Current mood:	contemplative
Current music:	the sound of lawnmowers

Decisions, Decisions..
So it looks like things are changing a bit for the good. While I am still having issues getting recommended on Linkedin ( some folks are just not comfortable putting their names on an online recommendation) I DO have an "interview" for a PT Grantwriter position with a org that preserves historic lighthouses. In talking with Casey, the head of their CT headquarters, they sound thrilled and eager to have me on their staff, which I would fit into because most of them are barely 30 at youngest and around 45 at oldest.

I also have been getting advice from some HR professionals via Linkedin that it is next to impossible to compete for a job out of state unless you walk on water in a career sense or are looking to get into a field that has SEVERE staffing shortages ( There are a fair amount of us grantwriters out there!).

So, taking their advice, here is what I am thinking:

1. Get going with Beacon Preservation writing grants, saving a small part of what I am paid to go to savings. Attempt to stay with them through to my Birthday in September, putting out feelers in August and maybe making a networking trip down to Chapel Hill again. Look at Kenya again as a possible option, contacting Musyoki.

2. Build up my Linkedin account and try and get references from Eve and from staff at Beacon Preservation and anyone I volunteer for in Milford. The more praise, the better. Continue adding to my portfolio and networking with NC contacts.

3.Set a goal for a January 2010 move at the latest, October at the earliest depending on responsiveness to my trip.


It seems that most people are suggesting waiting it out and then moving when I have some overhead and some key contacts down south. Thoughts?

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