4/22/18

You’re walking in a desert, it’s been months since you’ve had water, but somehow you travel on with a sandpaper tongue and your resume. On the horizon a person appears, they are put together, look hydrated, and would be happy to talk with you about the desert. You ask where one can find an oasis that has water, you even mention that at your last desert you made so much water for them, your team took over the global water operations for the oasis.

They smile reassuringly, “Oh you’ll love this desert, there’s so many interesting oases’ doing innovative stuff, with experience like yours, you should have no trouble at all getting a spot at the waterline.”

Yep, cool. Thanks.

Camelback, hat, sunnies, you can be "prepared" but unless you've locked an oasis, it's a tough road.

You set back to walking along with hundreds of others. All with resume in hand, dehydration setting in.

Your parents call, “any water yet?” you assure them you’re close to an oasis, you can see it on the horizon. A week later they ask again, and no, it was only a mirage.

Sometimes you find shade with other searchers at networking events. Though enjoyable, they are temporary.

Update 7/16/18 – Rehydration

Found an oasis after six and a half months of this desert. A word to the wise, don’t enter the desert without a couple good options signed, sealed, and ready for a spot at the waterline. The unemployment desert is only fun when you don’t have to worry about mirages and hydration.