Going nowhere fast

Moving to Omaha seemed like a good idea at the time. More people, more jobs, more folks I know -- where better to pad my savings a bit before my next departure? Turns out I was partially correct: There are more jobs out here, but no one wants to hire me to fill them. I've spent the past three weeks applying for just about any position I've found.

• Hy-Vee
• Omaha World-Herald
• UPS
• Ralston Arena
• Henry Doorly Zoo
• Gamers
• Teddy Bear Connection
• Ameristar Casino (two positions)
• Runza
• Nebraska Medical Center (two positions)
• Whole Foods (two positions)
• Blockbuster (two positions)
• University of Nebraska-Omaha
• American Airlines
• Southwest Airlines
• US Airways
• State of Nebraska
• 1st National Bank
• Arby's
• Embassy Suites
• and more....

Not a single nibble -- no offers, no interviews, not even a callback. The Nebraska Medical Center sent me two rejection e-mails not 12 hours after I applied, and the open positions were only for food service. So much for all those skills I picked up in journalism translating to the real world. I socked away money so I wouldn't have to go on unemployment in this kind of circumstance, but at this rate I'm going to need a mess of scholarships to pull off my next move without a crippling amount of debt.