Well, that was fast.

Posted on November 27, 2009 with 7 Comments

I start a new job – a four month contract – on Monday. After resigning myself to a holiday season of unemployment, it turns out I don’t even get any time off! I don’t like to talk about work or name my employer on my blog, but let’s just say that I will be helping to organize one aspect of a wee little international sporting event coming to my hometown in February. You may have heard of it? *Squeals with excitement*

I can’t believe how lucky I’ve been this time. My experience following this lay-off has been the polar opposite of what I experienced last year, which involved banging down doors shamelessly, hitting up all my friends for lead after lead, sending out my resume into cyberspace, and almost never hearing anything back. For months.

This time, however? I have sent out my resume to a grand total of four people, and have received three interviews in return for my efforts. I had a good friend call me up a couple of days after my layoff to say, “Hey, I heard you got some shitty news on Friday. Send me your resume immediately.” And three days after that phone call, I had a job offer from his employer in my hot little hands. And on the day that I had to sign and return that offer if I wished to accept it, I had another friend call me saying she’d just quit her job and was pushing her bosses to interview me. I told her I needed a decision that day, and so I was in their office for an interview that afternoon!

It turns out the first job offer was the best option for me, so I took it. I’ll be looking again in April, but this time I have 4 months’ notice before my unemployment starts, instead of just two weeks, so I can plan for it.

I’ll be having my friend and his wife over for a fancy home-cooked meal in short order. I owe him big for this one. And you, my readers, I owe the story of the the other interview I had last week. It was kind of hilarious.