Seasonal National PS employment

Well dang! After my early morning research I was afraid I’d get responses like I see here. Back in 2009, during the recession, I was laid off from my job with Halliburton. Unfortunately, my wife was also in a multi-year battle with cancer and I really really needed a job because of insurance benefits. There was still hiring going on in the oil industry so I applied and applied and applied. I’d never in my 32 years as a geologist had a problem with employment. I’d even had my own business for over 15 years. Suddenly, I couldn’t get so much as a hey, nay or gotohell. It was like sending my resume off to a black hole! After my wife died I ended up doing geological consulting (research/writing) for a petroleum industry technical publication. That work dried up last year when oil prices crashed. I guess it’s time to search out more consulting work because I will not go through a dehumanizing job search process again and when you get no response at all, as if you don't exist, that's what it is.

Even though your responses weren't what I’d hoped for, I want to thank you all for responding to my query.

Steve