I'm sorry to hear that Rin. Don't give up girl. The right thing will come along for you.
Yeah, I know exactly how you felt Jonathon. I went for a year without a job and it was really rough, and very dejecting. I applied to so many places and got the point where I wondered what the hell was wrong with me. I kept getting the "you're overqualified" crap! My problem was I had more experience and was older than the people doing the hiring and I got the impression some of them were afraid I wanted their job, since all my experience is in upper management. I ended up dumbing down my resume just to even be able to get an interview. The job market here is oversaturated with management types and we were all competing for the same jobs. And whenever I applied for something that wasn't management, there were always like you won't be happy in that, so I won't hire you. The truth was I was sick of being the boss and really just wanted to work. I had kids to feed and bills to pay and didn't care what I did.
But luckily for me, three years ago my attorney just happened to be having lunch with my boss now and she needed a paralegal, and he knew I was out of work and he hooked us up. She agreed to try me out on a trial basis and by the end of the first day she hired me on full time. And I couldn't be happier with my job. I love not having to be the one in charge anymore and just going in and doing my job. I guess at this stage in my life, I realize that I'd rather be happy than have all that stress in my life that came with all that other crap! Not to mention I only have to work 4 days a week now too!