tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62610492011-06-06T16:47:48.581-07:00Thoughts from a guy with a lot of time on his hands.....Remohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14603208682678255033noreply@blogger.comBlogger301100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261049.post-1079018096835843992004-03-11T06:59:00.000-08:002004-03-11T07:18:06.653-08:00

FINALLY......... Got the offer from the September Company yesterday. It's a good company and a fair offer. The company is small and private, and growing exceptionally fast so I think I'm in a position to "ride the wave". I accepted! Surprisingly, I don't feel any different right now then I did earlier. I expected I'd feel relief. The one thing that’s a bit different is that I’m actually

Remohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14603208682678255033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261049.post-1078165535107883852004-03-01T10:05:00.000-08:002004-03-01T10:36:54.200-08:00

Another Day.....Actually, looking at my last Blog entry....almost Another Week. I actually feel like it was just another minute..... Went in and saw the New Company again on Friday. Met with the last person I had to meet there. Don't really have a feel for how it went. The guy didn't have my resume and the whole thing was a lengthy discussion of market trends, business, etc. This was a

Remohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14603208682678255033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261049.post-1077683115984021712004-02-24T20:08:00.000-08:002004-02-24T20:28:04.530-08:00

Another Day..... Well....it has gone from famine to feast. Actually - it hasn't. But it may. Then again it may not. Well - that is another typical day in the Unemployed Life. Sound like yours? Maybe not today...but maybe yesterday or tomorrow! The September Company has sent me signals that I will likely get an offer of some sort next week. That's great. Maybe I will. Maybe I won't. I

Remohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14603208682678255033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261049.post-1077249524050943452004-02-19T19:24:00.000-08:002004-02-19T20:04:22.513-08:00

Another Day..... What's going on today? Well...it seems like things are getting better for me. You'd think that would be good, wouldn't you? Well, it's actually not. I explain more below.... I had a meeting with the September Company the other day. Sort of a last round of interviews. These guys have changed the scope of the position we have been discussing for about five months now. Does

Remohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14603208682678255033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261049.post-1077072826732993402004-02-17T18:36:00.000-08:002004-02-17T19:00:26.060-08:00

Another Day Tough weekend. Had a bit of a depressing life episode. Started to write about it but didn't like what I had. So maybe I'll work on it and post it tomorrow or the next day. Instead - here's a little lighter post in it's place. Enjoy! Spam I made the mistake of getting so annoyed by a particular type of spam over the weekend that I replied to it. Big mistake! - I know it was,

Remohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14603208682678255033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261049.post-1076723399178956302004-02-13T17:39:00.000-08:002004-02-13T18:12:07.090-08:00

Another Day..... This one was busy - started off kind of blah but ended on an up note! Had a phone conversation with the September Company. A fairly lengthy one which seemed to show little movement in any direction (positive or negative). At the conclusion of my conference call with the business personnel - to my surprise - I was asked to hold and switched over to human resources. Seems I'm

Remohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14603208682678255033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261049.post-1076633503183574882004-02-12T16:39:00.000-08:002004-02-12T16:54:14.576-08:00

Another Day.... This has been a not-too-exciting week. The days have sort of blended together and I'm not sure how I've been passing the time. I've eaten, slept, watched some TV, spoken with friends and old business contacts (but can't really say I've been networking or even aggressively job searching). But I guess, somehow, the time has flown by. I heard from the September Company today...

Remohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14603208682678255033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261049.post-1076373210827880312004-02-09T16:34:00.000-08:002004-02-09T16:52:51.763-08:00

Another Really Long Day...... God - there is nothing going on today! And I was soooo bored! Comments Thanks everyone for your comments! The comment software doesn't email me to tell me there is a new comment posted - saw I'm left to scroll down the page and check myself. Very inefficient. I generally reply to all comments either by posting a reply or emailing you (if you leave an email)

Remohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14603208682678255033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261049.post-1076116867898140932004-02-06T16:55:00.000-08:002004-02-06T17:24:09.716-08:00

Another Day.... Well, the fun doesn't stop.....got another call from the September Company. They invited me in again. We spoke for about an hour. More conversation. Some of it covering the same stuff. Somewhat of a technical discussion on business. They wanted my views on some stuff. More positive feedback. They think they'll be able to decide if they want me in the next two weeks. My

Remohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14603208682678255033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261049.post-1075846256991851302004-02-03T13:49:00.000-08:002004-02-03T14:15:28.356-08:00

Another Day. Waiting Game - New Dimension The Company called me today - first thing in the morning. My contact apologized for not getting back to me yesterday and wanted to reach me today before things got busy. Said they would be inviting me in again next week. That I would get a call from human resources later this week to schedule my meetings next week. The fact that I will be invited

Remohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14603208682678255033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261049.post-1075759803631180002004-02-02T13:53:00.000-08:002004-02-02T15:55:41.653-08:00

Another Day.....more like another minute...... The Waiting Game It's the Waiting Game! My references are being checked....and checked and checked and checked! I've heard nothing from the company! However, I have heard from my references wondering if I've heard from the company! I put a call into them today. Haven't heard back. That means precisely nothing. Though it's incredibly

Remohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14603208682678255033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261049.post-1075474787940816602004-01-30T07:03:00.000-08:002004-01-30T09:03:34.640-08:00

Another Day..... I've been busy the past few days. Encouraging news is that the September Company began checking my references. I know of three checked to date. Got calls from all of them. Very thorough, but all said things went well. Since then....silence. Again, it is starting to mess with my mind. So - I go back and read Tuesday's post. No news is no news. Working in Advance of

Remohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14603208682678255033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261049.post-1075254375712996342004-01-27T17:29:00.000-08:002004-01-27T17:49:35.186-08:00

Another Day....And Another....and Another....... I've sort of been a bit out of touch. When we last left off I had been asked by the September Company for five references. Which I have. Well, I'm the kind of guy who likes to check with references before you send them off - call it courtesy. I mean - I'm not in the habit of shooting off references every day. Or week. Or month for that

Remohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14603208682678255033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261049.post-1074732911120751992004-01-24T14:56:00.000-08:002004-01-24T15:00:09.326-08:00

Another Day. Yeah, I know. I missed another day. I'm trying to post every day, but I get distracted with things. I'll probably take tomorrow (Sunday) off and get back in the swing of things on Monday. From what I can tell, you all liked the stuff I was writing the other week (like fun books, movies, etc.). I'll try to get back to that next week. It actually takes time and attention to

Remohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14603208682678255033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261049.post-1074790499666862542004-01-22T08:40:00.000-08:002004-01-22T09:21:48.216-08:00

Another Day. Same stuff. Still chasing down my references. I actually have them already, but I like to remind them and get their permission again before sending them into a company (the last reference check I had was 7 months ago when I got pretty close to a job - one position, I was number two). I've gotten several emails from people who are really, really, really down about their situation.

Remohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14603208682678255033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261049.post-1074731680128516942004-01-21T16:15:00.000-08:002004-01-21T16:37:49.090-08:00

Another Day. Well - I missed yesterday. Sorry. Was getting my head in the right place for my next September Company interview. Had my interview. Went well. More good conversation. More talk. Rehash of stuff I've gone over in earlier meetings. Very exhausting. I move incrementally closer to a potential job. Still, I'm not there yet. It will likely be at least mid February (or so it's

Remohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14603208682678255033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261049.post-1074564719812692702004-01-19T19:17:00.000-08:002004-01-19T19:23:56.200-08:00

Another Day. Ok - I'm back. Had a great weekend! Getting out of the house (actually, my parents' house) on weekends makes a big difference in outlook and perspective. It's good to interact with people and catch up first hand on general business outlook, who may be hiring, etc. At the same time I find it increasingly frustrating to be out and about among people who actually have a "life" - it

Remohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14603208682678255033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261049.post-1074227720198509952004-01-16T06:39:00.000-08:002004-01-16T06:45:51.466-08:00

Another Day. I had a BAD experience yesterday. Recruiter Pisses ME OFF! I was finally able to reach one of my beloved recruiters. She wished me a Happy New Year. Then told me that there would be hiring in my discipline in the coming months (good news!). Only problem: she believes my skill set is not what clients want, so she won't be showing my resume in for the series of positions she

Remohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14603208682678255033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261049.post-1074123592198037042004-01-15T13:38:00.000-08:002004-01-15T14:01:22.403-08:00

Another Day. Busy today with a lot of nonsense. Not a lot of time. So here is a random thought: Federal Budget: Funny Book Bush drive for promotion of marriage: $1.5 Billion. >Bush Outlines Plan for 2015 Moon Landing: $12 Billion over the next 5 years. Makes you think about what the White House, Congress, and the Senate are doing. Right? I read a terrifically funny book on this subject

Remohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14603208682678255033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261049.post-1074045268170549102004-01-14T07:58:00.000-08:002004-01-14T08:07:08.530-08:00

Another Day. Plodding along. Spoke with a recruiter I know in London (England) today who handles some opportunities in the States. Followed up with him on one or two things we had discussed pre-Christmas. He thinks the market is much the same as it was before the holidays. All this is kind of unfortunate - it means that there may be no New Year surge of hiring. Companies are still very

Remohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14603208682678255033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261049.post-1074006016263746132004-01-13T10:28:00.000-08:002004-01-13T10:35:42.623-08:00

Another Day. All quiet on the job seek front. I was lethargic yesterday and I will be today. I'll probably make a few networking calls later on. As I said yesterday, going to wait and see what happens with the September Company. Actually, I'm going to wait and see what comes out of my next meeting with them next week before I make a full court job search press again. As much as I want to "

Remohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14603208682678255033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261049.post-1073931633630752802004-01-12T14:31:00.000-08:002004-01-12T14:46:54.776-08:00

Another Day. God I am lethargic today. I have a good feeling about the "September" Company. I was supposed to meet with them this Friday but they pushed the meetings back till mid-next week. I almost feel as though I will get an offer from them - which absolutely is not helping me work through my networking/jobsearch To Do list. I made a few networking calls today - but very few. I just

Remohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14603208682678255033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261049.post-1073793778001864122004-01-11T06:42:00.000-08:002004-01-11T06:43:28.580-08:00

Another Day. Since today is Sunday I'll keep this way short. Bad Recruiter Experience? Funny Website I see a lot of chatter on the Monster.Com Vent Board about people who have been REALLY ticked off by recruiters. In fact, in one of my earlier blog posts here, I mentioned that I've been using two recruiters in my search and I'm not thrilled with the fact they are generally

Remohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14603208682678255033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261049.post-1073753974390937912004-01-10T09:22:00.000-08:002004-01-10T09:42:59.453-08:00

Another Day. Ok - most of you checking out my blog today probably haven't read yesterday's post. So - make sure you have a look. It's Saturday and I don't want to spend a lot of time on this today. However, I just saw a news article that I thought was encouraging re: job growth. It's actually a news article on economic growth projections, but job growth (as I attest to below) has to be tied

Remohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14603208682678255033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261049.post-1073698716288417232004-01-09T18:12:00.000-08:002004-01-09T18:39:23.350-08:00

Another Day. On the surface - what a BAD day for us! December unemployment down to 5.7% - due to people giving up the job search. And only 1,000 jobs created in December. And still....tech jobs pouring overseas. I'm sure you heard all this today - especially if you were watching CNN. OK - here's what I think. Who the "F" hires in November and especially in December? Even in good times

Remohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14603208682678255033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261049.post-1073600052794495602004-01-08T18:15:00.000-08:002004-01-08T18:16:01.976-08:00

Another Day. Got a follow on call from the "September Company" regarding the choice position noted in the last post. They appear very interested and asked me to come in to see them late next week. This put me in the best mood of the past year. Close friends and family who keep abreast of my situation tell me that this is all very encouraging. I think it is too - I have hope. Still I'm far

Remohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14603208682678255033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261049.post-1073496306343173242004-01-07T09:07:00.000-08:002004-01-07T10:25:58.536-08:00

Another day. Wow! It's only noon time and I've already had a tremendous mental and emotional day. 1. Disincentive to aggressively pursue overall job search. I woke up this morning thinking about the discussion I had with the firm I've been speaking with since September (see yesterday's post). I didn't really make such a big deal of it in the post - however - a lot is riding on it for me.

Remohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14603208682678255033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261049.post-1073429637184903152004-01-06T14:54:00.000-08:002004-01-06T14:59:37.120-08:00

Another day. I'm generally upbeat today. Had a very good discussion with a firm I've been speaking with since September. I'm optimistic since each discussion I've had with these guys as been progressively more positive. Still, just when I think we should be finalizing things, they seem to find a way to draw it out. I like these guys and I've been building a relationship with them over the

Remohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14603208682678255033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261049.post-1073329960377791532004-01-05T11:29:00.000-08:002004-01-05T11:29:40.653-08:00

Well...it's yet another day. I'm kind of tense today. It's the New Year now - so quasi-officially it's the beginning of the hiring season for the New York financial community (people get year-end bonuses now through March and depending on their satisfaction level, they may or may not move to new opportunities). I know realistically there is nothing I can really do. I mean - just because it's

Remohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14603208682678255033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261049.post-1073253348242499582004-01-04T13:54:00.000-08:002004-01-04T14:29:48.230-08:00

I have the dubious honor of being being in Round 2 of extended unemployment. Round 1 was back in the recession of 1990-1 when I was out for 15 months. I'm now going on month 13 of Round 2. Back then I was fresh out of a top business school. This time, I'm a Wall Street type that was successful enough in my performance and production so that I shouldn't have been cut. Must dispell some rumours

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