The Musings of Brian Groce

After eleven weeks into unemployment here is the tally*:

Resumes Sent and Jobs Applications: 20
Phone Interviews: 3
Face-to-Face Interviews: 1
Rejection Letters: 1
Job Offers: 0
Unemployment Vouchers Sent: 8
Unemployment Checks Received: 5

* The numbers are correct as far as I can recollect.

Nothing of note to report this week other than the job market in Indiana for the “tech sector” is horrible. A word of advice to any high school kids thinking about going into “computers”…TAKE A BREATH, TURN AROUND, AND RUN AWAY AS FAST AS YOU CAN!!! Unless of course you already either dream (literally) about it AND you like the idea of working on either coast OR you want to freelance. Because once you’re “in”, you will dream in code and speak in acronyms . Once the bug has bitten you, good luck at ever blending back in with “normal” members of society. Trust me. Just ask any of my non-techie friends and family members.

The adventure continues next week…

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