Unemployment

Sucks. That's about all the good I can say. I've been beating myself up to get a job, any job. I was offered a job at a salary below that that i made in my early 20's (i'm 49 with lots of experience) and I (foolishly) said no -

I'm kicking myself now.

I'm old school when it comes to the job search -- network, network, meet people, talk about your skills, network.

Now it's e-mail and submit your skills into some nameless, faceless, non-responsive system at most companies.

No feedback and pretty much never a response.