Welcome

Hello, and welcome to Unemployed in Des Moines. I've been out of work since the beginning of February and over the past couple of months while looking for a job/career/work, I've realized two things:

1. The unemployed (myself in particular!) need and want to talk about their situation. Although my husband and friends have been a huge support, there's something therapeutic about talking with someone in a similar position.

2. I've attended many networking events, joined a few clubs and created one of my own. I'd like to share future events that I know about with you so that you can take advantage of them. If there is an event that you know about, please share it on this blog.

The first event/club I'd like to share is the new Business Book Club organized by The Meyvn Group: http://www.meyvngroup.com/bookclub.php. We discussed the first book, "Tribes" by Seth Godin on 19-May, but I'm bringing this up now so you can get the next book, "Made to Stick" before the next meeting in June. I learned a lot about myself through reading this book and discussing it in small groups with others. AND it gets me reading books on business-related topics. I never knew which books were "good", so this club is a great help. Hope to see you all there!

How are all of your job searches going? What events are you going to next week?