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The Road Goes Ever On and On (And what job then? I cannot say)

The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way,
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.

— J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Book 1, ch. 1 “A Long-expected Party” (1954) [http://goo.gl/DgJfvf]

Last day in the office, which is a bit bittersweet.

The job hunt has been proceeding with semi-maddening slowness: there are positions, but people are responding soooo sloooooowly. The outplacement service I'm working with have a ton of good material and counseling, and I have some applications out, and some networking is occurring, and I'm spending far more time on LinkedIn than is probably healthy, and … well, no call-backs yet, but …

In some ways, reaching the end of the line at my soon-to-be-former employer is a bit of a relief: it removes a distraction and adds some focus to what I'm doing. It also removes a paycheck and adds some existential terror, but let's focus on the up side here, right?

My departure has also engendered a flock of "Wow, Dave, you're so going to be missed, you've been such a great help around here!" comments (along with "Are they insane?! That sucks!"), which has been kind of nice, too.

But time (and the Road) march on. And while what lurks ahead is scary in its uncertainty, it's time to move along.

 

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6 thoughts on “The Road Goes Ever On and On (And what job then? I cannot say)”

  1. I've been on the "they need someone immediat– oh, no, wait, they've postponed interviews til this winter" rollercoaster for… awhile now. It has a wonderful focusing effect although, like a real rollercoaster, I'm not always thrilled with what it helps me focus on.

  2. +Doyce Testerman As has been explained to me from a couple of sources, it seems like big companies saved money during the Great Recession by letting go of most of their recruiters … meaning today most of the hiring process work is actually coordinated by the hiring managers, who are already doing one (or two) day jobs. So, just … slow.

  3. As someone who’s both been in your place (“redeployed” out of work following a massive, company wide completed project), and someone who’s doing a fair amount of the hiring process in addition to my regular job…I can say that it is slow. And frustrating.

    That said, I’ve found that the truly qualified candidates tend to get snapped up faster than I’d like, given the pace that I can sort resumes, decide on whom to interview, and get an offer out the door. Of course, I’m hiring people a few steps down from where you’re at.

    I guess that’s the long way of saying, it sucks, it’s slower than everyone wants it to be, but it does proceed…most of the time. 🙂

  4. In my experience, the switch that allows managers to hire can also be turned on and off frequently and unpredictably, potentially introducing additional delays in managers' responses to candidates.

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