It was exactly 2 weeks ago today (at this very moment, actually) that I walked out of the job I'd held since last April. I went in on 1/5/09 ready to start off the new year by making some calls and getting some irons in the fire (I was an IT recruiter). At 9:30, I was called into HR and informed that I was being laid-off. (This may sound strange, but it felt like I was too young to be laid-off...not sure why that is...) So, within 30 minutes, I was laid-off, packed-up, and walked out of the building.
I went straight home and began networking my ass off and posting my resume on several sites while looking for opportunities for which I qualified. I've wanted to get into beer/wine/liquor sales for a few years now so I Google'd "beer wine distributor Houston" and got a few results - one of them being a company by the name of American-Nordic Trading Company. I sent an e-mail asking for the contact information for the hiring manager. I didn't hear back by Tuesday morning so I opted to call and ended up speaking to the owner, who also happens to be the hiring manager. I told him who I was and why I was calling and we set up an interview for Thursday. We met Thursday and spoke for 2 hours; we met again Monday to clear up a few things, and I started last Wednesday.
So, how's that for working quickly?? Laid-off and re-employed in less than a week...
I went straight home and began networking my ass off and posting my resume on several sites while looking for opportunities for which I qualified. I've wanted to get into beer/wine/liquor sales for a few years now so I Google'd "beer wine distributor Houston" and got a few results - one of them being a company by the name of American-Nordic Trading Company. I sent an e-mail asking for the contact information for the hiring manager. I didn't hear back by Tuesday morning so I opted to call and ended up speaking to the owner, who also happens to be the hiring manager. I told him who I was and why I was calling and we set up an interview for Thursday. We met Thursday and spoke for 2 hours; we met again Monday to clear up a few things, and I started last Wednesday.
So, how's that for working quickly?? Laid-off and re-employed in less than a week...
