Hi, Please copy and paste the summary and your last job and reply with it. I can help modify your rezzie to be accomplishment oriented instead of a dry play-by-play of your life history. I used ot live in LA and am guessing it's not the best place for an ADD'er unless your in more of an artsy field. Is your resume posted online? Are you tweeking it once per month so it looks "new" to people harvesting job seekers? If you can't afford formal diagnosis and meds, dare I suggest morning exercise and a shot or two of espresso (I'm not kidding -- doctor it up with milk and sweetener if you need to). Suggestion - ensure that you're not too strong on wearing your heritage on your sleeve -- you want to be finding common ground with potential employers (unless you believe that's your better route). Categorize your life and your goals so you're not as "open". Look at Myers-Briggs, Kiersey, etc. if you need to "define" your personality better and learn your strengths -- but don't reference these in a job interview -- you may sound like a kook. It will help you, though, if you see that you're strong in analytics and have high intuition. I'll look for any response from you but may not be back for a couple of days. Good luck....

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I've got two suggestions: 1) Have you thought about working in higher education? I have ADD and struggled to get through college but I got lucky and did an internship with the Enrollment Manager at my college. I didn't know that you could have a career working in administration at a college and it was such an amazing discovery. Being ADD, I LOVE learning about everything and anything I can get my hands on. There is so much research going on in higher ed and just having a ten minute conversation with a faculty member I run into can be so stimulating. There are a wide variety of jobs in higher ed and from your short description it sounds like you could work in a university lab, research hospital, or even in student services. I started out in alumni relations, moved to coordinating internships, then managed academic services, and now oversee advising - all in six years! Some days I see students constantly, which appeals to my need for interaction and lively conversation, and on days I'm feeling like being completely alone and absorbed in a project I just block off time from my schedule and see students another day.

2) I still work closely with Career Services and we know that you have a VERY SMALL chance of getting a job by just posting your resume on some job search site or applying online. More than 80% of jobs come from networking. That means you need to get out of your isolation and start meeting people. I moved to Saint Louis, Misouri without a job and knew only one person. Before I moved, I did internet research and put together a schedule of free or low cost events in STL that would provide me an opportunity to meet new people. When I got to STL, I actually had a full schedule of events for the next three months. It helped me discover my new city and meet new friends. Although I didn't meet someone in my field it did give me the confidence to start making personal visits to the employers I wanted to work for and introduce myself. And that ultimately led to interviews and finally a job offer. (I got confused about my interview times and showed up on the wrong day and time for the place that eventually hired me! I was really lucky!)

My point is that you cannot get a job sitting in your house. You must get out and meet people. Not only could that be the opportunity for you to meet someone that can help you get a job but it could also boost your confidence enough to launch you forward in your career search.

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