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“I need it! My last day at my job of 13 years is Tuesday.”

Mine was October 29th. I have sent over 100 resumes out for jobs in San Antonio. I am an IT Manager, IT Project Manager. I haven’t received one call back.

If anyone has taken the PMP exam, please contact me. It looks like I am going to need the certification before I get a phone call back.

Funny, been doing this for 23 years and it’s the first time I am out of work.

The more precisely you planned your future, the harder that this temporary unemployment will hit you. Flexibility must be the order of the day.

If someone offers you a job in a grocery store, take it because you never know whom you’ll meet while working there.

I have sent over 100 resumes out for jobs in San Antonio. I am an IT Manager, IT Project Manager. I haven’t received one call back.

Have you considered the following:

Am I targeting the right market?
Does my resume say the right things?
Am I customizing my resume based on the job description? If you're sending out the same resume to each job you apply for, you should seriously consider customizing your resume based on the job you're applying for. Most times the H.R. dunderheads will simply pass you by if your resume doesn't contain the buzzwords they're looking for. Those buzzwords or phrases will be in the job description. The trick is to include them in your resume so that it gets passed onto the hiring manager.
I also had a problem a few years ago when I was looking for a job that I was targeting the wrong position. After 20 years of Technical Management and Technical Operations experience, no one wanted to look at me for that type of position. As soon as I changed my target to an Enterprise Architecture/CTO position, the offers flew in. Perhaps you're having a similar issue?
Best of luck to you.