Banner Week for the Job Search
I have completed three in person interviews this week, two alone today. I have another in person interview, tomorrow, and am trying to schedule a phone call to talk to someone I didn’t get to meet at my interview on Monday. These are all new prospects that have just developed in the last couple of weeks.
A couple of people I have talked to have remarked that many people looking for work right now are failing to secure any interviews. When I start to feel anxious about being unemployed and not having any reasonable offers, yet, this thought gives me some comfort. It also validates my theory that I am as strong a candidate as in past searches but that job market is very depressed and moving very slowly.
As far as I can tell, all of the interviews this week so far went well. The one this morning will require a second interview which I hope to secure and schedule this week. The one tomorrow morning also will require a second interview and I am equally optimistic about that.
Given this spike, it seems reasonable I may have some solid options by the end of the month. I am broadening my search and considering more leads than I normally would to increase my odds. Hopefully I can pin down a few more interviews next week to keep the momentum going until I have something firm in hand.
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Very neat to blog on your career transition (not unemployment) and your job search.
Has this blog increased your exposure?
Anyone during the interviews commented on your original marketing tool?
Best of luck!
Thanks!
This blog has probably brought me a few leads. I am also blogging and podcasting on my other site which is much more high profile, http://thecommandline.net/, and also more relevant to the focus of my career, technology. That has definitely helped, especially in terms of networking.
No one in interviews has remarked on my discussion around my search. A couple of the more interesting leads involve new media, so being able o bring several blogs and a podcast into the discussion has certainly helped. In one case, the topics of those was at least as relevant as having blogs in and of itself.
Tom! Hope this e-mail reaches you in time to wish you a Happy Birthday. Much love to you and all the family.
Love,
Aunt Anne