Today was a slow day, I received a call from three recruiters, two new, one just checking in. One of the new recruiters wanted to discuss a position that I had already been submitted for, so nothing much came out of that (except for a new contact). The other new recruiter found my resume on one of the posting sites and wanted to discuss what I've been looking at and just get to know me more. The job sites didn't have anything new on them, so it felt like a slow day.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Day 43 Log
Got an email last night from a recruiter that I had sent an email to yesterday. His email was sent around 9:30 PM, but I didn't happen to see it until closer to 11 PM; he wanted to get together mid morning today. I have something else going on, so I suggested later today or any other time this week. He had a good sense of humor about it, commenting that with all the advanced notice he gave me, he can't believe I couldn't squeeze him in. Hopefully it will pay off; I am happy he contacted me, this was in response to an ad that I saw that I thought looked very interesting, and the company is one I hadn't heard of, but also looked very interesting, so I'm excited to speak with him today.
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My phone call today was interesting, nothing is going to come of it for the moment, but it was very enlightening and educational.
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My meeting with recruiter this afternoon went very well, looks like I am a strong candidate for the position, it is in Eden Prairie, which is fine, since I want to move out that way, and I'm used to the drive. I'd get the opportunity to work with a very senior level DBA which would be a nice change. I hope they invite me to come into their office and discuss the position with me.
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Didn't see much new on Dice today, getting tired, so I'm going to hold off on the other job boards till tomorrow.
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My phone call today was interesting, nothing is going to come of it for the moment, but it was very enlightening and educational.
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My meeting with recruiter this afternoon went very well, looks like I am a strong candidate for the position, it is in Eden Prairie, which is fine, since I want to move out that way, and I'm used to the drive. I'd get the opportunity to work with a very senior level DBA which would be a nice change. I hope they invite me to come into their office and discuss the position with me.
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Didn't see much new on Dice today, getting tired, so I'm going to hold off on the other job boards till tomorrow.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Day 42 Log
I had hoped that I would have been employed before 40 days, but things are a bit slower than I thought. No real solid leads at the moment, Dice.com had a number of new positions today I ended up submitting myself for eight of them. One was a telecommuting position, which would be an interesting change.
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Got a phone call back from one of the resumes I sent out, looks promising.
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Wow, things are getting lively all of a sudden, got a phone call from someone I spoke with a while ago, might have another possibility for me.
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Got a phone call back from one of the resumes I sent out, looks promising.
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Wow, things are getting lively all of a sudden, got a phone call from someone I spoke with a while ago, might have another possibility for me.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Day 39 Log
Another cold day today, and again schools were closed, so the kids were around again. Not a lot of new activity on the job sites. Dice was better than the rest, and I created a profile on Dice (up to now I have just been searching every day without creating my own profile).
Did some more reading and got SQL Server 2005 (Express) installed on my workstation, so I have been able to play a bit with some of the new features that I haven't used much...but apparently the express version doesn't come with the Adventureworks database, and for all my searching online I don't think you can get it. So I have found and installed Northwind...so at least I have some real data to play with.
Well, the weekend is up next, hope everyone has a good one.
Did some more reading and got SQL Server 2005 (Express) installed on my workstation, so I have been able to play a bit with some of the new features that I haven't used much...but apparently the express version doesn't come with the Adventureworks database, and for all my searching online I don't think you can get it. So I have found and installed Northwind...so at least I have some real data to play with.
Well, the weekend is up next, hope everyone has a good one.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Day 38 Log
Well it's cold out today, currently it is -17 F and the weather report says "wind chill readings from 35 to 45 below zero" The high today is only supposed to get up to -5 F. Because of this, my daughters schools are closed and they are home with us..so it's a much more lively house today.
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Got an email from the recruiter on the job I interviewed for last week, here is what he said:
"I am sorry to inform you that [they] told us they extended an offer to someone else and they accepted. They want to thank for coming in because they thought you were a very solid candidate. The only difference between you and the other candidate was that they had a little more experience with the development piece." So on the bad side I didn't get it and I need to delay working a bit longer, but I can take away from this that my skill set is thought of as "very solid", which when you've been unemployed for 38 days is nice to hear. Another benefit of this is that I don't (at least right now) have to worry about the 1099 contracting stuff..I have to admit that the thought of having to do all the taxes and lack of insurance was a bit daunting.
The same recruiter that sent me this, also told me earlier this week about a position in Eden Prairie that he just heard about which was a perm position paying what I was hoping to be paid, and the company looks like (from what I gleam from their website) a company similar (in corporate environment) to the types of companies I have worked for in the past. I am actually really looking forward to meeting with this company.
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Got my UI payment today...so it only took being unemployed for 38 days to get it...luckily I got it today, bill start to come due tomorrow. I was hoping to get four weeks of payment, but I calculated something wrong I guess. The first week you don't get paid, and I thought that was your "Waiting Week" but I guess the second week is the "Waiting Week" which you aren't paid for. So I had two weeks unpaid...but three weeks is enough to allow make my half month house payment and van payment, and buy some food (we are getting very low on food stock).
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Got an email from the recruiter on the job I interviewed for last week, here is what he said:
"I am sorry to inform you that [they] told us they extended an offer to someone else and they accepted. They want to thank for coming in because they thought you were a very solid candidate. The only difference between you and the other candidate was that they had a little more experience with the development piece." So on the bad side I didn't get it and I need to delay working a bit longer, but I can take away from this that my skill set is thought of as "very solid", which when you've been unemployed for 38 days is nice to hear. Another benefit of this is that I don't (at least right now) have to worry about the 1099 contracting stuff..I have to admit that the thought of having to do all the taxes and lack of insurance was a bit daunting.
The same recruiter that sent me this, also told me earlier this week about a position in Eden Prairie that he just heard about which was a perm position paying what I was hoping to be paid, and the company looks like (from what I gleam from their website) a company similar (in corporate environment) to the types of companies I have worked for in the past. I am actually really looking forward to meeting with this company.
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Got my UI payment today...so it only took being unemployed for 38 days to get it...luckily I got it today, bill start to come due tomorrow. I was hoping to get four weeks of payment, but I calculated something wrong I guess. The first week you don't get paid, and I thought that was your "Waiting Week" but I guess the second week is the "Waiting Week" which you aren't paid for. So I had two weeks unpaid...but three weeks is enough to allow make my half month house payment and van payment, and buy some food (we are getting very low on food stock).
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Day 37 Log
Day 37, still no UI benefits...starting to get closer to desperate..to be honest, I don't know how we have survived this far...well, actually I do, it's been several instances of good luck, and not needing to pay a larger bill, coupled with doing more work than normal for a contract job in November, thus getting a larger than normal check in December. That added with the check coming early for said Contract in January helped us stay on our feet.
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No new jobs so far today, so I think I'll do some training and sure up some things I'd like more info on.
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No new jobs so far today, so I think I'll do some training and sure up some things I'd like more info on.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Day 36 Log
Spent the morning meeting people at a local networking meet up. Thought it would be a good idea to attend the groups meeting. I had a good time meeting with other people who work in a technical field or are interested in technology.
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Not much new today on the job sites, going to contact some recruiters I haven't heard from in a while.
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Got a bunch of emails in a row, three new possibilities, one in Eden Prairie, one in Mendota Heights, and another that I'm not sure of it's location yet.
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Not much new today on the job sites, going to contact some recruiters I haven't heard from in a while.
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Got a bunch of emails in a row, three new possibilities, one in Eden Prairie, one in Mendota Heights, and another that I'm not sure of it's location yet.
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