I figured out the formula for getting a new job, especially when semi-unemployed: just work as if you don't want the job, and it will be more credible to a potential employer, as they see over-enthusiasm as temporary, as once you get in to a new job, the gloss wears off, and it becomes more mundane, and you can't keep the same energy, as you put in to getting the job, so they are looking for more realistic candidates. That's why Google will not hire me until they need me, they are not going to give a job to a candidate who knows more about the company, than the recruiters do, until there is an initiative where my expertise is a core requirement, for the fiscal year planning, and until that time, for all my vigor at understanding the Google business model, they will not hire me, until needed.
I have a phone interview with a company in Grand Rapids, which is a good start, though not sure what they are looking for, it seems like I am qualified. It would be good to get some regular work, but what do I do if something more specific to my career goals, comes around, do I stay in a position that isn't perfect, or do I accept a different position. This is something people around the world, contend with all the time, especially as the economy begins to pick-up: should I stay or should I go. I mean if I were fortunate enough to get a full-time job, would I really be able to say no to Google, if they accepted my Glassfish proposal? Don't worry, I am fully invested in the job search, and just clear my head with Google stuff, for the time being, so I will be effective in whatever position I am able to get.
The what if, just nags at me, though.
I have articles around the web, through my blogs and writing relationships with on-line publications, that would raise flags in HR, such as hiphop and Google. My writing for the Rapidian projects a sense of artistic, but not corporate, and that is not even mentioning what is about to come out on Grand Rapids Social Diary. The JavaWorld articles are all about Google, and my interest in the Glassfish eco-system, competitors, and the overall IT market, so would I be satisfied in a silo? Some companies do not put you in to silos, like Steelcase and Herman Miller, but do other, non-office environment corporations, also allow workers to be most effective, like I was able to do at Sun? I am not sure, and that would be the negotiation, if I were to be lucky enough to get offered a position, to ask are you sure you want me, can I think outside-the-box, to help this company grow?
I will need answers to these questions, before I can promise to be the best employee.
I know it sounds mis-guided, in this economy, you take whatever you can, but I contend, that in the interests of maintaining good relationships, across a tight-knit business sector in Grand Rapids, you have to do the right job, to do the best job. As I was advised on a writing position, that I wanted some weeks back, it wouldn't be the kind of writing, that would sustain me. So, I am still only part-time employed, with lots of material coming out, for different publication purposes, but it all makes sense to me. I am putting myself in a position to accept the best career possible, as the next thing I do, I want to do for some time. I want it to be right.
So, that is my job update, I know the attitude that will get me the job, I know the job that I want, and the types of job that I would not be good for, but I don't know the job that I could get, and stick with for the long-haul. I could use some input, on what you have found in your careers, that works, to sustain you, so feel free to leave a comment, about your own work, and I will keep you updated on my pursuits.
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