[Sca-cooks] OT: Job hunting/depression was Happy job thoughts for Stefan?

[Kirsten Houseknecht]

it ios connected with all of us, so fooey to off line!

1. talk to whomever in the group managers you know, ask them how likely they
are to need to involuntarily seperate you.
keep in touch.

2. get your resume sharpened up and start job hunting now.  even if you make
this round of cuts, you may not make the next.. having some practice at job
hunting is a *good thing*

3. job hunting is a bash in the ego to almost everyone.  if you KNOW you are
prone to it, start working the affirmations and positive ego boos NOW.
(Louise Hay is one of the better known authors in the feild. i carry some of
her stuff, but there is LOTS out there)

4. just like dating, your first interviews will be stiff and awkward, but
there are job coaches who can help you practice them. and resume
coaches....(where were the dating coaches when i needed them?)

5. start asking your friends networks what jobs are out there.  some of us
may know some people hiring!  (in non tech speak, what do you do?)

6. start immediately reducing any unneccesary expenses.  NOTE**** the stuff
that keeps you sane and non depressed is NOT an unneccesary expense.
neither is anything that helps you to network.  if you cut that out you
increse the likely hood of depression, and make it harder to do your best in
an interview.

7 finally, my husband got seriously depressed while job hunting.  it went
unrecognized for too long, and probably cost him a few jobs because he didnt
present well at interviews.  treat yourself first!

Kirsten Houseknecht
Fabric Dragon
kirsten at fabricdragon.com
www.fabricdragon.com
Philadelphia, PA     USA
Trims, Amber, Jet, Jewelry, and more...

I worry about you, wear a reflective sweater...
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stefan li Rous" <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com>
To: "SCA-Cooks maillist SCA-Cooks" <SCA-Cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 9:05 PM
Subject: [Sca-cooks] OT-Happy job thoughts for Stefan?


> Late on Friday I was informed that I should consider the voluntary
> severance package that Freescale Semiconductor (which is being spun off
> of Motorola) has just announced. Apparently I'm inline for involuntary
> separation if they don't get the 1000 people they are wanting. I don't
> know where in that line I am. The separation package isn't that bad,
> but when its gone I'm worried about health care. I'm not sure if I will
> be able to find a regular job and the contract jobs don't come with
> health care, I don't believe.
>
> I've been with the same company since university, which was 22 years
> ago. So I've not had to hunt for another job. I don't know whether to
> take this package or not to and take a chance. And this and the
> complications of not having a job after the severance period are
> tearing me up. Sometimes Gunthar's solution last January seems to have
> its bright points.
>
> So I'd appreciate anyone sending good thoughts to helping me get past
> this.
>
> Those who have been through this and found other jobs or those that are
> still struggling with this, I'd love to hear from you. How did/do you
> survive it psychologically?
>
> Please reply off list. This not very connected to food.
>
> Mark
> --------
> THLord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
>     Mark S. Harris           Austin, Texas
> StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
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