Job Search

Michael Lee relaxes in his armchair before starting another day of job searching. Returning to the Walla Walla Valley in December from a year serving as a student missionary, Lee discovered that finding a job in his field and in the present economy was harder than he had anticipated. "My problem is that I am an educator and I came at the wrong time of the year. Jobs that don't require a certain level of expertise are hard to come by because everyone is competing for them."

Lee has job experience working in Libraries. Hoping to find a job at a local book and game shop Lee's efforts were thwarted when the store stopped accepting applications 3 days after their help ad was posted.

These are the shoes Lee wears at home. The pair he has used to run around town are getting in their miles. Many others besides Lee have met with the same difficulties.