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Job hunt continues...
Sep. 8th, 2008 11:18 pmSo far, almost 90 resumes out, 2 rejections so far, three interviews, one consulting part-time gig (of uncertain duration and pay) lined up, but today I was still feeling seriously depressed about the whole job hunt. Fearing that Great Depression II is coming, seriously wondering if I really know anything about patent/IP law, if I'll ever work again in law, etc.
I'm to the point where I see jobs posted that I applied for what seems like weeks ago, and I wonder if I'm ever going to get any further interviews than what I already have, if I've poisoned the well in this particular legal community, if we're going to have to move again, if I'll ever get a stable job (by stable I mean > 6 years at one place -- I don't expect 30+ and the gold watch and all that. That would take a major miracle in today's economy). I suppose it could be worse -- one fellow we ran into at the gamewatch last Sat. said it took his son 18 months to find a new job, and he had to move in order to do so.
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minastir is also looking for work -- yes, we have two unemployed people in the house. His current response to stress/incipient sickness is to fall asleep early and often, mine is to stay up past midnight playing computer games. It is somewhat cathartic to play Pandemic II, although it is far too addictive of a game to be really safe to play during the work week.
Right, it's 45 minutes past when I'd set as a goal to get to sleep, and I have applied for on average almost 5 jobs/day since I started looking (target goal is 5/day).
I'm to the point where I see jobs posted that I applied for what seems like weeks ago, and I wonder if I'm ever going to get any further interviews than what I already have, if I've poisoned the well in this particular legal community, if we're going to have to move again, if I'll ever get a stable job (by stable I mean > 6 years at one place -- I don't expect 30+ and the gold watch and all that. That would take a major miracle in today's economy). I suppose it could be worse -- one fellow we ran into at the gamewatch last Sat. said it took his son 18 months to find a new job, and he had to move in order to do so.
minastir is also looking for work -- yes, we have two unemployed people in the house. His current response to stress/incipient sickness is to fall asleep early and often, mine is to stay up past midnight playing computer games. It is somewhat cathartic to play Pandemic II, although it is far too addictive of a game to be really safe to play during the work week. Right, it's 45 minutes past when I'd set as a goal to get to sleep, and I have applied for on average almost 5 jobs/day since I started looking (target goal is 5/day).
