Fast and Slow

I've been up, I've been down. I have a draft resume -- 3 pages. I think it's complete and I think it's no good. It's a starting place.

I took the "Getting Started" module with Right Management. This is the out-placement firm IBM hired. I suppose it could be worse -- it would be worse, not to have an out-placement firm. And the people there are unflaggingly cheerful. That's pretty discordant with the feelings of everyone in the classroom. There were two other IBM'ers there, but I hadn't met them before. That's part of what it means to work for such a large company.

They told us what we would be doing. I feel like I've been going fast, fast, and slow, too slow at the same time. I'd like to have a complete resume, but Right suggests that I go through their career assessment and then their resume development and editing classes. I can't wait, can't wait ....

Next career assessment is Wednesday. But that's erev pesach; I'm going to be busy preparing for our seder. Not that I've done much preparing -- usually I do a lot of cleaning the month before. And I feel guilty taking time for this holiday when I ought to be networking, looking for a job.

The next career assessment is next Monday. I feel like I'm in limbo, waiting for the next bus I can catch to get me on the trail. Festina Lente, as Augustus said.

And then I stop. I'm tired, I'm stressed. There are a lot of games of solitaire that go into finding a job.

It's nice to still have some work to finish up. It's the most fun thing I have to do today.