Thursday, January 20, 2005

The Perils of Unemployment

Weeks of search = 37

Number of weeks of unemployment benefits per Illinois law = 26

Number of resumes sent out = 227

Number of followups = 161

Number of total interactions with potential employers = 408

Number of interviews = 27

Number of 2nd interviews = 8

Number of 3rd interviews = 2

Number of 4th interviews = 1

Number of offers = 0

Ratio of responses to total interactions = 11.8%

Response ratio = 21.14%

Rate of interactions per week = 11

Number of temporary agencies signed with = 5

Number of temporary assignments worked = 1

Number of positions officially closed = 32

Number of letters received notifying that position is closed = 1

Illinois unemployment rate as of December, 2004 = 5.8%*

12-month % change of layoffs (all industries) = +18.2

Stock market:
Dow Jones Industrial Average 1/19/01: 10,587.59

Dow Jones Industrial Average 1/19/05: 10,539.97

Number of interviews I had today = 1

HEY,THIS COULD BE THE ONE!



*lowest level in three years (I am not included in the figure)


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