Who would have thought that I would lose my job with evidence that supports quality improvement related to targeted measures of accountability? (I received my full allowable performance bonus the month prior to being asked to resign). Who would have thought that the politics of corporate life follows a person to the field should they return there? Who would have thought the road to landing a job would be a 25 month journey? Who would have thought that I would defy discouragement and depression during this downturn? Who would have thought I would turn disappointments into lessons learned? Who would have thought that some people who I would have reported to if the job was offered found me overqualified or threatening to their position? Who would have thought I had to relocate from a 6.3 million people metropolis1 to a small town 1,500 miles away to secure employment?
Here’s the skinny on the rocky road to re-employment:
727 applications submitted
553 different companies where applications were submitted
567 applications for jobs in TX
468 applications were in the Dallas metro area
56 applications that resulted in follow up (phone or face to face interviews)
4 advanced to second phone interviews
19 applications afforded initial face-to-face interviews
4 advanced to 2nd face-to-face interviews
2 Skype interviews
3 interviews that the company either paid for or reimbursed me for travel costs (Houston, East Tennessee, South Carolina)
143 companies that sent me a thanks but no thanks response
584 companies that did not respond beyond the auto email stating the company received my application.
14 applications submitted were jobs for which companies decided not to hire anyone.
6 versions of resumes, each possessing improvements from its predecessor.
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