Fearless Money

Yay! I’ve accepted a new job at Dotster.com. This means I won’t have any period of unemployment at all.

In fact, with severance and PTO payout, this is turning into a windfall month. There goes another chunk of debt for me.

This was the most interesting jobsearch in ages, since I’m a lot more mature and confident than I used to be. Not only that, but I have enough emergency funding set aside that I didn’t have to take the first minimally-acceptable job that came along. As a result, I was a lot more honest and forthright in interviews this time.

The honesty blew my streak, which was that until now I’d never failed to be offered a job I’d for which I’d interviewed. I blew one interview, for a job I could have done but didn’t really have extensive background experience in (R&D). I did get three out of four job-offers though, which is not bad. Besides, I think it is something I needed to break. Much like you can’t really be a good rock-climber without taking a few falls, I think you can’t really find the right next career step without risking some “stretch” interviews.

For what it’s worth, the job came through contacts and references. Not a recruiter or a posting. Just like “they” say, that’s where the good jobs are mostly found.

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