By Patrick on May 13, 2008 in Career and Education | 20 Comments
Last week I wrote about two job offers that I received. Last Friday I accepted one of them and resigned from my job. Even though my resignation seemed to catch my management somewhat off guard, it went fairly well. I will have an exit interview with them later this week or early next week, and [...]
By Patrick on May 12, 2008 in Career and Education | 26 Comments
Last week I resigned from my job. I had been there for over two years, but it was time to move on.
Why I decided to resign
I decided to resign my position because I was not growing professionally. After job hunting for a couple months, I had a series of job interviews, followed by a couple [...]
By Patrick on May 7, 2008 in Career and Education | 18 Comments
OK, this isn’t really a story… it’s more of a decision I need to make, and soon! Last week I received job offers from two companies, and I need to make a decision by this Friday. I’ve been thinking a lot about the job offers since I received them, and yesterday I wrote about factors [...]
By Patrick on May 6, 2008 in Career and Education | 15 Comments
Last month I mentioned I was interviewing with two companies. Well, I have great news - I received job offers from both companies last week! Now I need to make a decision between them, and quickly. One of the offers is only good until this Friday because they need to get the position staffed ASAP.
The [...]
By Patrick on Apr 29, 2008 in Career and Education | 14 Comments
A first impression is the most important thing you give to a prospective employer. Your interviewer has already read your resume, and may have even talked to you on the phone. Chances are, they have already formed a preliminary opinion of you. When you step into that interview room, it is important that you need [...]