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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DH worked term/contract jobs in his field (considered very unprestigious and somewhat stigmatized, but it paid *some* bills) and kept up his general skills. He traded that up to more legit contract jobs -- filling in for professionals on maternity leave, working substantively on a 6-month long project, etc... -- to fill in his resume. He eventually got a FT "good" job in his area of desired speciality because someone took a chance on him (I actually found the posting for him!). Did that for a few years, pay was abysmal, then finally got into the Fed. That was 5+ years ago and now he is a typical corporate person making great money. But we are about 10 years behind our peers financially.

I guess the point is he didn't give up. I wished he had abandoned his field many times, but he didn't. Many years of struggle, he was demoralized, but it worked out. I do think his insistence of sticking with his field and taking what he could for little pay did help bolster his resume in the end. Also, he is pretty likable, so friends were willing to help him all along by passing his resume up the chain.

Short answer: a combination of sticktoitiveness and luck. 
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Thank you. This is helpful. I'm glad it's worked out for him. It's hard to see the light at the end of the extended unemployment tunnel.[/quote]

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