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Category: Jobs

  • Job offer update

    We still haven’t decided 100% what we are going to do about the job at LM. To both Greta and I, Virginia just doesn’t feel right. I finally got a little more information about the job from one of my (would be) managers and his description just doesn’t really excite me. My title would be “Systems Engineer” which sounds cool but it just doesn’t seem to be my idea of engineering. One thing he said was “We do not build hardware” This was kind of a buzz kill because that’s one thing I would like to be involved with. That’s not to say that I wouldn’t enjoy being a systems engineer, it just seems like moving to another state to take a job that I don’t find interesting would be a mistake. Another hang up I have is that I didn’t actively pursue this job, they sought me out. While that is a great ego boost, I went into the interview knowing next to nothing about the job. It just doesn’t seem to be what I want, even if it is a job in a jobless market right now.

    I would probably take this type of job if it wasn’t out of the state. As far as my pros and cons go, location trumps a job I’m not excited about. We are thinking that we’ll stay here while I continue to look for a “better” job. That might still be out of state, but it would be something I really like. I’ve also tossed around the idea of law school for the past few years, so I may pursue that idea. I am also going to get some information about taking a course to be a patent agent. They don’t make as much as patent/IP lawyers, so that is also an option.

    We shall see!

  • Job Offer!

    As I wrote a little while ago, I was invited to Lockheed Martin for an interview. I had the interview on Monday at the recruiting offices of the Washingtion Metro Area, and the interviews went fairly well. They were a little shaky on the details, but since most of the info is top secret type stuff, I wasn’t really sure what they were offering. It didn’t seem like I would be doing many technical things or stuff I had studied. I wasn’t sure which way I was leaning.

    Well, as Wednesday afternoon, they have extended me an offer. Two, actually, but I think they are in the same area. Right now I am waiting on the official written version of the offer, they said it should arrive this Friday. I am excited to at least be offered a job. I am anxious to see what comes of it. We aren’t leaning one way or the other right now. I’d say I’m 55% going, 45% staying. That could change with the details, so we’ll see. As always, I’ll post something here so everyone can keep tabs on me.

  • Job opportunity!

    I have finally seen the fruits of all the time I put in at the career fairs at OSU. As anyone who’s been to a job fair knows, you talk to a recruiter for the particular company, you talk about job openings at their company and they say they “don’t have anything available, but give me your resume and I’ll make sure the people in HR get it. If there’s a match in the future for an opening, we’ll call you. Well, after hearing that same line from tons of different recruiters, today a representative at Lockheed Martin called to set up plans for an interview in the DC/Virginia area. I’m pretty excited about this opportunity, seeing how the job market overall has really slowed down. I’ve been searching for jobs online and submitting my resume left and right so this is definitely a step in the right direction.

    The only thing I’m worried about is the fact I don’t remember when was the last time I gave LM my resume. I know I didn’t talk to anyone from there during the last two job fairs, so that means the resume they have is at least a year old and a lot has happened since then. We’ll see how things shape up. I’m just surprised they called!

  • Job hunting on eBay

    So if you’re like me, you are struggling to find a job in the current sluggish market. Well, you can always do what these people did (dead link): sell yourselves on eBay!

  • Job happenings

    The job market seems to be gathering a head of steam. I usually do a weekly check of the job sites I use (Monster, Hot Jobs, Flip Dog) and I usually have the same results: nothing. Today, I had to update my resume on Monster because there was a job that sounded really cool! It was from a place in Westerville called Lake Shore Cryotronics and they are looking for someone with semiconductor processing and MEMS experience. It might not be a 100% fit, but I’m willing to give it a try.