150 sats \ 5 replies \ @brxyz 19 May 2023 \ on: Daily discussion thread
Waiting to hear back on a job interview I had last week. I thought it went well, so hoping for an offer. In the meantime, I'm trying to line up more interviews. Had an HR screening yesterday I thought went decently. This afternoon, I have a call with a recruiter about a position at a mystery company. Tbh, I'm not excited about it, but beggars can't be choosers.
good luck with the job hunting!
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Thanks. It's been rough. I feel like I picked the wrong year to go to grad school just to finish in time for all these layoffs.
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I feel you bud, when I graduated in 2019 it took me almost half a year of job hunting just to land an interview (went to a good uni, in a good program). Glad that grind is done with
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Yeah, I'm at the 5 month mark. To complicate matters, my kid is starting daycare in two weeks, but if I don't have an offer in hand before then, we don't have a way to pay for it, and she goes back to the bottom of the wait-list. Which means she may not be able to start until August.
Sorry if that's TMI. The reality of it all is just hitting me.
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Good luck with it all!!
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