So today is "sooner."
I'm going to be journeling my job hunt on a separate blog, but it's going to be "real" so my family can see what's going on without calling me about it all the time. I also need to show that I'm actually doing something.
So what is next, what is first in a modern-day job hunt? I haven't had to "get" a job ever, really. My first job was inherited from my older brother, delivering weekly drug-store fliers. After that my friend's dad gave me a job cleaning up construction sites, then it was the local amusement park, but they hired everyone without a criminal record so that wasn't much of a stretch. After high school it was back in to construction for a different friend's company and then my best friend got me a job on campus, then my professor hired me, then my adviser got me in with city govt. Out of college it was a 2 week temp job that turned in to 8 years, then I jumped to a vendor who loved me and then back down to a client that loved me even more, and now it's my 47th year and I have to go "find" a job.
So, I will be updating LinkedIn, my local govt job listing, theladders.com, and calling 3-5 recruiters that have worked with friends of mine. Other friends have been generous with job ideas, postings at their companies, and willingness to make introductions. My good friend was also laid off at the end of the year, like me, and just accepted an offer and starts next week. When I talked to him he was happy for a job but really wanted to take a longer break. In today's economy he made the wise choice and grabbed a good job with a decent commute and kept his wife happy. I am in no mood to go back to work yet, but if something comes along i may cave to the same pressures and go back to work. I want to be "off" for a while, but that may not happen.
Who knows, maybe I'm not as wonderful as I think and I'll be asking for a job as a barrista instead of gnawing on my empty cup of hot chocolate.
xoxo
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