Interviews and fighting the terror of not having steady work. I had a string of bad luck, just denial after denial for the past 6 months or so. Nothing has been coming, and I was depressed about it all the more because I froze solid on a whiteboard interview a couple weeks back, the first in months. Then UE benefits from my last workplace came to their last week, and still denials. I've talked to every contact, friend, former co worker, everyone. Benefits extension came through quickly, then I came up with 4 interviews.
One was a denial after the second interview, they went internal. The second was after the second again, but that was a 2 1/2 hour long one and I was kind of hopeful, but just not meant to be. Third was Kroger, I'm on to the last interview next week, hopefully I can nail it. Both nice and not because it's a big company, but it's full time. Finally the 4th is one of those reach outs. Former CEO at his newest company. Made it past 2 levels there, hoping the 3rd goes well. Kinda worried about this one because startup, and learning Golang from scratch when I'd barely seen 20 lines of it 2 weeks ago. Also contract instead of full time.
Wish me luck, both of the next ones are on Monday. Just need to take the win of getting the interviews to actual offers. It'll be nice to be able to make a good Christmas instead of barely much for my 3 girls. This pandemic already cost us almost everything, and this next week it'll be costing my anniversary plans because we can't afford it.
Didn't manage at that time, but just yesterday I was offered a senior backend developer position and took it after some minor negotiating. Might stand a chance of having a good Christmas after all.
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Interviews and fighting the terror of not having steady work. I had a string of bad luck, just denial after denial for the past 6 months or so. Nothing has been coming, and I was depressed about it all the more because I froze solid on a whiteboard interview a couple weeks back, the first in months. Then UE benefits from my last workplace came to their last week, and still denials. I've talked to every contact, friend, former co worker, everyone. Benefits extension came through quickly, then I came up with 4 interviews.
One was a denial after the second interview, they went internal. The second was after the second again, but that was a 2 1/2 hour long one and I was kind of hopeful, but just not meant to be. Third was Kroger, I'm on to the last interview next week, hopefully I can nail it. Both nice and not because it's a big company, but it's full time. Finally the 4th is one of those reach outs. Former CEO at his newest company. Made it past 2 levels there, hoping the 3rd goes well. Kinda worried about this one because startup, and learning Golang from scratch when I'd barely seen 20 lines of it 2 weeks ago. Also contract instead of full time.
Wish me luck, both of the next ones are on Monday. Just need to take the win of getting the interviews to actual offers. It'll be nice to be able to make a good Christmas instead of barely much for my 3 girls. This pandemic already cost us almost everything, and this next week it'll be costing my anniversary plans because we can't afford it.
I am wishing you so much luck!!! Get some good rest this weekend. Interviewing is so taxing but you won't be doing it forever.
Didn't manage at that time, but just yesterday I was offered a senior backend developer position and took it after some minor negotiating. Might stand a chance of having a good Christmas after all.