Then all of a sudden, starting Tuesday, the dam broke, and it seems like I am getting calls from everywhere. Since Tuesday, it has gone something like this:
A new recruiter contacted me Tuesday and wanted to talk to me Wednesday. After our meeting, she sent me a job possibility, and we agreed that she will send my resume. This possibility is still out there.
Tuesday another recruiter I already knew had a possibility for me. The next day, her colleague had another. Today, the first one rejected me -- "overqualified" -- but they sent me a third one. Unfortunately, I am not really qualified for the third one, but the one from Wednesday is still possible.
A third recruiter called me on Tuesday with an opportunity. That one has already been cancelled by the client.
I called a fourth contact about a job listing today, and he agreed to send my resume.
So six job possibilities, three still in the works. I think that's literally more than I heard about the whole time between October and last week . At this pace, I may actually get something.
This experience has given me a bit of insight into how the recruiting firms must work. When they aren't busy, they have some people who keep busy, and everyone else just waits. Then, when things get busy, companies reach out to several different recruiters at once, everyone gets busy at the same time, and suddenly they need bodies, and they start going down their lists until they get to me and anyone else they can find. It's a mad scramble, and it hits everyone at once. Interesting.
It may still all be for naught, but it has been a positive week.
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