After thirteen weeks into unemployment here is the tally*:
Resumes Sent and Jobs Applications: 25
Phone Interviews: 4
Face-to-Face Interviews: 1
Rejection Letters: 1
Job Offers: 0
Unemployment Vouchers Sent: 10
Unemployment Checks Received: 7
* The numbers are correct as far as I can recollect.
Nothing much to report this week other than some new Watershed opportunities are keeping me hopping.
The adventure continues next week…
After twelve weeks into unemployment here is the tally*:
Resumes Sent and Jobs Applications: 22
Phone Interviews: 4
Face-to-Face Interviews: 1
Rejection Letters: 1
Job Offers: 0
Unemployment Vouchers Sent: 9
Unemployment Checks Received: 6
* The numbers are correct as far as I can recollect.
I had one phone interview this week, though I’m not really sure why they called since the job wasn’t one I could do “out of the gate” and I don’t think it was even the job I had applied for with that company. But hey, it’s good to at least hear *something* from them since many don’t contact you at all even when you are qualified for a job.
The adventure continues next week…
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…
After ten weeks into unemployment here is the tally*:
Resumes Sent and Jobs Applications: 17
Phone Interviews: 3
Face-to-Face Interviews: 1
Rejection Letters: 1
Job Offers: 0
Unemployment Vouchers Sent: 7
Unemployment Checks Received: 4
* The numbers are correct as far as I can recollect.
The only real thing to report this week was that the place which I had an interview with in mid-August e-mailed me to let me know that it will still be another two weeks until they make a decision. I assume that’s a good thing since if they weren’t interested at all they probably would have made that decision by now.
The adventure continues next week…
After nine weeks into unemployment here is the tally*:
Resumes Sent and Jobs Applications: 15
Phone Interviews: 3
Face-to-Face Interviews: 1
Rejection Letters: 1
Job Offers: 0
Unemployment Vouchers Sent: 6
Unemployment Checks Received: 3
* The numbers are correct as far as I can recollect.
This week was the first one which I didn’t qualify for a check due to excess money earned via self-employment (which is a good thing). The only part of that that stinks is that in order for it to be worth it you really need to bring in about twice of what your unemployment check would have been due to the self-employment taxes that you’ll have to cough up down the road. If you took anything less you’d probably be better off playing video games for the week (no, I’ve not been doing that…I couldn’t tell you the last time I actually had the time to play video games…maybe I should work that onto my “to do” list filed under “stress relief”).
I also confirmed that by not getting a check this week that my unemployment has in essence been extended by one week, which is why the give you 12 months to claim it, not the actual 20-some weeks which you can receive a check.
The adventure continues next week…
