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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Sorry Richie, its not easy and things are so in flux especially in Alberta. I love helping people with their resume's and interview skills, but I get my heart broken daily talking to some really desperate people. I'm hearing about people worried about their EI stuff running out. Or that have slowly been going under, Or sending out lot of resume's and seeing that they're competiting with pools of 5 or 6 or 700 people for Jobs.
Its also really a buyers market right now, so offers are low compared to where they were at (But I still recommend taking it if it makes sense for them and gets them employed). Or offers are short term work of part time. Or even the worse are the ones that are just resume fishing for people when this pandemic stuff subsides, or just stocking the pond.
I had one gentleman he was excited last week, he had an offer, then was called that with the halting of Keystone, they were pulling his offer off of the table.
Sorry I'm venting. I'm really hyped that you're getting activity, you seem to be ahead of the curve right now. With the one where he's dragging his heels on answering questions, depending on the questions, its a Red Flag for me, and you have the right to maybe delicately ask the why question on that because you have a right to be comfortable.
Keep doing the interviews, they may sound bad right now, but if they put money in your pocket and give you something to do whether under employed or not, its worth looking at accepting with the understanding that its a gap fill on your resume after all of your months off.
Sorry about the tone of this post, I feel like I've let down some people recently.
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I appreciate your detailed reply and support... and think what you've said applies to many of us (either presently, or recently, or upcoming). Outside of this CP system I also try to be supportive of my industry colleagues, friends, and family. Not everyone has the capacity, inclination, or grace to acknowledge or accept, but rest assured even the ACT of offering is often the support people need. There is NOTHING wrong with accepting offers of help and/or another set of eyes. Oh jeez... some of the cover letters and resume disasters I have seen are incredible... and this is even after some of them have been so-called reviewed by others.
I suspect that although many of us want "the" job, right now so many are accepting "any" job just to keep busy, tread water, have something to show on the resume, etc. Assuming job availability somewhat improves over the next 6+ months all of those folks will be looking to move again in order to improve their position/economic situation.