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May. 17th, 2013 04:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dolariThe job search, week four.
Resumes sent: 44
Phone interviews: 12
In person interviews: 8
Passed over: 4
Rejected: 2
Abandonned (no reply after three weeks of poking): 3
Waiting: 3
There are three more jobs I'm waiting to hear from. One looks sketchy but is just starting up. The other two were good, but not in my alley. And the well is starting to dry up. I only had one interview this week (Two last week, three the week before). Most of the jobs I'm finding are re-listings for jobs I've applied for and never heard back.
I'm beginning to think I'm setting my paycheck sights too high. But at the same time, I'm also wary of falling into the same trap of Seattle. I've rejected two jobs. One because it turns out it was three 12 hour days, and I couldn't do it medically. The second was because they severely undercut my pay ($10/hr).
I probably shouldn't have rejected that second run, and instead, run with it, while looking for something else. That way, I'd have some cash coming in, while still looking for something else. And, sadly, I'm thinking that my asking price may be too high for the jobs I'm applying for. I'm very wary of falling into the same trap that happened in Seattle. Hand-to-mouth paychecks are good if nothing changes, but you're one crisis away from having your finances destroyed. I need something that allows me to save or, I don't know, level up occasionally.
Just gonna keep on keeping on, but I'm hoping I don't end up like I did in PA - two years unemployed.
Resumes sent: 44
Phone interviews: 12
In person interviews: 8
Passed over: 4
Rejected: 2
Abandonned (no reply after three weeks of poking): 3
Waiting: 3
There are three more jobs I'm waiting to hear from. One looks sketchy but is just starting up. The other two were good, but not in my alley. And the well is starting to dry up. I only had one interview this week (Two last week, three the week before). Most of the jobs I'm finding are re-listings for jobs I've applied for and never heard back.
I'm beginning to think I'm setting my paycheck sights too high. But at the same time, I'm also wary of falling into the same trap of Seattle. I've rejected two jobs. One because it turns out it was three 12 hour days, and I couldn't do it medically. The second was because they severely undercut my pay ($10/hr).
I probably shouldn't have rejected that second run, and instead, run with it, while looking for something else. That way, I'd have some cash coming in, while still looking for something else. And, sadly, I'm thinking that my asking price may be too high for the jobs I'm applying for. I'm very wary of falling into the same trap that happened in Seattle. Hand-to-mouth paychecks are good if nothing changes, but you're one crisis away from having your finances destroyed. I need something that allows me to save or, I don't know, level up occasionally.
Just gonna keep on keeping on, but I'm hoping I don't end up like I did in PA - two years unemployed.
