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I had two more interviews this week - a phone interview with Moneyline on Monday, and a face to face with Autonomy in Cambridge on Tuesday. The phone interview was quite tough, but the face to face seemed to go very well, and Autonomy have now offered me a job starting next week, subject to taking up references.
So that's the end of this particular job-hunt. Mission accomplished, and I'm really looking forward to starting at Autonomy - though I think it's going to be quite challenging, especially to get up to speed at the start.
It's a real weight off my mind to get something before Christmas - it means I don't have the job-hunt hanging over me into the new year, and it also means we can spend some of the redundancy money that we've been using to pay the bills with (not all of it though - I'm going to be much more careful to keep more cash in reserve from now on).
I'm not sure there are any lessons for the wider world in my story other than the obvious ones. Keep looking every day, even when things seem to be going nowhere. Use your contacts - I was introduced to the agent that got me this job by a friend of mine. Finally, give yourself a break - use the time off to enjoy being with your family and get some things done at home.
Finally, I ought just to mention a couple of agents who did a great job trying to find me a new position:
I recommend these chaps to anyone trying to find a technical job in the Cambridge area.
Posted by MFreestone at December 11, 2003 02:47 PM