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perspective
Sep. 15th, 2007 11:27 pmIt's amazing what a little rejection and a few weeks can do to a person's perspective. The job I interviewed for last Monday has been relisted with a new headhunting firm on the various job sites. I expect to get the "thanks, but no thanks" call next week sometime. So, jobs that I've been avoiding or ignoring or had otherwise excluded are now all fair game. And one that I swore all the way back in the second week of August that I wouldn't even consider I will be applying for in person on Monday.
I have five resumes outstanding that I've not heard back about. Two are about a month old and I suspect I'll never hear from. One I applied for on Thursday, talked to the headhunter on Friday and am now waiting to hear if they want to talk to do a phone interview. The other two I applied for on Friday and will attempt some follow-up on Monday.
There's also a programming position open for which I'm qualified, but is paying about 15k less than what I'm looking for. I'm going to call the headhunter for that job on Monday as well, and see what insight he has. I worked with him about 10 years ago, but don't expect that he'll remember. If he thinks I'll be a fit, I'll ask him about the possibilities of them coming up five or ten grand on the salary. Maybe I'm in over my head, and it's time I conceded. I interviewed for a position that could eventually be the Principle Unix Admin for what will be a key regional company last Monday. And apparently will not be getting the job. So maybe it's time I go back to what I know and can do and should be grateful to have that.
I have five resumes outstanding that I've not heard back about. Two are about a month old and I suspect I'll never hear from. One I applied for on Thursday, talked to the headhunter on Friday and am now waiting to hear if they want to talk to do a phone interview. The other two I applied for on Friday and will attempt some follow-up on Monday.
There's also a programming position open for which I'm qualified, but is paying about 15k less than what I'm looking for. I'm going to call the headhunter for that job on Monday as well, and see what insight he has. I worked with him about 10 years ago, but don't expect that he'll remember. If he thinks I'll be a fit, I'll ask him about the possibilities of them coming up five or ten grand on the salary. Maybe I'm in over my head, and it's time I conceded. I interviewed for a position that could eventually be the Principle Unix Admin for what will be a key regional company last Monday. And apparently will not be getting the job. So maybe it's time I go back to what I know and can do and should be grateful to have that.
