Saturday, February 14, 2009

Networking is essential

On Thursday night I played indoor tennis with a friend and reviewed with him how the jobhunt is going. I needed the exercise and talking about the jobhunt I believe is helpful. I don't know whether my interview on Wednesday was successful or not. I think it went well. I answered all the questions appropriately and I believe the position is a good fit for me.

On Friday I had lunch with some of the boys from my last job at EMC. It was a payoff of sorts. Being from Southern California I am a fan of the LA Lakers. Since EMC is in New Hampshire there is no shortage of Celtic fans. Since the Lakers beat the Celtics last week they bought my lunch. They also mentioned 3 more people were let go from that project last week. At least 2 of these were whom I thought of as superstars. Go figure.

The message here is it helps to talk with people about the job hunt. Someone might have a lead or at least a word of encouragement or they just might buy you lunch. Thanks guys. Go Lakers!!!

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