Reeka's blog: "Whatever"

Sooooooooooooooooooooo

I've been sending out resumes, clicking more on monster.com and careerbuilder.com than on fu.  Since I lost my job in September '08, I'd had one interview.  Only a handful of phone interviews or email inquiries.  The job market is crap in SE Michigan, especially for an engineer whose experience is 90% automotive.

About a week and a half ago, I saw a posting from Aerotek for a long term contract job and clicked as usual.  That was on a Sunday - on Monday morning a recruiter had called back and was very enthusiastic, wanting me to meet with her that afternoon and get my employment identification out of the way.  It was clear they wanted people quickly, and I was called in to interview on Friday.  After a long weekend waiting, it's 99.9% sure I have the job :D 

It's largely in the field I have experience, with some metallurgy thrown in - which is what my degree is in.   I'll be working for General Motors at their Tech Center, and will be hired permanently if the industry recovers.  This is the exact kind of job I was looking for when I was working for Ford / Visteon - the contract pay is kinda sucky for the job, but it's a JOB, and in my field, and I'm soooooooo excited :D

Oh, and obviously I'll be on fu very little from now on :P