The Job Hunt_How's It Going

[Riesstiu IV]

How easy is it to join the French Foreign Legion?

[Japher]

Haven't heard from anyone in about a week. I submitted to 2 other places than what I've mentioned so far in the past week, both are local. One is way over my head, the other???

I've pretty much gotten tired of looking and talking to recruiters who get me nowhere. If nothing has happened come December I will consider looking outside my comfort zone, as far as industries are concerned. As for now, I'm going to let what is out there ride it out.

Though I may change my mind later as I have to edit an 85 page report today... ugg.

[Japher]

That Woodstock, IL company called and wants a phone interview.

That only took 2+ weeks, they're getting faster.

[-Jrabbit]

Great news! Chicago's north suburbs are lousy with pharma firms. Should be fertile ground here for your search. My nephew is a chemist (or something) at one of them.

[Kuciwalker]

Interesting. GE wants to send me to grad school at UIUC.

[Drake Tungsten]

Illinois

Don't settle for anything less than Northwestern.

[Japher]

A lot of GE folks around these parts. Only thing worse then them are the Proctoids.

[KrazyHorse]

Illinois

Don't settle for anything less than Northwestern.

UIUC >>> Northwestern (for physics, at least)

[Japher]

Nobody in their right mind studies physics.

[Drake Tungsten]

Nobody in their right mind studies physics.

QFT

[Kuciwalker]

UIUC >>> Northwestern (for physics, at least)

And for CS. UIUC is top 5.

[Japher]

I just declined the offer for a phone interview with the Woodstock company. They were offering me a job I didn't apply for that was without management or supervisory experience and was just more of what I do already or have in the past. In addition, they offered no relocation assistance. It would just be too hard/costly to move the family without any help.

Anyway. The waiting game continues.

[KrazyHorse]

Flight leaves for NYC in 5-6 hours. Interviews tomorrow all day and, if I do well, on Thurs. all day

Had a phone interview with Morgan Stanley yesterday. Think it went really well. Answered all the problems correctly. Hope to hear back from them requesting either another (or more than one...it goes by desk/dept.) phone interview, or an in-person. Attempted to move them along by mentioning Goldman in-person interviews casually.

[DaShi]

I was talking to an NYC investment banker at a Halloween party last weekend. I mentioned your situation, and he said that he'd be surprised if you didn't get the job.

[Kuciwalker]

I have final rounds with Google, General Electric, and Freddie Mac, plus I'm at various other stages with some random other companies.

I'm actually starting to lose track.