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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just quit my job yesterday without any sort of backup plan. I haven't been in the job market in 22 years and I don't know where to start.

I know I did a dumb thing but there's no going back.

For those looking, what are the best sources for jobs, either remote or specifically in DC?[/quote]

Apply for everything and start going on interviews, online or whatever to get some new experience.  Learn about AI and how online job sites apparently use it to screen resumes/applications.  Or so I've heard.  Never talk bad about your prior employer.  Make something up if you have to explain why you quit after so many years at the same place.  But focus more on why you stayed at the same place for so many years, i.e. coworkers, job satisfaction, whatever.  People will be curious.  Know what you're going to say.  Focus on whatever is different in the new job that attracted you and how you're looking forward to a new opportunity.  Say you were thinking about returning to school, but will do that part-time if you decide to - sounding like you're having a mid life crisis is better than sounding like you snapped and quit.  btdt.  Use each interview as a learning tool. If you screw up an answer, figure out a better answer.  Use the interview as an opportunity to tell them what you want them to know about you. Remember, you loved everyone you worked for and with, it was hard to leave but it was time to leave, yada yada, stress your good work relationships.  I'm not a tech person so no clue what sites are best for that.  Go to job fairs.  Work out a routine of applying to a few jobs every day.  I am constantly looking for jobs, after a bad experience of getting laid off I trust no one.  Go to company websites and see if they have a careers link or jobs posted.  Same with local colleges and your state and county government websites, also your state judiciary website.  Narrow it down along with putting your resume into the pile on larger sites. Register at a temp agency.  Federal employment is a mess so I don't even look at that site anymore.  Take a breath, get some sleep.  It's just a job and I've quit for similar reasons and lived and worked again. After a while, you learn the game and you get a job. I've had it take from two weeks to several months.  There is no rhyme or reason, it's a lot about hitting both the employer and yourself on a good day.  You will learn a lot in the next few months. That's how you grow.  You got this. [/quote]

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