Opportunity Hunt Month 3

Sunday marked the two month mark for when I was notified that I was being laid off. Time kind of flies doesn't it? As I've continued to look for work in a down economy, I also formed a new company partnering with my wife and her ventures. My venture is to work as an independent consultant or what they call Corp to Corp contracting, and hers is to write as a freelancer and publish books.

We have also started our own Home-Based Travel Agency which we've been investigating for a while and finally affiliated with a Host Company to offer travel options. We are still in training mode at this point, but it looks pretty exciting.

The consulting search has been going fairly slowly, but I have been keeping tabs on many people in my network. It's my opinion that many companies have been a little hesitant to hire new people, mainly because of some of the uncertainties in the economy and with the new Presidential Administration moving in.

Over the last two weeks, however, I've seen a rather dramatic improvement in activity. Last Friday, I had my first interview for a specific position. And on Monday, I had some serious discussions about specific jobs who didn't chuckle when I gave them my rate.

And although there is nothing definite yet, I have tried to maintain a positive attitude about the hunt, and feel very strongly that something is going to come along that fits me very soon.