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I have been in the current company for more than 8 years, which does not conform to the commonly believed "two-year job-hopping" law. For a long time, I thought I could do it until retirement. But in the past year and a half, all my efforts have been in vain-the company was sold to a new owner and then changed hands again.
After that, I almost fell into a trough. After three stressful weeks, I finally found a decent job again. I started looking for a job at the beginning of the year, but during the epidemic, the job market was very sluggish, and I had to endure my original job. By chance, I had a chance to get severance pay, so I made up my mind to stop trying to keep my job and quit this job during the epidemic.
Day 1: I received five months’ notice
Everything in 2020 was unexpected-most of the things that happened to me personally were so good that they were inspiring and incompatible with the terrible state of the world.
I had planned to resign by myself, but an occasional meeting with the human resources department changed things. If it weren't for the new crown budget plan, I had submitted my resignation a few days ago. The content of the conversation with the personnel department was all about "my future in the company", to test whether I would agree to be "out of the game" gradually. But I have the right to choose to accept severance pay. If I do, I can leave the job immediately.
My final resignation was not just because of the organizational chaos in the company. However, at the same time, I also have the utmost sensibility, and I will continue to work until March until the succession training is done.
There was a big project in progress at that time, and I didn't want to let it go. If I choose to terminate the contract immediately, none of them can finish the work within the tight deadline. Only two hours later, the Human Resources Department called me in a hurry. They had talked with the boss before and tried to at least recover the "immediately effective" wages, but at that time they could not recover the severance pay. I was lucky.
Another reason why I choose to stay in the company is that I had paid leave in December, plus a lot of overtime, and I will leave in mid-February or early March at the latest. I don’t want to waste this Two months' salary and vacation.
Week 1: Become a money machine
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I waited for two weeks before I started preparing. The work was too busy and I didn't have time to prepare for those five months later. Later, I spent a week thinking about what I really wanted and enjoying the rare opportunity to make choices in life.
My initial plan was to engage in consulting work, which happened to be in the company I had applied for. After that, I applied for other consulting jobs, but no matter how long the interviews were for one or two hours, these interviews were terrible. At this time I was still dead, so I started the sad and angry journey of selling my soul to the devil.
Day 2: In order to have more active searches, I set up a new resume
I made a new resume earlier this year and set it to "actively looking for new jobs". After uploading, I was immediately contacted by five or six different recruiters, and most of them would automatically send messages like "Hi, nice to meet you".
I don’t like this in the technological world, but I resisted writing a bunch of replies like "Hey, thank you for contacting me" and sorted out all the recruiters, only one of them looked like a human rather than a machine. .
The point of writing a resume is that if you only list all the technologies you have been exposed to, it is easy to look bad. You need to be able to support these technologies. Just work and study, you can list many things, so as to put a whole set of technologies into the skill set. Make sure it also includes things such as the use of CI/CD pipelines, project work, etc.
Day 3: I cleaned up my Github profile, this is not needed
To my surprise, all job interviews did not require me to perform on-site coding or such tasks, nor even asked me to provide a link to the Github profile, although I spent time and energy to clean it up.
Day 4 and Day 5: The first communication with two headhunters
In addition to recruiters, I also contacted a colleague and had a preliminary exchange with them. The work they provide is boring and boring, and even if the salary is high, the benefits are good. But if I accept this kind of job, I will definitely start looking for a better job within a year.
Nevertheless, due to the fact that I was currently in the epidemic and time was tight, I participated in these two interviews, hoping to find a good job. This colleague is nice and gave me a resume template. After retouching, my resume is more useful than the previous simple one.
Week 2: Pretend to know what you are doing
Isn't it an interview? I can proudly say that I have not messed up any previous interviews.
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Day 6: The first two interviews, including the last time I signed the contract
I had an interview in the morning and another in the evening. So I took a half day off in the morning, spent another hour in the evening, and then sent four hours of pizza. It was not until after midnight that I forced myself to complete a task for the current company. The past few weeks have been crazy.
Day 6.5: Screening the list of potential employers
I realize that in the epidemic, it is incredibly difficult to choose a potential employer, which is completely different from the experience when I got my first job eight years ago.
