Is there help for a displaced homemaker WITH a college degree and computer skills?
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Is there help for a displaced homemaker WITH a college degree and computer skills?
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I have "only" been out of the paid work force for the last 5 or 6 years if you count "substitute teacher" as a full-time job back in 2003 which it never is. I'm in a situation now where if I don't get a paid job soon I will wind up on the streets or forever dependent on the Battered Womens' Shelters. I have my Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, type 80 wpm, have updated "office" computer skills coming out my ears, but find when every place I send the resume looks at how long ago my year and a half at a call center and a year as a Benefit Authorizer were, I get passed over and told nothing. Even temporary agencies like Manpower and Kelly - which I first signed on with in 1998 and 1994, respectively - can't find me temporary office or light industrial work of more than one day here and there. Jobs requiring a degree these days are also underhandedly off-the-record requiring recent verifiable work experience and saying that you have to have paid work history within the last five years. That is clearly discriminatory against recent-housewives but at this point my only hope of ever supporting myself would be to file a lawsuit against one of those companies and live off the winnings! I tried to re-enroll at the same university where I got my bachelor's, in a Biotechnology program, but have no way whatsoever to pay tuition again. I can't get loans because the original ones have gone into default while I was an unemployable housewife. (He wasn't making enough money to support both of us let alone pay either of our college debt) Also I have had one year of Law school and I do know enough to know that employers discriminating because of a Bankruptcy and other personal credit problems is illegal under California labor law.
So what am I supposed to do to deal with all of this while I wind up on the streets or in a shelter trying to study for Biotech without being able to pay the tuition let alone buy books?
All I am is a displaced homemaker and I find myself shlepped in with people who either have no education, no skills, drug or alcohol addictions, or criminal records, none of which I deserve to be lumped in with!
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MS A
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WOW. It sounds like you're in a tough spot.
You may want to consider taking some Community College courses or even getting an Occupational Education degree.
I teach at a CC. We have a Single Parent/displaced homemaker coordinator that really offers a lot off assistance. You may at least want to go by your local CC and talk to them about services offered.
Hang in there and keep trying. |
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Tedel
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Sure your situation sounds hard and unfair, but all I can do for you is to give you a bunch of suggestions:
+ Look for a part time job, start with craigslist.org or
+ Start freelancing, check elance.com
+ Have a deep breath, employers feel desperation and they don't hire desperate people.
That for a start, I guess. |
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Good Smart Man
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You definetely need to become an Affiliate.
You could try to find investors for a small business and get paid $200 for your assistance. This job would not be complicated because lot's of people are looking for better interest rates.
Go to http://get24percent.blogspot.com for more details.
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