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Originally Posted by spike021
I am tanking the job search and starting to get depressed. Even when I do "well" on interviews, I don't make it to the next round. Kinda lame.
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One thing to consider is that maybe the reason is not you, it is them. If you are dealing with some moron in the HR department who does not have a clue about doing the actual job that you are applying for, then you are screwed. I used to find out who I would be working for and sell myself to him/her. If you have to find out what their pronoun is first, you don't want to work there anyway. HR gets a call from the boss, "So and so is coming in to see you; do the necessary paperwork." I would recommend leaving California. I traveled 2,000 miles to find more options and it paid off. In the beginning (sounds biblical) there were two guys who started a company called Microsoft. I made their acquaintance as well as other nerds. I was in the telecom business and it also happens that there was an ARPANET node in that city. Putting two and two together I saw the future. I liked playing with wires and electricity more than sitting and writing code, so with all my overtime money and my informed investments, I retired when I just turned 59. I'm 71 now and pay more taxes in one year than I ever earned on the job. Part of that strategy is buying a boat 10 feet shorter than the one you can afford and buying a BRZ when you can afford a Porsche. Make the money you save work for you. By the way, Paul was OK, but Bill was and still is a douche bag. A very wealthy douche bag, but money can't buy you a good personality. Again, it is highly likely that it is them and not you. I have an uncle that did what he had to do and went where he had to go. Among the many things he did he was a circus clown and trafficked certain things across international borders. Then one day he was deported back to the U.S. and Uncle Sam tried to draft him into the army. He dressed up appropriately and carried a purse. Kicked out on his ass he was free to pursue his dreams (daydreams and miscellaneous delusions) and is living out a comfortable existence somewhere in Europe away from military invasions.
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