Networking

I spent most of this morning sending e-mails for networking purposes. This is the first job search where networking seems to be an integral part. One of my old coworkers got his job through his father's connections and he asked me how I got my job. My response: "Monster. Some of us don't need ties."

Really, this is the first time I've actually known people professionally. However, I'm very efficient at sending lots of resumes to lots of jobs that I'm not qualified for. I'm occasionally surprised that I get responses. For example, I got an offer to work for a patent law firm. I don't even know how I pulled that off. I can't imagine looking for a job 15-20 years ago where you had to actually mail resumes. I feel like I'd have been more choosy about where to send resumes because I actually had to spend money on postage and envelopes.

One of my fun goals for this time period is to apply for a CTO or some other C-level type job. I have absolutely no delusions that I would even get an interview for such a job, but I figure that when I was getting out of school I applied for lots of jobs that said 5+ years experience and still scored some interviews.

I just spent like 3+ hours away from here doing nothing but reading. I guess I should get back to the grind.