Getting laid off and losing a job doesn’t have to be the end of the world.  It can be the best time to reinvent yourself. As one person in Lemonade: The Movie said, it’s not a pink slip – it’s a blank page.

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Key Dates

• September 1994 – First day of full-time work after graduating from college
• September 1997 – Last day of work at first job
• November 1997 – First day of work at consulting company
• June 1998 – Last day of work at consulting company
• August 1998 – First day of work at second consulting company
• June 2002 – Last day of work at second consulting company
• January 2005 – First day of work at a Professional Employer Organization (PEO)
• August 2006 – Last day of work at PEO
• January 2007 – First day after being rehired at PEO
• June 2009 – Last day of work at PEO

I don’t know what exactly made me want to present the dates in this way, except maybe to show that job transition isn’t uncommon and announce that I, too, am back in the job search.

I started this blog back in July 2002 as a way to document and share resources I’d found online in my job search. If it might be useful for me, it might be useful for you, too.  This was before social bookmarking sites like Delicious were around, so some of those earlier posts just contain links.

I expect that blogging here at Get That Job! will increase over the coming months, and I’m going to look for other ways I can provide value to you who read this.  As you might already know, I’ve been producing an internet radio series called How I Got My Job, where I share job hunting success stories from other people.  The initial motivation was to help listeners keep a positive attitude while in transition.  I need that myself now more than ever.

If you haven’t reached out yet, please do.  Find me online at my About page.  What successful job search strategies have you found?

Thanks again for accompanying me on this journey.

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