Job searching.

I'm searching for a job. It is not fun. No one is calling me back. I've written, re-written, re-re-written my resume. Nothing is working yet. It appears that the issue is that my technical experience stops at 2004. 4 years ago. Although I did work till 2006, I'm not highlighting them much in my resume, because after the first iteration of unleashing my resume into the universe I discovered that hiring employers were not pleased with the mid-career diversion into charitable occupations such as teaching and working for non-profits. It flummoxed them and gave them a reason to ask me to work for free.

So with the market the way it is, there are a gazillion people out there with more current experience, so it doesn't seem like it is worth their time to dig deeper to find a pearl or two in my resume. This results in me not getting a chance to meet potential employers in person and show them that I really am a good hire.

I'm getting desperate now. All I want is to grab someone's attention with my resume so that I can get an interview call. I briefly thought of putting a Calvin and Hobbes cartoon at the top of my resume just to make them stop and look. :-)