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About 2 months ago, I was laid off. It caught me off guard since I was living my performance review and was working to be the best I can. In mid March, I was let go. Every day since, I’ve been applying for new jobs day in and day out. Interviewed via zoom, msft teams, Webex, and a handful of in person interviews. Local, remote, and within 2 hour drive for other places. After hundreds of applications, and at least 60 interviews, 50 phone calls, and countless rejects, I received the call I have been long searching for. The extension of an offer. This position is an hour and a half away, and I interviewed via zoom call in front of a panel and they loved me before I even started the interview, and when I did the interview, it only solidified my candidacy, only to have my references verify everything my resume and interview lived upto. Long story short, in am finally employed again.
Cat tax
Dog tax.
Cowmayihelpu
Nedster64
@OP check for The FreePizzaAngels in 4-5 hours from now. If you drop by we'll give you a nice stomach boost as well! Mention my name.
pyroshen
60 interviews in 2 months is frigging BUSY.
obie5778
No time doe love, dr. Jones.
obie5778
ChucKTheCanadian
And then you get 20 jobs offers, that what always append
TheSmoothSayer
That’s awesome! Congrats, @OP!
lbe24
Wow really well done ! Super tough to go through interviews and all the applying (I’m doing it right now), I wish you the best ?
drunkStar
YAAAAYYYYY! Congrats!
iamoutofmymind
Your diligent persistence is inspiring. Well done!
encrypter
2 years laid off, 80 interviews later still laid off
CraftyGiant
60 interviews is insane, hiring needs to be changed inherently
eliment12
Congrats on the job
Unitrin420
Welcome to the matrix
obie5778
yamigenesis
Hell yeah.. Guess you're buying the next round of juice boxes
Klatrymadon
Grats on the virtual job, do they pay in virtual currency?
obie5778
I wonder, would that be doge coin or Bitcoin?
rijstewafels
Virtual or Digital?
Lurker4815162342
Job or interview?
Schism5
Will you commute?
obie5778
Yes.
NerdNerdburger
will you try to move closer?
obie5778
It’s in the cards
MenloPart
I have been trying to find a full-time position in my field since I moved here over 3 years ago. One popped up a year ago, but disappeared
MenloPart
before I could finish my application. It popped back up a couple of weeks ago, I applied immediately, followed up the next Friday, and got
MenloPart
a call back 10 days later, but I was working, so she left voice mail. I haven't been able to get a hold of her.
FrontRUSSIAN
Nice . And at the moment Im waiting to have an interview in 10min. Been jobless 4months. Hope it goes well
FrontRUSSIAN
Interview went well. Got the job! gonna start in 2 weeks.
IAmDuckHammer
Yoyo is cute. My sister has a Puggle named Darla.
obie5778
Yoyo is a chug. Chihuahua pug mix.
DaisyfromDownunder
Accept our condolences.
MrHappySmiles
May your bank account flourish!
whySoSergious
pro tip, don't put condoms in your wallet
aifeloadawildmoss
HufflePuffPuff
justchelsea
In doing this to my dogs every time I need them to go out and do their business. ' I know what you're trying to say'
dyxj
That's why they're called business socks.
undeadyesunpersonno
Oh, you don’t know what you’re doing to me, baby...
MarkTwainsMysteriousStranger
90 minutes away though ?
obie5778
Could be worse
SometimesAfox
1 and a half hour to work? Ooff
obie5778
It was one of the closer jobs I applied to
SometimesAfox
Then May your journey be safe and your pay great
Elgirav87
@op, What field are you in that you have to apply that many times?
obie5778
IT, software dev., Microsoft tools (visual studio, c#, vb, .net, and Msft sql.)It became a numbers game of apply daily for 10-16hrs 1/
obie5778
I spent all day, all night applying to as many places, not stopping till I got the job.
obie5778
I am one persistent s.o.b.
Elgirav87
You damm sure are! Is it worth the pay to apply that many?
obie5778
It is. I love to code and the pay is good. It’s the passion I had for 20+ years since I found it in high school
Jthechef
Congrats! You relocating or working remote? That is a heck of a commute if you have to do it every day, once a week or so could be OK
obie5778
I will commute will find details later if daily or if I can hybrid it
Jthechef
I had a 50+ mile drive each way for 2 years, it was exhausting. My hubs commute was bad but he took the train.
Jthechef
Oh the poor car 100+ miles a day….it got put out of its misery by being rear ended on the freeway.