Wow, great advice, Oggyflute. I'm hoping that in my job search, none of my previous employers or references are being negative about me, because they have absolutely no reason to, but in the future, if needed, I'd do what you advised.

KT-Luvs-Kitties - I'm so sorry to hear about your situation. If they're being such jerks right now, you don't need them. That just completely sucks that they basically gave you the job and now they're just putting you off. I can totally sympathize, b/c I've been going through a job search and not having much luck, when I know, if given the chance, I'd be a fabulous full-time IT employee for a lucky employer. I am only working part-time right now, and I desperately need something full-time in IT, just to get my career going/foot in the door somewhere. I keep running into the not-enough-experience factor, which is B.S. b/c I have more than enough experience with all the Operating Systems, programs & hardware required to be good in an entry- or mid-level help desk or technical support job. I hate the job search as a whole, and the fact that people can be as jerky as they were to you is just discouraging.

Don't get too down about it - something better will come along. My loved ones keep telling me this, so hopefully for you and for me, this will come true. Good luck!