I handled the whole thing with the attitude of "give me this job quickly". Only 3 of the 13 jobs were eliminated. The other companies seemed to be worth trying at least. This is related to recruitment. The benefits of simultaneous two-way selection of personnel. I publish the technologies I hold, they compare jobs and discover potential matches. If I do it alone, it may take me several weeks.
Another advantage is that the entire screening process is time-critical. If I had one or two interviews a week, I could make choices that would have taken more time to think under pressure.
Day 7: The more interviews, the clearer the understanding of the labor market
I am an idealist. I work best when I have a sense of responsibility and mission, but this is something unknown companies cannot provide. Nevertheless, I still screen the upcoming new job opportunities, keep arranging the schedule and time, send emails back and forth, and have to learn to answer calls with unknown numbers that only happen once.
Day 8: Attended two more interviews and realized that I might not be suitable for consultation
I got an interview for a consulting job, and the company would also allocate a car, but this did not increase my willingness to work there.
As an outsider, there is a clear difference between the "two types of consulting": one is to hire consulting to implement the company’s products as a so-called technical support; Employers who stay in place for too long do not establish lasting connections or even impressions. The same is true for freelancers. The advantage of consulting is that you don’t have to worry about finding a new job and paying bills.
Day 9: Interview for the second time at the intended company on Monday and again in the evening
I received a call from a recruiter and was praised for a good impression, and then I was invited to participate in the second round of interviews, which inspired me again. This time, the interview was more in-depth. It took a whole morning and didn't drive out until lunch, chatting and taking a walk. To be honest, this is the best exchange I feel so far.
The second interview was basically unremarkable. We talked and shared experiences. I had a remote meeting with team members and a personal meeting with the team leader. I felt very comfortable during the whole process. Finally, the main reason I have high hopes for this job is that I just like to work there, and I can imagine what it will be like when everyone gets together again.
But everything is still uncertain. So I interviewed another one, and so did the next day.
This job is the same recruiter, but it's actually a very interesting job, but the job location is too far away. However, this is an interesting job and can be used as an alternative.
Day 10: Use arrogance to deal with arrogant interviewers, but somehow get invited to the second side
I'm not sure if it is too stressful. This time I met an arrogant interviewer. I have never spoken to such an arrogant person in my life. I decided to play with him for a while.
Day 10.5: Get a job from a great company
Later on Friday, I received a call from a headhunter. He was silent for a long time, which made me feel that I completely ruined the interview. But he told me to pick up a call from another team on Monday to negotiate a contract. I had an unimaginable relaxation.
Week 3: Finalize the contract and cancel other interviews
After two tense weeks, I was extravagant: I gradually slowed things down, settled things down, and went out for a long walk at night to clear my mind.
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Day 11: Negotiating contract details for a sustainable future
I must admit that when things go well, I am always suspicious.
The benefits I get are exactly the same as my current job, only slightly better. In addition, I also got a free parking space, which is a benefit of working outside the city center. Some of the company’s walls also have moss to absorb noise, and large windows allow light to come in.
My salary is also a little higher, but more importantly, unlike the current company, I don’t need to work overtime or weekend work. But to be honest, I'm used to workaholics and I'm not sure if it will be easy to adapt.
All in all, I have made a big leap and I am looking forward to what will happen in the future.
Day 12: Accept the offer informally and cancel other interviews
We clarified some details, mainly converting the salary part into tax incentives to compensate for travel expenses. On the same day, I accepted the job via email and happily cancelled other interviews.
Day 13: Drive to sign the contract
I can actually feel that as time goes by, commuting will become more and more troublesome. Now my trip will take more than an hour, but I plan to move closer after the contract trial period ends.
The advantage of driving for an hour is that you can spend time listening to audiobooks, recording vlogs, and not yelling and calling friends or changing lanes halfway.
Day 13.5: Set the resume of the job search website as inactive
Another very gratifying step is to reset the personal information of the job search website to "not looking for job opportunities now."
The exhaustion was expected, but when I found that a job I liked accepted me, I was really grateful. I don’t have to spend money on finding a job for the next four months, and I don’t have to worry about other things. This is simply a luxury. It is really not easy to find a job during the epidemic. I hope you can also find the job you yearn for successfully.
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