In February of 2009 I was informed that my position was being eliminated. I could have reapplied to other positions or take a generous severance after 17 years in a job and for a company that I loved. I spent many sleepless nights and countless hours discussing my options with my wife and we decided to take the severance package and explore new employment opportunities. My employment ended 10 months later after being asked to help in the completion of a critical project. After my decision to leave, I immediately began investigating into preparing for my departure and formulate my thoughts around my past experience and what I want to do next. During this time I posted my resume to every known online job board and spoke with recruiters on a daily bases without a single viable lead. Over time I fine tuned my resume and job search, developed an interview strategy, and have been offered 3 positions since the beginning of this year. I am not a professional recruiter, but I have real life experience and lessons learned that I do think could be of value to you.
Areas I think I can help:
· Resume organization
· Navigating the online job sites
· Working with professional recruiters
· Leveraging Linkedin
· Prepping for the Interview
· Understand the full compensation package
If you are a technical professional interested in exploring new employment opportunities please do not hesitate to drop me a line at mattesonsp@gmail.com. Many people have helped me along the way and I would be glad to help as best I can.
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