Update on the Job Hunt

I've had phone interviews and a couple of in-person meetings. I'm waiting to hear back about second rounds. I actually received more responses from answering job postings than I had expected. All the conversations in progress are for jobs I would love to do and would have left for even when I was fully employed. So that's still exciting.

I lost a bit of steam in this third week, having exhausted all of my initial tasks and searches. I kind of pulled in on myself and now it's time to look outward again and reconnect with people. I just wasn't quite ready at the time of my last blog post. But I need to go help out and request help from my network to seek out more opportunities.

I also reached the point on Wednesday where I knew I needed to kick my freelance work into full-swing for both immediate income and as a long-term job option if it took a while to find the corporate position I'd rather have. As it turns out that plan is being put on hold.

I've accepted a six week temp assignment doing data cleansing. The guaranteed cash and the access to a company I've tried to apply to before for full-time jobs was just too tempting. And it's one of those companies that when you answer a job listing the computer sticks you in a database and you can't even submit a cover letter.

It was the strangest thing - to be home all day and still not have time to do everything I felt I could or should be doing. No matter how much time is theoretically available it's still all about focus and prioritization.