Initialize

Job search is always fun. Helps the prayer life and reminds you of who your friends are. Freelance data geeks like me are almost perpetually in search of the next gig, putting us in league with professional musicians, used car dealers, and politicians.

As such, the act of digging up new clients serves as a gut check on our personal priorities, morals, and values as much as the usual introspections about our dedication to the craft and our personal convictions about one's value to society and the marketplace.

I just went through another one of those fun interview loops where a bunch of people with widely varying agendas and needs talk to you (ostensibly) about what they are looking for and deciding if your skills are a good fit. Often as not this has little if anything to do with the actual position description, as the real needs of the interviewers focus more on their personal career goals as the needs of the employer.

Most important thing to remember is that even when the news says unemplyment is up, I am only looking for one job, a job that not just anyone can do. Second most important is that failing to get hired, even after a successful interview loop, is not my fault. An earnest, honest resume and a willing, charitable heart are all any of us can bring to the table and if that is not enough then you would not want to work for them anyway. Of course, a recent trip to the dentist for a good tooth cleaning can never hurt...

At least that's the way I see it.