The hard part about interviewing is that you will get close (likely) to several great jobs, but because it's always one of the last 3 or 4, you only have a 1/3 or 1/4 chance. And recruitment really is "pot luck" -- having done a fair bit. People who look great on paper are absolutely wrong at the job, people who interview great can't deliver, people who are more diffident turn out to be real stars. So chance and fortune play a big role in this.Hopping back in to provide an update.
I have applied to about a dozen places. Mainly spending this time to get my CV/Resume right. Work through some career coaching trainings I found. Also taking time for me to get mentally and physically better. I have lost 30 pounds now since October, 6 in the last month since this happened, and continuing to try to stick to healthy habits. This was a trauma to me mentally, and just doing what my mind and body says to do each day. Also, I am working towards a CISSP certification which is really strenuous, but would fill in a large amount of career gaps I have knowledge wise.
I had a first and second interview with a role I would LOVE. I haven't heard back in going on 9 days now, so it doesn't look like I am getting that role as they said I would hear back within a few days either way. Trying to stay positive about it the best I can, but leadership, and personwise the hiring manager was everything I have ever dreamed of working for. Unfortunate.
I received the last of my payouts from the last employer. Just shy of 20k total for vacation leave, two weeks additional pay, and two weeks pay to sign their release document saying I won't press charges against them for laying me off. Those asking money questions, we have gotten me signed up for unemployment, and my daughter and I insurance through healthcare.gov. It looks like we will have about $450 a month left over on wife's salary, so the unemployment and emergency fund ($34000 total) will help supplement. I have about 4k on my Apple Card, and owe 3k for escrow, so thinking its wise to pay that off with the emergency funds we have.
Any thoughts?
I don't understand what "the escrow" is? (I am not US-based). So not sure about repaying it.
Ending employment is like ending a marriage or relationship. Except the other side simply sends their HR officer to do it. It hurts.
There's a grieving process. Then a looking forward. You sharpen up your online "dating" profile ie LinkedIn etc. You start to have a sense of self worth separate from your former lover (I don't think it's wrong to characterise a long term employer that way). Sounds like you are making good progress on all of that.
Statistics: Posted by Valuethinker — Thu Feb 29, 2024 3:05 am — Replies 113 — Views 13598
