Unemployed for 5 months, seeking work

[a000001]

I am a Graphic Designer seeking work for over 5 months in a small town. I live with mom and dad because I do not know anyone here. I am 32 years old and I have ADD and I am thinking of going on ritalin again. I do not know what type of work environment would be ideal for me as I have not been very good with production work in the past. I also am

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[lanisatu]

Try an employment agency in addition to staffing agencies. I live in Canada, where we have some employment agencies that are government funded so they are free to use and will offer assistance with job searches. I am not sure if they have free ones in the US as well, but if you can't find one in your town, try a large city nearby. Also, go to your local chamber of commerce and ask if they can direct you to any employment or staffing agencies or if they know of anyone looking to fill a position appropriate for your skillset (bring your résumé

[a000001]

Thanks for all the reponses. I have tried to start my own business for about five years now. I send out e-blasts every month, postcards, desk calendars, resumes, etc. I usually cannot save up any money to live on my own or invest in my future

[a000001]

I will look into Adecco for a temp agency. We have a few here but I find the headhunters ignores me!

[lanisatu]

Tuts+ premium is just what they call their subscription service. You do not need to subscribe to read most of the tutorials, nor do you need to subscribe to write tutorials. The premium content includes extra tutorials and access to source files used in tutorials.

The info about writing tutorials is found through the "write for us" link on each of the individual sites. For example, the write for us link for the vector tutorials (Illustrator mostly, though they are always looking for InDesign and other vector tutorials too) is here: http://vector.tutsplus.com/about/write-a-tutorial/Depending on the programs you feel most skilled with, you may want to write tutorials for different sites they manage. (click the down arrow next to the site name at the top to go from one site to another

[sarmonster]

If you're still willing to freelance, check out thumbtack.com. Also think about getting into web design or at least learing your way around wordpress. Also: E-publishing. There are plenty of authors out there who want their books converted from Word(or other) to e-pub and some need layout, especially companies with annual reports. Get your portfolio out there and go from there.

[sarmonster]

Not a bad bunch of responses for a dead community.