hone my computer skills and hopefully expand a bit into electronic marketing like building a fan page on facebook for the company and posting on twitter for the company. I guess what I'm looking for is a career that I can build social media marketing into. Not sure how that'll work but I think there's a lot of potential in the area. Now, I just have to figure out how to market myself as an admin with that as an additional skill that can be profitable for employers. Plus, I have to convince them that they should pay me more than they probably want to.

My previous wages I think are a detriment to my job search here in NW IA. Cost of living is quite a bit less so I'm looking at jobs that pay about 2/3 of what I was making. So I know that scares employers away cuz they think I'll jump ship once I find something that pays more of what I'm used to. Although, I think most people realize that there's more to a job than money.

I'll let you know dear reader how the search continues - wish me luck!